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Eldon Maquemba
Eldon Martins Maquemba, known as Maquemba (born 8 June 1984), is an Angolan professional footballer who played as a striker and as a winger. He also holds Portuguese citizenship. Career Maquemba was born in Benguela, Angola. He started his senior career with Clube Oriental de Lisboa, in the Portuguese Second Division. and played also in the same league with teams Clube Desportivo dos Olivais e Moscavide, A.D. Portomosense, Imortal Desportivo Clube. In 2007, Maquemba signed with Swedish team Bodens BK. A year later, he moved to England to play for Halesowen Town F.C. For the 2008–09 season, he signed with Olympiakos Nicosia in Cyprus and was sold in January 2009 to Clube Recreativo da Caála in Angola. In January 2010, he was close to signing a two-year deal with Peñarol of Uruguay but signed with Vietnamese club Đồng Tâm Long An F.C. In 2010, Maquemba was winner of BTV Cup with Đồng Tâm Long An, after a win against Matsubara from Brasil. In 2012 Maquemba moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benguela
Benguela (; Umbundu: Luombaka) is a city in western Angola, capital of Benguela Province. Benguela is one of Angola's most populous cities with a population of 555,124 in the city and 561,775 in the municipality, at the 2014 census. History Portuguese rule Benguela was founded in 1617 as ''São Felipe de Benguela'' by the Portuguese under Manuel Cerveira Pereira, 8th Governor of Angola (1604–1607). It was long the centre of an important trade, especially in slaves to Brazil and Cuba. Ships anchored about off the shore, in depths of and transferred loads to smaller boats which used five or six jetties in the town. However, the nearby deep-water sheltered harbour of Lobito was a much larger port. Besides the churches of S. Felipe and S. António, the hospital, and the fortress, as of 1911 there were only a few stone-built houses. A short way beyond Benguela is Baía Farta, where salt was manufactured and sulphur was extracted. Close to Baia Farta was the beach of Baia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Second Division
Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portuguese man o' war, a dangerous marine cnidarian that resembles an 18th-century armed sailing ship ** Portuguese people, an ethnic group See also * * ''Sonnets from the Portuguese'' * "A Portuguesa", the national anthem of Portugal * Lusofonia * Lusitania Lusitania (; ) was an ancient Iberian Roman province located where modern Portugal (south of the Douro river) and a portion of western Spain (the present Extremadura and the province of Salamanca) lie. It was named after the Lusitani or Lusita ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportspeople From Benguela
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the el, άθλητὴς, ''athlētēs'', one who participates in a contest; from ἄθλος, ''áthlos'' or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', a contest or feat. The primary definition of "sportsman" according to Webster's ''Third Unabridged Dictionary'' (1960) is, "a person who is active in sports: as (a): one who engages in the sports of the field and especially in hunting or fishing." Physiology Athletes involved in isotonic exercises have an increased mean left ventricular end-diastolic volume and are less likely to be depressed. Due to their strenuous physical activities, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk. * February 8– 19 – The 1984 Winter Olympics are held i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COSAFA Cup
The COSAFA Cup or COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup is an annual tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA), inaugurated after the ban against the Republic of South Africa had been lifted and the African Cup of Nations had been staged there in 1996. History The following teams have participated in the tournament in the past: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini (Swaziland), Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Additionally, seven non-COSAFA members have competed: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Senegal. Zimbabwe and Zambia have won the most titles with six wins, followed by South Africa with five wins. Zambia has been the most prolific side in the competition failing to reach the top 4 only four times since the tournament's inception. The first editions of the competition were a knockout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 BTV Cup
The 2010 Beijing International Challenge (also known as the 2010 BTV Cup) was a professional non- ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19 and 25 July 2010 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. Tian Pengfei won the title by defeating Ryan Day 9–3 in the final. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Winner: £40,000 *Runner-up: £19,500 *Semi-final: £7,500 *Highest break: £2,500 * Maximum break: Hyundai Sedan Main draw Round-robin stage Group A Table Results: * Ali Carter 5–4 Liang Wenbo * Mark Allen 3–5 Xiao Guodong * Ryan Day 3–5 Ali Carter * Liang Wenbo 5–2 Xiao Guodong * Mark Allen 5–3 Ali Carter * Liang Wenbo 4–5 Ryan Day * Mark Allen 4–5 Ryan Day * Ali Carter 4–5 Xiao Guodong * Liang Wenbo 5–3 Mark Allen * Ryan Day 5–2 Xiao Guodong Group B Table Results: * Stephen Hendry 2–5 Tian Pengfei * Stephen Maguire 5–1 Jin Long * Marco Fu 5–4 Stephen Hendry * Stephen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 COSAFA Cup
This page provides summaries to the 2004 COSAFA Cup. First round Winners of the first round advanced to the quarter-finals. Quarter-Finals The four quarter-finalists of the 2003 edition Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia and Swaziland received byes into quarter-finals. Note: † The match between Swaziland and Zimbabwe was abandoned at 0–5 in 83' following crowd trouble; the result stood. Semi-Finals Final The final was originally planned for two legs but was reduced to one match for unknown reasons. External links Details at RSSSF archives {{DEFAULTSORT:2004 Cosafa Cup COSAFA Cup Cosafa Cup, 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestmanlands Läns Tidning
''Vestmanlands Läns Tidning'' (''VLT'') is a Swedish liberal newspaper published in Västerås Västerås ( , , ) is a city in central Sweden on the shore of Mälaren, Lake Mälaren in the province of Västmanland, west of Stockholm. The city had a population of 127,799 at the end of 2019, out of the municipal total of 154,049. Västerås ..., Sweden. History and profile ''VLT'' was established in 1831. The paper was published in broadsheet format until 13 October 2004 when it was changed to tabloid. The circulation of ''VLT'' was 37,900 copies in 2010. It was 36,000 copies in 2012 and 33,600 copies in 2013. References External links * 1831 establishments in Sweden Mass media in Västerås Daily newspapers published in Sweden Publications established in 1831 {{Sweden-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girabola
Girabola, or ''Campeonato Nacional de Futebol em Séniores Masculinos'', is the top division of Angolan football. It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation. The league winner and runner-up qualify for the CAF Champions League. Girabola ZAP In January 2016, Angolan subscription TV satellite and cable provider ZAP, the Angolan Football Federation and the Girabola clubs, signed a three-year deal in which ZAP will have broadcast rights over all Girabola matches. As part of the deal, the Angolan state-owned TV station TPA will be allowed to broadcast one game per week on its free-view platform. Also as part of the deal, the Girabola changes its denomination to Girabola ZAP. Qualification for African competitions Association ranking for 2020–21 CAF competitions Association ranking for 2020–21 CAF Champions League and 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup) from 2016 to 2019–20. ;L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
