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Maxaquene Maputo
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. 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. 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''. Between December 1981 and February 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. 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. 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''. Between December 1981 and February 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |