Ferroviário de Maputo (basketball)
Clube Ferroviário de Maputo is a basketball club based in Maputo, Mozambique. The team competes in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and the Mozambican League. In the Mozambican League, Maputo has won nine titles.[2]
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| Nickname | Os Locomotivas (The Locomotives) | |||
| Leagues | BAL Mozambican League | |||
| Founded | 1924 | |||
| Arena | Pavilhão do Maxaquene | |||
| Capacity | 3,500[1] | |||
| Location | Maputo, Mozambique | |||
| Team colors | Green and white | |||
| President | Isidro Amade | |||
| Head coach | Milagre Macome | |||
| Championships | 9 Mozambican League | |||
| Website | fermaputo.co.mz | |||
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History
The Clube Ferroviário de Maputo was found in October 1924. However, the team only played football until the basketball section was founded in the 1960s.[3] In 2005, the club won its first national championship which was followed by three more in the following years. On 22 December 2019, Maputo qualified for the first season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[4]
Honours
Mozambican Basketball League[5]
- Winners (9): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Personnel
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Notable players
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
Octávio Magoliço- Pio Matos
- Custódio Muchate
- Sete Muianga
- Gerson Novela
Cedrick Kalombo
Álvaro Calvo
References
- http://jogosafricanos.sapo.mz/noticias/catedral_do_basquetebol_mo_ambic/
- da Costa, Álvaro (12 September 2019). "Ferroviário de Maputo bicampeão de basket". A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- "Historial". www.fermaputo.co.mz. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- "Ferroviario de Maputo book last Basketball Africa League slot". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- "Basquetebol Arquivo de Campeonatos Nacionais de Mocambique". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
