For part 25 of the series, I caught up with Pasha. Pasha is in his 30s and is a huge football fan. Currently, he is blogging at the Angola World Cup Blog. Pasha loves the exciting football Angola play and is following them religiously.

I thank Pasha for agreeing to the interview.

Tell us a bit about the Angola football history and the football culture which exists.

Angola has a very rich football history. The game is immensely popular in the country. As you know, there was war in Angola for many years and that held back the development of the sport. But there is peace now and with our team making the World Cup the potential for Angola to become an African power is very real.

Tell us a bit about the Road to the World Cup – the qualification, and the emotions the fans went through at the time.

It was a very exciting time. It came down to the last game. We had to beat Rwanda and by the grace of God we pulled off the victory. We finished ahead of Nigeria, which was a real accomplishment. Naturally the people in Angola are very, very proud of the Palancas Negras qualifying for the World Cup.

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