Akwá

Fabrice Alcebiades Maieco (born 30 May 1977), commonly known as Akwá, is an Angolan former professional footballer who played as a forward for the Angola national team. From his international debut in 1995, Akwá represented Angola 78 times, being their all time top goalscorer, and setting 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-Gharafa 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 the Angola national team 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

International

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

Honours Al-Gharafa Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 1999, 2000 Cheikh Qassim Cup: 1999

Qatar SC Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 2002, 2004

Angola COSAFA Cup: 1999, 2001, 2004

Individual Qatar Stars League: Top scorer 1998–99 Best stranger player in Qatar: 1999, 2004, 2005 Angolan Player Of The Year: 2006