João Rafael Kapango Explained

João Kapango
Fullname:João Rafael Kapango
Birth Date:14 September 1975
Birth Place:Maputo, Mozambique
Height:192 cm
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Tersana
Clubnumber:12
Youthclubs1:Ferroviário Maputo
Years1:1995–2004
Years2:2004–2012
Years3:2012–2020
Years4:2020-
Clubs2:Tersana
Clubs4:Tersana
Caps1:87
Caps2:219
Caps3:0
Caps4:0
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:1996–2012
Nationalteam1:Mozambique
Nationalcaps1:58
Nationalgoals1:0
Ntupdate:6 February 2010

João Rafael Kapango (born 14 September 1975 in Maputo) is a Mozambican football goalkeeper.

International career

He is an international football player and played the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.[1]

He became notable in the 2010 African Cup of Nations during the game against Benin, when he came to collect a routine overhit pass and made a bizarre attempt at a salto whilst gathering the ball. Whilst he narrowly avoided conceding a goal, he injured his neck in the process. The incident has become a minor YouTube hit.

References

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFZ7YH41Lk0

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rfi.fr/foot-can-2010-coupe-d-afrique-angola/120-1304/joueurs-kapango-jo%C3%A3o-rafael-gardien-de-but--tersana-egypte rfi.fr