Akwá (footballer)

Personal information
Akwá
Full name	Fabrice Alcebiades Maieco
Date of birth	May 30, 1977 (age 29)
Place of birth	Benguela, Angola
Height	180cm
Nickname	Akwá
Position	forward
Club information
Current club	Unattached
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1992-93 1994-95 1995-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-01 2001-05 2005-06	Nacional Benguela Benfica Alverca Académica Al Wakra Al Gharafa Qatar SC Al Wakra
National team**
1995-	Angola	80 (36)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 June 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2006.

Fabrice Alcebiades Maieco, better known as Akwá (born 30 May 1977 in Benguela), is a professional football striker from Angola. He played in Portugal for Alverca and Benfica, and in Qatar for club side Al Wakra and Al Gharafa. Akwa captains the national side and was selected for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, despite being without a club. He has 80 caps and 36 goals for Angola as of June 2006.

He scored the winning goal against the Nigeria national team in qualifying in June 20, 2004.

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	Angola squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 João Ricardo \| 2 Marco Airosa \| 3 Jamba \| 4 Lebo Lebo \| 5 Kali \| 6 Miloy \| 7 Figueiredo \| 8 André \| 9 Mantorras \| 10 Akwá \| 11 Mateus \| 12 Lamá \| 13 Édson \| 14 Mendonça \| 15 Rui Marques \| 16 Flávio \| 17 Zé Kalanga \| 18 Love \| 19 Titi Buengo \| 20 Locó \| 21 Delgado \| 22 Mário \| 23 Marco Abreu \| Coach: Gonçalves