Fabrice Alcebiades Maieco (born 30 May 1977 in Benguela), commonly known as Akwá, is an

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n former football player who played as a forward for the Angolan national team. From his international debut in 1995, Akwá represented Angola 78 times, scoring a record 39 goals. He played for them in three Africa Cup of Nations and captained the side at the

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. Akwá has a brother, Rasca, who was a professional football player for Atlético Sport Aviação in

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Club career

Akwá played for three football clubs in

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at the start of his career: Benfica, F.C. Alverca, and Académica de Coimbra. He.spent four years in

before moving to

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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

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, Al-Gharrafa and

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. In his time in Qatar he won the

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and was the league's top scorer in 1999 with 11 goals. After leaving

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.

Club Career Stats

International career

Akwá won his first cap for

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in 1995 against

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. He accumulated 78 caps in total, scoring 39 goals. One was the winning goal that sent

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to their first ever

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. 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

International goals

:''Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.''

Politics

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

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Honours

Individual

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

Clubs

: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004 *Cheikh Qassim Cup: 1999

National

* COSAFA Cup: 1999, 2001, 2004

References

External links

Girabola.com - Akwá

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