Patrice Beaumelle: Angola are happy to enter their opening Africa Cup of Nations match against Bafana Bafana as underdogs

Patrice Beaumelle enjoys his Angolan side being seen as underdogs ahead of their opening Africa Cup of Nations match this evening.

Beaumelle, a Frenchman, said that Bafana carry favourites tag to win this year’s 35th edition of the Afcon tournament brings pressure to the South African side than to his troops.

"I don't want to talk about the strategy but we are prepared for this match. Bafana Bafana are part of the teams that are favourites to win the competition, so that puts some pressure on them, and for us to be the outsiders is a good thing," Beaumelle said as per SABC Sport.

“I think statistics gets people talking, but the reality is it means very little. The target for us is to beat Bafana Bafana and start in a good way because the AFCON is a long process, so the start is very important."

The match starts at 7pm at the Stade de Marrakesh.