Nando (Mozambican footballer)

Fernando Paulo "Nando" Matola (9 August 1982 – 2 September 2007) was a Mozambican footballer who played as a defender. He represented two clubs in a nine-year career and earned 15 caps for his country.

Nando
Personal information
Full name Fernando Paulo Matola
Date of birth (1982-08-09)9 August 1982
Date of death 2 September 2007(2007-09-02) (aged 25)
Place of death Near Modjadjiskloof, South Africa
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 Costa do Sol 61 (5)
2003–2007 Black Leopards 128 (2)
Total 189 (7)
National team
2002–2007 Mozambique 15 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Matola played for Costa do Sol in his homeland and Black Leopards in South Africa, both of which he captained.[1]

Death

Matola was driving from Johannesburg to Maputo for an African Nations Cup qualifier against Tanzania when his car veered off the road and went up in flames.[2] He, his wife and their children were burnt beyond recognition and the bodies were discovered four days later in South Africa's mountainous Limpopo province.[3]

  • Nando at National-Football-Teams.com

References

  1. "Leopards, Costa do Sol to honour Nando". Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "Leopards player follows Leremi to the grave". Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  3. "Nando Matola killed in car accident". Retrieved 28 March 2017.


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