Akwá


Fabrice Alcebiades Maieco, commonly known as Akwá, is an Angolan former football player who played as a forward for the Angolan national team.
From his international debut in 1995, Akwá represented Angola 80 times, scoring a record 36 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 is a professional football player for Atlético Sport Aviação in Angola.

Club career

Akwá 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 80 caps in total, scoring 36 goals. One was the winning goal that sent Angola to their first ever World Cup. He played in all 3 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.

National team statistics

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 April 1995Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–03–01996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.23 April 1995Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola3–03–01996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.4 June 1995Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–01–01996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.10 November 1996Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–02–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.6 April 1997Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola2–13–11996 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.8 June 1997Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–11–11996 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.22 June 1997Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–01–01998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8.27 July 1997Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola2–02–11998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9.16 August 1998Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–02–02000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10.16 August 1998Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola2–02–02000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11.24 January 1999Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–03–12000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12.24 January 1999Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola2–03–12000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13.24 January 1999Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola3–13–12000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
14.19 June 2000Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–12–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.19 June 2000Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola2–02–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.6 July 2000Praia, Cape Verde?1–1Friendly
17.16 July 2000Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola2–04–12002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
18.23 July 2000Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho2–02–02000 COSAFA Cup
19.24 January 2001Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola3–13–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
20.11 March 2001Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo1–11–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
21.25 March 2001Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola2–02–02002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
22.6 May 2001Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–02–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
23.29 July 2001Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–01–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
24.18 August 2001Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia1–01–1 2001 COSAFA Cup
25.25 June 2002Estádio do Maxaquene, Maputo, Mozambique1–01–1Friendly
26.21 June 2003Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, Nigeria2–02–22004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
27.6 July 2003Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola2–05–12004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
28.20 September 2003Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia3–13–1Friendly
29.16 November 2003Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
30.20 June 2004Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–01–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
31.3 July 2004Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon1–02–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
32.5 June 2005Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola2–02–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
33.8 October 2005Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda1–01–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
34.17 January 2006Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco1–22–2Friendly
35.29 April 2006Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho1–15–12006 COSAFA Cup
36.29 April 2006Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho2–15–12006 COSAFA Cup
37.29 April 2006Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho3–15–12006 COSAFA Cup
38.2 June 2006Fortuna Sittard Stadion, Sittard, Netherlands1–02–3Friendly

Politics

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

Honours

Individual