Mozambique at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Mozambique at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Mozambique
CGF code	MOZ
CGA	National Olympic Committee of Mozambique
in Gold Coast, Australia 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors	26 in 6 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Mozambique competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from 4 to 15 April 2018.^[1]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	4	1	5
Basketball	0	12	12
Beach volleyball	2	0	2
Boxing	0	1	1
Cycling	1	0	1
Swimming	5	0	5
Total	12	14	26

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jenito Guezane	800 m	DSQ		did not advance
Alberto Mamba		1:48.19	5	did not advance
Kurt Couto	400 m hurdles	49.56	3	did not advance
Creve Armando Machava		51.60	6	did not advance
Kurt Couto Jenito Guezane Creve Armando Machava Alberto Mamba	4 × 400 m relay	DNS		did not advance

Women

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Salomé Mugabe	Shot put	15.63	10 q	14.98	11
	Discus throw	—	45.72	11

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Mozambique qualified a women's basketball teams of 12 athletes. The team qualified after being ranked in the top three in the Commonwealth (besides the host nation, Australia).^[2]

Women's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Mozambique roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.^[3]

Mozambique women's national basketball team - 2018 Commonwealth Games roster v t e
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Iliana Ventura 28 – (1990-02-14)14 February 1990 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) A'Politechnica F 5 Ingvild Mucauro 25 – (1992-09-12)12 September 1992 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Ferroviário G 6 Dulce Mabjaia 29 – (1988-11-05)5 November 1988 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Ferroviário G 7 Anabela Cossa 31 – (1986-04-07)7 April 1986 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Ferroviário F 8 Eliotéria Lhavanguane 20 – (1997-11-12)12 November 1997 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Ferroviário G 9 Ana Jaime 27 – (1990-12-06)6 December 1990 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Ferroviário G 10 Delma Zita 20 – (1998-03-27)27 March 1998 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Ferroviário G 11 Aquila Mucubarique 22 – (1995-11-20)20 November 1995 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) G 12 Elizabeth Pereira 26 – (1991-11-08)8 November 1991 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Ferroviário G 13 Onélia Mutombene 27 – (1990-10-24)24 October 1990 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Campus Promete F 14 Odélia Mafanela 28 – (1989-04-14)14 April 1989 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Ferroviário F/C 15 Deolinda Gimo 30 – (1987-08-15)15 August 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Ferroviário	Head coach Deolinda Ngulela Assistant coach(es) Leonel Manhique Legend (C) Team captain Club - describes last club before the tournament Age - describes age on 5 April 2018

Pool A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia (H)	3	3	0	331	169	+162	6	Semi-finals
2	Canada	3	2	1	226	207	+19	5
3	England	3	1	2	187	249	−62	4	Qualifying finals
4	Mozambique	3	0	3	157	276	−119	3

Source: GC2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

6 April 2018 21:00 v t e

Boxscore

Australia	113–53	Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 25–9, 25–11, 36–14, 27–19
Pts: Cambage 24 Rebs: George 11 Asts: George, Griffin 5		Pts: Gimo 18 Rebs: Mucauro 9 Asts: Zita 3

Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville Referees: Joyce Muchenu (ZIM), Ho Shuet Mei (SGP), Matthew Bathurst (NZL)

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8 April 2018 11:30 v t e

Boxscore

Mozambique	51–78	England
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 13–17, 20–22, 4–20
Pts: Mafanela 13 Rebs: Mafanela 7 Asts: Cossa 6		Pts: Stewart 18 Rebs: Stewart 12 Asts: Jones 5

Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville Referees: Jon Chapman (AUS), Joyce Muchenu (ZIM), Ho Shuet Mei (SGP)

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9 April 2018 20:00 v t e

Boxscore

Canada	85–53	Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 28–11, 15–17, 28–13, 14–12
Pts: Hamblin, Provo 13 Rebs: Hamblin 10 Asts: Nofuente 6		Pts: Gimo 13 Rebs: Lhavanguane 9 Asts: Mucauro 4

Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville Referees: Matthew Beattie (AUS), Matthew Bathurst (NZL), Snehal Bendke (IND)

Qualifying finals

10 April 2018 21:00 v t e

Boxscore

Mozambique	63–79	New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 7–18, 19–23, 15–19, 22–19
Pts: Mafanela 15 Rebs: Lhavanguane, Mucauro 7 Asts: Cossa, Mucauro 5		Pts: Taylor 25 Rebs: Taylor 8 Asts: Hunter 7

Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Jon Chapman (AUS), Joyce Muchenu (ZIM)

Finished in sixth place overall

Beach volleyball

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Mozambique received a wild card for a men's beach volleyball team of two athletes.^[4]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Carlos Acácio Delcio Soares	Men's	Pool C  Gregory – Sheaf (ENG) L 0–2 (13–21, 14–21)  O'Dea – O'Dea (NZL) L 1–2 (21–19, 9–21, 11–15)  Apostolou – Chrysostomou (CYP) L 0–2 (18–21, 17–21)	4	did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Mozambique participated with a team of 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman). Carlos Mucamba who was originally on the team was not a part of the draw, and thus did not compete.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Rady Gramane	Women's −75 kg	Bye	Price (WAL) L 0–5	did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Mozambique participated with 1 athlete (1 man).^{[citation needed]}

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Miguel Duarte	Road race	DNF

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Mozambique participated with 5 athletes (5 men).

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Denilson Da Costa	50 m freestyle	24.12	32	did not advance
Igor Mogne		23.58	26	did not advance
Denilson Da Costa	100 m freestyle	53.30	37	did not advance
Igor Mogne		50.74	24	did not advance
Érico Cuna	200 m freestyle	1:59.43	26	—		did not advance
	50 m backstroke	28.03	13 Q	28.10	13	did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:01.27	20	did not advance
Ahllan Bique	50 m breaststroke	30.52	25	did not advance
Ludovico Coursin		28.56	13 Q	28.53	13	did not advance
Ahllan Bique	100 m breaststroke	1:07.29	19	did not advance
Ludovico Coursin		1:05.83	16 Q	1:05.07	15	did not advance
Ahllan Bique	200 m breaststroke			—
Érico Cuna	50 m butterfly	26.11	34	did not advance
Igor Mogne		25.23	24	did not advance
Igor Mogne	100 m butterfly	55.20	17	did not advance
Érico Cuna Ludovico Coursin Igor Mogne Denilson Da Costa	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:55.91	7 Q	—		3:52.41	7

See also

• Mozambique at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

References

1. "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
2. Morgan, Liam (28 July 2017). "Gold Coast 2018 reveal list of competing nations in basketball events". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
3. "Mozambique". Retrieved 31 March 2018.
4. "Gold Coast 2018 beach volleyball competition pools announced". www.fivb.org/. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.