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. Position Player
GK Soarito
DF Campira
DF Gabito
DF Eusebio
DF Vovote
DF Narciso
DF Fanuel
MF Liberty
MF Kito
No. Position Player
MF Dário Chissano
MF Mfiki
MF Josemar
MF Genito
MF Marvin Oakes
MF Paíto
FW Tony Afonso
FW 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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