Akwá

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Angolan footballer (born 1977)

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::summary Angolan footballer (born 1977) ::

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FieldValue
nameAkwá
imageFIFA World Cup 2006, Iran 1-1 Angola (07).jpg
captionAkwá at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
full_nameFabrice Alcebiades Maieco
height1.81 m
birth_date
birth_placeBenguela, Angola
positionForward
years11993–1994
years21994–1997
years31995–1997
years41997–1998
years51998
years61998–1999
years71999–2000
years82000–2006
years92006–2008
years102008–2009
totalcaps
nationalyears11995–2006
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| name = Akwá | image = FIFA World Cup 2006, Iran 1-1 Angola (07).jpg | caption = Akwá at the 2006 FIFA World Cup | full_name = Fabrice Alcebiades Maieco | height = 1.81 m | birth_date = | birth_place = Benguela, Angola | position = Forward | years1 = 1993–1994 |clubs1 = Nacional de Benguela |caps1 = 32 |goals1 = 11 | years2 = 1994–1997 |clubs2 = Benfica |caps2 = 5 |goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1995–1997 |clubs3 = → Alverca (loan) |caps3 = 15 |goals3 = 9 | years4 = 1997–1998 |clubs4 = Académica |caps4 = 19 |goals4 = 1 | years5 = 1998 |clubs5 = Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) |caps5 = |goals5 = | years6 = 1998–1999 |clubs6 = Al-Wakrah |caps6 = 11 |goals6 = 11 | years7 = 1999–2000 |clubs7 = Al-Gharafa |caps7 = 28 |goals7 = 12 | years8 = 2000–2006 |clubs8 = Qatar |caps8 = 72 |goals8 = 44 | years9 = 2006–2008 |clubs9 = Al-Wakrah |caps9 = 12 |goals9 = 4 | years10 = 2008–2009 |clubs10 = Petro Atlético |caps10 = 19 |goals10 = 12 | totalcaps = |totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 1995–2006 |nationalteam1 = Angola |nationalcaps1 = 78 |nationalgoals1 = 39

Fabrice Alcebiades Maieco (born 30 May 1977), commonly known as Akwá, is an Angolan former professional footballer who played as a forward for the Angola national team. From his international debut in 1995, Akwá represented Angola 78 times, scoring a record 39 goals. He played for them in three Africa Cup of Nations and captained the side at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Akwá has a brother, Rasca, who was a professional football player for Atlético Sport Aviação in Angola.

Club career

Akwá was born in Benguela. He played for three football clubs in Portugal at the start of his career: Benfica, F.C. Alverca, and Académica de Coimbra. He spent four years in Portugal before moving to Qatar where he had the most successful period of his career.

He spent seven years there, playing for three different teams in the Qatar Stars League. He played for Al-Wakrah, Al-Gharafa and Qatar SC. In his time in Qatar he won the Arab Champions League, Qatar Crown Prince Cup and was the league's top scorer in 1999 with 11 goals. After leaving Al-Wakrah for the second time in 2006, he remained unattached until 2007, when he moved to Angolan club Petro Atlético. Akwá remained there for one season before retiring from professional football.

International career

Akwá won his first cap for the Angola national team in 1995 against Mozambique. He accumulated 78 caps in total, scoring 39 goals. One was the winning goal that sent Angola to their first ever World Cup. He played in all three of Angola's games at the 2006 World Cup, but did not score, and they were eliminated from their group. Akwá retired from international football after the tournament.

Politics

Akwa is currently a member of the Angolan legislative assembly. He is interested in major developments in sports in Angola.

Career statistics

Club

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ClubSeasonLeagueEmir of Qatar CupQatar CupSheikh Jassim CupContinentalTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTotal28127231610655234Total7244656220218852Career total12471161111681086176104
Al-Wakrah1998–991211342300001716
Al-Gharafa1999–2000147423157433022
2000–01145300013222212
Qatar2001–02118000000–118
2002–031812302100212514
2003–0418132431––2318
2004–052511111020–2912
Al-Wakrah2005–0612400000000124
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International

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National teamYearAppsGoalsTotal7839
Angola199563
199631
199784
199872
199923
200095
2001116
200231
200364
200432
200582
2006126
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:Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akwá goal.

::data[format=table title="List of international goals scored by Akwá{{cite web |title=Akwa |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/akwa-intlg.html |website=RSSSF}}"]

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 April 1995Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–03–01996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
23–0
34 June 1995Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–01–01996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
410 November 1996Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–02–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
56 April 1997Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola2–13–11996 FIFA World Cup qualification
68 June 1997Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–11–11996 FIFA World Cup qualification
722 June 1997Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–01–01998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
827 July 1997Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola2–02–11998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
916 August 1998Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–02–02000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
102–0
1124 January 1999Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–03–12000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
122–0
133–1
1419 June 2000Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–12–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
152–0
166 July 2000Praia, Cape Verde1–1Friendly
1716 July 2000Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola2–04–12002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
1823 July 2000Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho2–02–02000 COSAFA Cup
1924 January 2001Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola3–13–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2011 March 2001Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo1–11–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2125 March 2001Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola2–02–02002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
226 May 2001Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–02–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2329 July 2001Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–01–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2418 August 2001Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia1–01–1 (4–2 pen.)2001 COSAFA Cup
2525 June 2002Estádio do Maxaquene, Maputo, Mozambique1–01–1Friendly
2621 June 2003Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, Nigeria2–02–22004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
276 July 2003Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola2–05–12004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2820 September 2003Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia3–13–1Friendly
2916 November 2003Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3020 June 2004Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–01–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
313 July 2004Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon1–02–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
325 June 2005Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola2–02–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
338 October 2005Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda1–01–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3417 January 2006Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco1–22–2Friendly
3529 April 2006Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho1–15–12006 COSAFA Cup
362–1
373–1
384–1
392 June 2006Fortuna Sittard Stadion, Sittard, Netherlands1–02–3Friendly
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Honours

Al-Gharafa

Qatar SC

  • Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 2002, 2004

Angola

Individual

  • Qatar Stars League: Top scorer 1998–99
  • Best stranger player in Qatar: 1999, 2004, 2005
  • Angolan Player Of The Year: 2006

References

References

  1. (21 March 2014). "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Angola". FIFA.
  2. "Akwa".

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