Angola have been forced into two changes to their squad for their two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Ghana over the next week.
Angola take Ghana in Kumasi on Thursday before hosting them in Luanda four days later.
Injury to Italian-based winger Zito Luvumbo has seen a call-up for Loide, who plays for Mafra in the Portuguese second division, while Tó Carneiro comes in for the Belgian-based Núrio Fortuna among the defenders.
Coach Paulo Goncalves also said Vitoria Guimaraes’ midfielder Nelson Luz would not be joining up with the squad despite a call-up.
There are first call ups for Portuguese-born midfielder Bruno Paz, a former academy player at Sporting Lisbon who is now at Konyaspor in Turkey, and Sagrada Esperança defender Lulas.
Angola have been preparing for Thursday’s match in Algeria, where Petro Atletico played at the weekend in the African Champions Laue. There are six players from the GiraBola champions in the Angola squad, including former Cape Town City goalkeeper Hugo Marques.
‘Palancas Negras’ share top place in Group E with Ghana’s Black Stars after the opening two rounds of the qualifiers last June when they beat the Central African Republic at home in Luanda and drew away in Madagascar to make a strong start to their bid to qualify for the finals in the Ivory Coast in January.
Squad:
Goalkeepers:Aldo Kadu (Alverca, Portugal), Hugo Marques (Petro Luanda), Neblu (Primeiro Agosto)
Defenders: Eddie Afonso (Petro Luanda), Jonathan Buatu (Valenciennes, France), Kialonda Gaspar (Estrela Amadora, Portugal), Lulas (Sagrada Esperança), Gigli Ndefe (Slovan Liberec, Czech Republic), Pedro Francisco (Petro Luanda)
Midfielders: Estrela (Erzurunspor, Turkey), Fredy (Antalyaspor, Turkey), Keliano (Primeiro Agosto), Megue (Petro Luanda), Beni Mukendi (Casa Pia, Portugal), Bruno Paz (Konyaspor, Turkey), Show (Ludogorets, Bulgaria),
Forwards: Ary Papel (Al Akhdar, Libya), Gelson Dala (Al Wakrah, Qatar), Gilberto Vieira (Petro Luanda), Hélder Costa (Al Ittihad Jeddah, Saudi Arabia), Loide (Mafra), Lucas João (Reading, England), M'Bala Nzola (Spezia, Italy), Mabululu (Al Ittihad, Egypt).