Grupo Desportivo e Recreativo Textáfrica, usually known simply as Textáfrica, is a traditional

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club based in

Chimoio Chimoio is the capital of Manica Province in Mozambique. It is the fifth-largest city in Mozambique. Chimoio's name under Portuguese administration was ''Vila Pery''. Vila Pery developed under Portuguese rule as an important agricultural and t ...

, central

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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

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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, 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

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