Former Cape Town City goalkeeper Hugo Marques, who will turn 41 in January, continues in Angola’s squad after being named in a 27-man squad for Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against minnow South Sudan.
Coach Aliou Cisse has kept faith with the veteran despite his first minute red card in the African Champions League for Petro Atletico in Zimbabwe last month.
Angola have four points from their opening two games after an away draw in Egypt and then a home success over Malawi and share top place in Group B with the Egyptians.
South Sudan have lost their two opening games and are not given much chance for the clashes against Angola. The first game is in Luanda on Friday with the return in Juba on Tuesday.
The Palancas Negras squad also includes two players from Benguela club Wiliete, who knocked Mamelodi Sundowns out of the African Champions League. They are striker Mabululu, who netted the all-important away goal, and former Orlando Pirates player Gilberto.
There is a first call-up for Petro defender Ruben and Dutch-born Jeovani Dianganga, who competes in the second division in France. Gelson Dala, however, misses out because of injury.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Hugo Marques, Neblú (both Petro Luanda), Rui (InterClube)
Defenders: Rúben Aderito, Eddie Afonso (both Petro Luanda), Pedro Bondo (Famalicão, Portugal), Jonathan Buatu (Gil Vicente, Portugal), Sandro Cruz (Slovan Bratislava, Slovakia), Jeovani Dianganga (Guingamp, França), Gaspar (Lecce, Italy), Kinito (Petro Luanda), Marsoni (Dender, Belgium), Tó Carneiro (Royal Armed Forces, Morocco)
Midfielders: Beni (Vitória Guimarães, Portugal), Fernandinho (Primeiro Agosto), Keliano (Akhmat Grozny, Russia), Maestro (Alanyaspor, Turkey), (Petro Luanda), Milson (Al Jazira, United Arab Emirates)
Forwards: Chico Banza (Zamalek, Egypt), Depú (Petro Luanda), Gilberto (Wiliete), Zito Luvumbo (Mallorca, Spain), Mabululu (Wiliete), Miro (Dynamo Makhachkala, Russia).