The Pavilhão Palanca Negra is a state-owned multisports indoor arena located in
Malanje,
Angola. The 3000-seat arena features hardwood flooring, electronic scoreboard and a wide range of features that make it one of the most modern of its kind in Africa. It was built to host the 2013
Angola Roller Hockey President's Cup and is fit for such sports as
Basketball,
Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
,
Volleyball and
Roller Hockey.
The arena was named after the Palanca Negra Gigante (''
Giant sable antelope''), an animal
endemic to the region of
Cangandala, in Angola's northern province of
Malanje.
References
Indoor arenas in Angola
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