Akwá (footballer)
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Akwá | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Fabrice Alcebiades Maieco | |
Date of birth | 30 May 1977 | |
Place of birth | Benguela, Angola | |
Height | 180cm | |
Nickname | Akwá | |
Position | forward | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Unattached | |
Professional clubs* | ||
Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
1992-93 1994-95 1995-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-01 2001-05 2005-06 |
Nacional Benguela Benfica Alverca Académica Al Wakra Al Gharafa Qatar SC Al Wakra |
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National team** | ||
1995- | Angola | 80 (36) |
* Professional club appearances and goals |
Fabrice Alcebiades Maieco, better known as Akwá (born 30 May 1977 in Benguela), is a professional football striker from Angola. He played in Portugal for Alverca and Benfica, and in Qatar for club side Al Wakra and Al Gharafa. Akwa captains the national side and was selected for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, despite being without a club. He has 80 caps and 36 goals for Angola as of June 2006.
He scored the winning goal against the Nigeria national team in qualifying in June 20, 2004.
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Angola squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup | ||
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1 João Ricardo | 2 Marco Airosa | 3 Jamba | 4 Lebo Lebo | 5 Kali | 6 Miloy | 7 Figueiredo | 8 André | 9 Mantorras | 10 Akwá | 11 Mateus | 12 Lamá | 13 Édson | 14 Mendonça | 15 Rui Marques | 16 Flávio | 17 Zé Kalanga | 18 Love | 19 Titi Buengo | 20 Locó | 21 Delgado | 22 Mário | 23 Marco Abreu | Coach: Gonçalves |