| Francisco Couana | |
| Country: | Mozambique |
| Fullname: | Francisco Damiao Couana |
| Birth Date: | 10 November 1996 |
| International: | true |
| T20idebutdate: | 6 November |
| T20idebutyear: | 2019 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Malawi |
| T20icap: | 3 |
| Lastt20idate: | 14 December |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2023 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Malawi |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | T20I |
| Matches1: | 11 |
| Runs1: | 395 |
| Bat Avg1: | 39.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/1 |
| Top Score1: | 104 |
| Deliveries1: | 191 |
| Wickets1: | 12 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 19.16 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/19 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
| Date: | 14 December 2023 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/585615.html Cricinfo |
Francisco Couana (born 10 November 1996) is a Mozambican cricketer who plays for the Mozambique national cricket team.[1] He was named in Mozambique's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2019 T20 Kwacha Cup.[2] These were the first T20I matches to be played by Mozambique since the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted T20I status to all matches played between Associate Members after 1 January 2019.[3] Couana made his T20I debut on 6 November 2019, in the first match of the tournament against hosts Malawi.[4]
Couana was part of Mozambique's T20I squad for their matches in Group B of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[5] In Mozambique's second match of the qualifier, against Cameroon, he scored 104 runs and took five wickets.[6] He became the first player for Mozambique to score a century in T20Is,[7] and to take a five-wicket haul in T20Is.[8] He also became the first player to score a century and take five wickets in a single T20I match.[9] [10] [11]