Grupo Desportivo e Recreativo Textáfrica, usually known simply as Textáfrica, is a traditional
football (soccer)
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club based in
Chimoio, central
Mozambique.
History
The club was founded in 1928 as Sport Club de Vila Pery.
Textáfrica
/ref> In 1957, it was refounded as Grupo Desportivo e Recreativo Textáfrica, a works team of a textile factory belonging to the Portuguese company SOALPO (Sociedade Algodoeira de Portugal). The club won the title of the second stage in 1969, with the title of the Campeonato Colonial de Moçambique. After the independence of Mozambique from Portugal, Textáfrica do Chimoio won the Mozambican League, in 1976.
Stadium
The club plays their home matches at Campo da Soalpo
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* Campo, Cameroon, in the South Province
;Equatorial Guinea
* Río Campo, in the Litoral Province
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, which has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.
Achievements
*Moçambola
Moçambola (or Campeonato Moçambicano de Futebol, Portuguese for Mozambican Football Championship) is the top division of Mozambican football. It is organized by the Liga Moçambicana de Futebol.
History
In 1976, shortly after the country's ...
: 1
::1976
* Campeonato Colonial de Moçambique: 3
:: 1969, 1971, 1973
Notable coaches
* Alex Alves (2009)
Notes
Football clubs in Mozambique
Sport in Maputo
Works association football teams
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