Failing to add plugin in Ionic3 Android8

Describe the bug I'm using Ionic v3 and with an Android engine 8.0.0, and when I try to install this plugin it fails with the following error:

> cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-firebase --save

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Installing "cordova-plugin-firebase" for android

Failed to install 'cordova-plugin-firebase': Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '.../platforms/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml'
    at Object.openSync (fs.js:439:3)
    at Object.readFileSync (fs.js:344:35)
    at Object.parseElementtreeSync (.../node_modules/cordova-common/src/util/xml-helpers.js:181:36)
    at new AndroidManifest (.../platforms/android/cordova/lib/AndroidManifest.js:29:20)
    at AndroidProject.getPackageName (.../platforms/android/cordova/lib/AndroidProject.js:92:12)
    at Api.addPlugin (.../platforms/android/cordova/Api.js:208:57)
    at handleInstall (.../node_modules/cordova-lib/src/plugman/install.js:581:10)
    at .../node_modules/cordova-lib/src/plugman/install.js:349:28
    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:68:7)

ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '.../platforms/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml'

My ionic info:

cli packages: (.../node/v10.15.1/lib/node_modules)

    @ionic/cli-utils  : 1.19.3
    ionic (Ionic CLI) : 3.20.1

global packages:

    cordova (Cordova CLI) : 9.0.0 (cordova-lib@9.0.1) 

local packages:

    @ionic/app-scripts : 3.2.1
    Cordova Platforms  : android 8.0.0 browser 6.0.0 ios 5.0.1
    Ionic Framework    : ionic-angular 3.9.2

System:

    Android SDK Tools : 26.1.1
    ios-deploy        : 1.9.4 
    ios-sim           : 8.0.1 
    Node              : v10.15.1
    npm               : 6.4.1 
    OS                : macOS
    Xcode             : Xcode 10.3 Build version 10G8 

Environment Variables:

    ANDROID_HOME : .../Library/Android/sdk/

Misc:

    backend : pro

arnesson / cordova-plugin-firebase

Failing to add plugin in Ionic3 Android8 #1108