CD Maxaquene

Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene, usually known simply as Maxaquene, is a sports club based in Maputo, Mozambique. The club is nicknamed Maxaca. Currently besides football (soccer) there are two indoor sports namely basketball (CD Maxaquene Basketball) and handball. In such sports Maxaquene is only the club with the most national titles after independence.[1] Maxaquene won its first post-independence title in football, the Taça de Moçambique, in 1978. Prior to Mozambique's independence from Portugal, Maxaquene were known as Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques or simply Sporting de Lourenço Marques (Lourenço Marques being the name for Maputo before independence). Under this name, the legendary Eusébio played for the club.

CD Maxaquene
Full nameClube de Desportos do Maxaquene
Nickname(s)Maxaca
FoundedMay 20th, 1920
GroundEstádio do Maxaquene
Maputo, Mozambique
Capacity15.000
ChairmanJosé Solomone Cossa
ManagerChiquinho Conde
LeagueMoçambola
20146th
WebsiteClub website

Name history

  • 1920–76: Founded as Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques
  • 1976–78: The club is renamed Sporting Clube de Maputo
  • 1978–present: The club is renamed Clube de Desportos Maxaquene

Stadium

The club plays their home matches at Estádio do Maxaquene, which has a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.[2]

Achievements

1984, 1985, 1986, 2003, 2012
1978, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2010
1960, 1962
1922, 1930, 1933, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1948, 1953, 1960
  • Taça de Honra de Maputo:
2006

Performance in CAF competitions

2004 – First Round
  • African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance
1987 – Preliminary Round
2011 – Preliminary Round
  • CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 8 appearances
1998 – First Round
2003 – First Round

Performance in African competitions

Best: 2003–04 Preliminary Round – Lost against Amazulu 7–4 on aggregate
Best: 2002–03 First Round – Lost against Black Rhinos 1–1 on aggregate
Best: 1994–95 Semi-finals – Lost against Julius Berger 1–0 on aggregate

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  MOZ Soarito
DF  MOZ Campira
DF  MOZ Gabito
DF  ZIM Eusebio
DF  MOZ Vovote
DF  MOZ Narciso
DF  MOZ Fanuel
MF  ZIM Liberty
MF  MOZ Kito
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  MOZ Dário Chissano
MF  RSA Mfiki
MF  MOZ Josemar
MF  MOZ Genito
MF  RSA Marvin Oakes
MF  MOZ Paíto
FW  MOZ Tony Afonso
FW  MOZ Pelembe

Former coaches

  • Litos (2009)

References

  1. Africa UPENN
  2. "World Stadiums". Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2006-01-05.
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