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CD Costa Do Sol (basketball)
Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol, commonly known as CD Costa do Sol, is a Mozambican basketball team from Maputo. It is the basketball section of the multi-sports club, founded in 1955. The "Canarinhos" (little caranies) won the Liga Moçambicana de Basquetebol (LMB) championship in 2001 and 2023. History The team was founded on 15 October 1955 as Sport Lourenço Marques e Benfica, as a subsidiary of the Portuguese sports club S.L. Benfica. Between 1976 and 1978, the team was named Sport Maputo e Benfica after the city was re-named. The team was re-named to CD Costa do Sol in 1978 after Mozambique became independent''.'' Their 2023 championship was won under coach Miguel Guambe, following a 3–2 finals win over Ferroviáraio de Maputo. The Costa do Sol women's team were the runners-up in the 2022 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup, losing to Alexandria Sporting Club in the finals. They were also qualified for the 2023 season, but withdrew. Honours Men's team Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mozambican Basketball League
Mozambican may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Mozambique, a country in southeastern Africa * A person from Mozambique, or of Mozambican descent: ** Demographics of Mozambique ** Culture of Mozambique ** List of Mozambicans * Mozambican Portuguese, the varieties of Portuguese spoken in Mozambique * Languages of Mozambique * Mozambican cuisine See also * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 LMB Season
The 2023 LMB season (also known as the Liga Mozal) was the 14th season of the Liga Moçambicana de Basquetebol, the highest level of men's basketball in Mozambique. The season took place between 14 December to 20 December 2023. Costa do Sol won its second championship, 21 years after its first championship. Teams União Juvenil de Napipine left the league after the 2022 season, while New Vision from Pemba entered the league. Regular season The eight teams played each other team once. The top four teams advance to the playoffs, while the bottom four qualified for the classification round. Classification rounds for 5th–8th places Playoffs The semi-finals were played in a best-of-three format, while the finals were played in a best-of-five format. Individual awards After the final gameday, the following individual awards were awarded by the Mozambican Basketball Federation: * Most Valuable Player: Danilo Cumbe (Costa do Sol) * Top Scorer: Baggio Chimon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maputo
Maputo (), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the Capital city, capital, and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,088,449 (as of 2017) distributed over a land area of . The Metropolitan Maputo, Maputo metropolitan area includes the neighbouring city of Matola, and has a total population of 2,717,437. Maputo is a port city, with an economy centered on commerce. It is also noted for its vibrant cultural scene and distinctive, eclectic architecture. Maputo is situated on Maputo Bay, a large natural bay on the Indian Ocean, near where the rivers Tembe, Mbuluzi, Matola and Infulene converge. The city consists of seven administrative divisions, which are each subdivided into Quarter (urban subdivision), quarters or ''bairros''. The city is surrounded by Maputo Province, but is administered as a self-contained, separate Provinces of Mozambique, pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga Moçambicana De Basquetebol
The Liga Moçambicana de Basquetebol (LMB), known as the Liga Mozal for sponsorship reasons, is the highest basketball league in Mozambique. Founded in 1960, the league typically consists of eight teams. The winners of the competition earn the right to play in the qualifying tournaments of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Maxaquene is the most successful team in league history with 18 titles. In recent years, Ferroviário da Beira and Ferroviário de Maputo have dominated the league, with one of these two teams winning all championships between 2011 and 2022. Teams Current teams The following were the eight teams of the 2022 season: Former teams Champions The following were the champions, runners-up and third place teams in the Mozambican League history: Performance by club Teams in bold currently play in the LMB. Awards At the end of each season, the Mozambican Basketball Federation awards the best performers of a given season. Most Valuable Player *201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferroviário De Maputo (basketball)
Clube Ferroviário de Maputo is a basketball club based in Maputo, Mozambique. The team competes in the Mozambican League. In the Mozambican League, Maputo has won eleven national titles. Ferroviário played in the 2021 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). History The parent club found in October 1924 as Clube Ferroviário de Loruenço Marques, as the city of Maputo was named Loruenço Marques until 1976. The club was only active in football, until the basketball section was founded in the 1960s. In 1962, the basketball club won its first national championship. In 1975, the team won two national championship as well. Then, it took 30 years for Ferroviário to return at the top of Mozambican basketball, as the team won its next national championship in 2005. In December 2019, Maputo qualified for the first season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). In the inaugural BAL season, Ferroviário finished second in Group C and as such clinched a playoff spot behind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup
The 2022 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup will be the 26th season of the FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup, the top tier basketball league for women's teams in Africa. The tournament began on December 9 and will end on December 17, 2022, and will be entirely hosted in the Eduardo Mondlane University Gym in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. It is the third time Maputo hosts the league after 2016 and 2018. The league returns after a 2-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sporting Alexandria won their first continental title, after beating Costa do Sol in the finals, becoming the first Egyptian team to win the competition. Teams Before the competitions 10 teams have successfully qualified. OverDose Up Station from Cameroon was forced to withdraw. Format The ten teams are divided in two groups of five. The first four qualify for the play-offs which are all played in single-elimination games. Group phase Group A Group B Play-offs Semi-finals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandria Sporting Club
Alexandria Sporting Club, also commonly known as Sporting Alexandria and Sporting between the locals, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria, Egypt. Founded in 1890, the club is one of the oldest clubs in Egypt and Africa. The club was taken over by the Egyptian government and converted to a national club in 1952. The club is best known for their handball and basketball team. The club's basketball team is a three-time Egyptian Basketball Premier League champion, having recently won the 2017–18 season title. Sporting's women's team won the FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup in 2022, becoming the first Egyptian club to win the competition. Honours Men's team National *Egyptian Basketball Super League, Egypt Super League :Champions (3): 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18 *Egypt Basketball Cup :Champions (7): 1976–77, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 *Egyptian Basketball Mortabat League, Egyptian Mortabat League :Champions (2): 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup
The FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup is the highest continental tournament in African women's basketball. It is the counterpart of the men's basketball competition FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup. It is organized by the FIBA Africa and played by the champions of the leagues of the African countries. History Finals Winners by club Winners by country MVP Award See also * FIBA Africa Championship for Women The AfroBasket Women (formerly FIBA Africa Championship for Women) is the women's basketball continental championship of Africa, played biennially under the auspices of FIBA, the world sports governing body, governing body for basketball, and th ... References {{Women's professional basketball leagues International club basketball competitions Basketball club competitions in Africa Sports leagues established in 1985 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Teams In Mozambique
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play ( overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
