Akwá

Fabrice Alcebiades Maieco (born 30 May 1977 in Benguela), commonly known as Akwá, is an Angolan former football player who played as a forward for the Angolan national team. From his international debut in 1995, Akwá represented Angola 80 times, scoring a record 36 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 is a professional football player for Atlético Sport Aviação in Angola.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Alcebiades and the second or paternal family name is Maieco.
Akwá
Personal information
Full name Fabrice Alcebiades Maieco
Date of birth (1977-05-30) 30 May 1977
Place of birth Benguela, Angola
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Nacional de Benguela 32 (11)
1994–1997 Benfica 5 (0)
1995–1997 → Alverca (loan) 15 (9)
1997–1998 Académica 19 (1)
1998–1999 Al-Wakrah 27 (11)
1999–2001 Al-Gharafa
2001–2005 Qatar
2005–2006 Al-Wakrah
2007–2009 Petro Atlético
Total 98 (32)
National team
1995–2006 Angola 78 (38)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Akwá 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-Gharrafa 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 Angola in 1995 against Mozambique. He accumulated 80 caps in total, scoring 36 goals. One was the winning goal that sent Angola to their first ever World Cup. He played in all 3 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.

National team statistics

[1]

Angola national team
YearAppsGoals
199563
199631
199784
199872
199923
200095
2001116
200231
200364
200432
200582
2006125
Total7838

International goals
Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.[1]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 April 1995Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Guinea1–03–01996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.3–0
3.4 June 1995Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Mali1–01–01996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.10 November 1996Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Zimbabwe1–02–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.6 April 1997Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Togo2–13–11996 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.8 June 1997Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Cameroon1–11–11996 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.22 June 1997Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Ghana1–01–01998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8.27 July 1997Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Zimbabwe2–02–11998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9.16 August 1998Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Benin1–02–02000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10.2–0
11.24 January 1999Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Gabon1–03–12000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12.2–0
13.3–1
14.19 June 2000Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Zambia1–12–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.2–0
16.6 July 2000Praia, Cape Verde Cape Verde?1–1Friendly
17.16 July 2000Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Equatorial Guinea2–04–12002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
18.23 July 2000Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho Lesotho2–02–02000 COSAFA Cup
19.24 January 2001Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Libya3–13–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
20.11 March 2001Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo Togo1–11–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
21.25 March 2001Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Burkina Faso2–02–02002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
22.6 May 2001Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Cameroon1–02–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
23.29 July 2001Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Togo1–01–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
24.18 August 2001Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia Zambia1–01–1 (4–2 pen.)2001 COSAFA Cup
25.25 June 2002Estádio do Maxaquene, Maputo, Mozambique Mozambique1–01–1Friendly
26.21 June 2003Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, Nigeria Nigeria2–02–22004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
27.6 July 2003Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Malawi2–05–12004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
28.20 September 2003Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Namibia3–13–1Friendly
29.16 November 2003Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Chad1–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
30.20 June 2004Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Nigeria1–01–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
31.3 July 2004Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon Gabon1–02–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
32.5 June 2005Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Algeria2–02–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
33.8 October 2005Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda Rwanda1–01–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
34.17 January 2006Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco Morocco1–22–2Friendly
35.29 April 2006Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho Mauritius1–15–12006 COSAFA Cup
36.2–1
37.3–1
38.2 June 2006Fortuna Sittard Stadion, Sittard, Netherlands Turkey1–02–3Friendly

Politics

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

Honours

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

Clubs
  • Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004
  • Cheikh Qassim Cup: 1999

National

References
  1. "Akwá". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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