Akwá Explained

Akwá
Full Name:Fabrice Alcebiades Maieco[1]
Height:1.81 m
Birth Date:30 May 1977
Birth Place:Benguela, Angola
Position:Forward
Years1:1993–1994
Caps1:32
Goals1:11
Years2:1994–1997
Caps2:5
Goals2:0
Years3:1995–1997
Clubs3:Alverca (loan)
Caps3:15
Goals3:9
Years4:1997–1998
Caps4:19
Goals4:1
Years5:1998
Years6:1998–1999
Caps6:11
Goals6:11
Years7:1999–2000
Caps7:28
Goals7:12
Years8:2000–2006
Caps8:72
Goals8:44
Years9:2006–2008
Caps9:12
Goals9:4
Years10:2008–2009
Caps10:19
Goals10:12
Nationalyears1:1995–2006
Nationalcaps1:78
Nationalgoals1:39

Fabrice Alcebiades Maieco (born 30 May 1977), commonly known as Akwá, is an Angolan former professional 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 2006 FIFA World Cup. Akwá has a brother, Rasca, who was a professional football player for Atlético Sport Aviação in Angola.

Club career

Akwá was born in Benguela. He played for three football clubs in Portugal at the start of his career: Benfica, F.C. Alverca, and Académica de Coimbra. He spent four years in Portugal before moving to Qatar 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 Al-Wakrah, Al-Gharrafa and Qatar SC. In his time in Qatar he won the Arab Champions League, Qatar Crown Prince Cup and was the league's top scorer in 1999 with 11 goals. After leaving Al-Wakrah 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.

International career

Akwá won his first cap for Angola in 1995 against Mozambique. He accumulated 78 caps in total, scoring 39 goals. One was the winning goal that sent Angola to their first ever World Cup. He played in all three 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.

Politics

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

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueEmir of Qatar CupQatar CupSheikh Jassim CupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Wakrah1998–991211342300001716
Al-Gharafa1999–2000147423157433022
2000–01145300013222212
Total28127231610655234
Qatar2001–02118000000118
2002–031812302100212514
2003–04181324312318
2004–0525111110202912
Total7244656220218852
Al-Wakrah2005–0612400000000124
Career total12471161111681086176104

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Angola199563
199631
199784
199872
199923
200095
2001116
200231
200364
200432
200582
2006126
Total7839

Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akwá goal.

List of international goals scored by Akwá[2]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 23 April 1995 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola 1–0 3–0 1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 3–0
3 4 June 1995 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola 1–0 1–0 1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4 10 November 1996 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola 1–0 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 6 April 1997 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola 2–1 3–1 1996 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 8 June 1997 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola 1–1 1–1 1996 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 22 June 1997 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola 1–0 1–0 1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8 27 July 1997 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola 2–0 2–1 1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9 16 August 1998 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola 1–0 2–0 2000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10 2–0
11 24 January 1999 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola 1–0 3–1 2000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12 2–0
13 3–1
14 19 June 2000 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola 1–1 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 2–0
16 6 July 2000 Praia, Cape Verde 1–1 Friendly
17 16 July 2000 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola 2–0 4–1 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
18 23 July 2000 Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho 2–0 2–0 2000 COSAFA Cup
19 24 January 2001 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola 3–1 3–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
20 11 March 2001 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo 1–1 1–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
21 25 March 2001 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola 2–0 2–0 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
22 6 May 2001 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola 1–0 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
23 29 July 2001 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola 1–0 1–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
24 18 August 2001 Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia 1–0 1–1 (4–2 pen.) 2001 COSAFA Cup
25 25 June 2002 Estádio do Maxaquene, Maputo, Mozambique 1–0 1–1 Friendly
26 21 June 2003 Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, Nigeria 2–0 2–2 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
27 6 July 2003 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola 2–0 5–1 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
28 20 September 2003 Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia 3–1 3–1 Friendly
29 16 November 2003 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola 1–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
30 20 June 2004 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola 1–0 1–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
31 3 July 2004 Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon 1–0 2–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
32 5 June 2005 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola 2–0 2–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
33 8 October 2005 Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda 1–0 1–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
34 17 January 2006 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco 1–2 2–2 Friendly
35 29 April 2006 Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho 1–1 5–1 2006 COSAFA Cup
36 2–1
37 3–1
38 4–1
39 2 June 2006 Fortuna Sittard Stadion, Sittard, Netherlands 1–0 2–3 Friendly

Honours

Al-Gharafa

1999, 2000

Qatar SC

Angola

1999, 2001, 2004

Individual

Top scorer 1998–99

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Angola . FIFA . 1 . 21 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf . 10 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Akwa . RSSSF.