Mozambican basketball

[rikhardur2]

The new league will start today. It comprises 8 teams qualified through regional competitions. Maputo is the city with most teams (4), followed by Beira (2).
The teams are:

Ferroviário Maputo (current champion)
Maxaquene
Costa do Sol
Desportivo Maputo
Ferroviário Beira
Desportivo Beira
Politécnica Quelimane
Sport Clube Chimoio


Competition system:

12th Sep - 19th Nov: regular season (best 4 teams go to the playoffs)
Playoff semi-finals (best of 3)
Playoff finals (best of 5)


Day one schedule:

Desportivo Maputo vs Ferroviário Maputo
Costa do Sol vs Maxaquene
Desportivo Beira vs Politécnica Quelimane
Ferroviário Beira vs Sport Clube Chimoio

 

[Mojado2]

Mozambique had in the recent years two talented kids in the US.Cornelio Guibunda (American Univ.) and Sam Manhanga (Brown Univ.) played college ball as well as little known Mauro Matai (Abilene Christian) who even played pro ball in Mexico.

 

[rikhardur2]

The start of the league was delayed due to sponsorship issues...

 

[rikhardur2]

The start of the league was delayed due to sponsorship issues...

The league will officially start next Friday.

 

[mvblair2]

Please keep us posted. I absolutely love to follow these "smaller" leagues. Rik, do you think you could tell me a basic overview of basketball in Mozambique? What is the league like? The national team? Any players overseas?

 

[rikhardur2]

Please keep us posted. I absolutely love to follow these "smaller" leagues. Rik, do you think you could tell me a basic overview of basketball in Mozambique? What is the league like? The national team? Any players overseas?

I can't tell much This league is being very much talked about because it's a very serious effort to bring Mozambican basketball back to the top. I'll keep posting stuff

 

[rikhardur2]

Day 1 results

Day 1 results

Desportivo Maputo 80 Ferroviário Maputo 78
Costa do Sol 56 Maxaquene 65
Desportivo Beira 79 Politécnica Quelimane 87
Ferroviário Beira 103 Sport Clube Chimoio 58


Today's games:

Maxaquene vs Desportivo Maputo
Ferroviário Maputo vs Costa do Sol
Desportivo Beira vs Sport Club Chimoio
Ferroviário Beira vs Politécnica Quelimane

 

[rikhardur2]

Day 2 results

Day 2 results

(remaining games not available)

Maxaquene 74 Desportivo Maputo 83
(Siade Cossa 19 pts, Fernando Manjate 16 pts, Stélio Nuaila 11 pts | Samora Mucavele 18 pts, Ivan Macome 14 pts)

Ferroviário Maputo 63 Costa do Sol 77
(Gerson Novela 14 pts, Octávio Magoliço 12 pts | Kipundu Gorlatse 28 pts, Paulino Feliciano and Nyakallo Nthuping 11 pts)

 

[mvblair2]

How does Ferroviário Maputo score 103 points in a win on one day and then score only 63 points against Costa do Sol, a team that scored only 56 points their first game? Is anybody else thinking maybe the Mozambique league is something like the NBA from the '90s? Defensive teams dominating the game? Could be.

 

[rikhardur2]

How does Ferroviário Maputo score 103 points in a win on one day and then score only 63 points against Costa do Sol, a team that scored only 56 points their first game?

The team that scored 103 was Ferroviário Beira But Ferroviário Maputo is having a real bad start, they are the current champions and they lost the first two games.

 

[rikhardur2]

Day 3 results

Day 3 results

Maxaquene 84 Desportivo Beira 42
Ferroviário Maputo 109 Sport Club Chimoio 49
Costa do Sol 85 Ferroviário Beira 63
Desportivo Maputo 79 Politécnica Quelimane 65

 

[mvblair2]

The team that scored 103 was Ferroviário Beira But Ferroviário Maputo is having a real bad start, they are the current champions and they lost the first two games.

Whoops! So, after the third game day, it looks like there are a lot of lopsided games. No doubt the teams are still trying to find their identities. How many games are they playing?

 

[rikhardur2]

How many games are they playing?

There are 56 rounds in the league.

 

[mvblair2]

There are 56 rounds in the league.

Wow!! That's fantastic!! That's really impressive. They must play three or four times a week. Most of these domestic pro-am leagues play so few games, so it's wonderful for fans to get so many.

 

[rikhardur2]

Day 4 results

Day 4 results

Costa do Sol 101 Desportivo Beira 59

Ferroviário Maputo 121 Politécnica Quelimane 55
(Gerson Novela 23 pts, Ricardo Alípio 20 pts, Octávio Magoliço 19 pts | Juma Pira 21 pts)

Desportivo Maputo 99 Sport Club Chimoio 66
(Nelson Jossias 16 pts)

Maxaquene 71 Ferroviário Beira 42
(Fernando Manjate 18 pts)


Standings

1. Desportivo Maputo 341-283 8 4 4 0
2. Maxaquene 294-223 7 4 3 1
3. Costa do Sol 319-250 7 4 3 1
4. Ferroviário Maputo 380-261 6 4 2 2
5. Ferroviário Beira 296-283 6 4 2 2
6. Politécnica Quelimane 276-367 5 4 1 3
7. Sport Club Chimoio 262-380 5 4 1 3
8. Desportivo Beira 249-351 4 4 0 4

Desportivo Maputo tops the league

http://www.jornalnoticias.co.mz/pls/notimz2/getxml/pt/contentx/245507

 

[rikhardur2]

Day 5 results

Ferroviário Beira 90 Desportivo Maputo 74
Desportivo Beira 90 Ferroviário Maputo 50
Costa do Sol 94 Politécnica Quelimane 70
Maxaquene 70 Sport Club Chimoio 52


Day 6 results

Desportivo Beira 61 Desportivo Maputo 80
Ferroviário Beira 56 Ferroviário Maputo 88
Maxaquene 109 Politécnica Quelimane 78
Costa do Sol 106 Sport Club Chimoio 59

 

[rikhardur2]

Day 7 results (Saturday)

Ferroviário Maputo 90 Desportivo Maputo 66
Maxaquene 64 Costa do Sol 71
Politécnica Quelimane vs Desportivo Beira (postponed)
Sport Club Chimoio vs Ferroviário Beira (postponed)


Day 8 results (Sunday)

Costa do Sol 64 Ferroviário Maputo 73
Desportivo Maputo 61 Maxaquene 71
Sport Club Chimoio vs Desportivo Beira (postponed)
Politécnica Quelimane vs Ferroviário Beira (postponed)

 

[rikhardur2]

Day 9 results (Friday)

Desportivo Beira 57 Maxaquene 69
Ferroviário Beira 87 Costa do Sol 71
Sport Club Chimoio vs Ferroviário Maputo (postponed)
Politécnica Quelimane vs Desportivo Maputo (postponed)


Day 10 results (Saturday and Sunday)

Ferroviário Beira 75 Maxaquene 91
Politécnica Quelimane 78 Ferroviário Maputo 106
Desportivo Beira 44 Costa do Sol 101
Sport Club Chimoio vs Desportivo Maputo (postponed)


Standings

1. Maxaquene ----------- 20 points
2. Costa do Sol --------- 18 points
3. Ferroviário Maputo ---- 17 points
4. Desportivo Maputo ---- 15 points
5. Ferroviário Beira ------- 14 points
6. Sport Club Chimoio ---- 9 points
7. Politécnica Quelimane -- 9 points
8. Desportivo Beira ------- 9 points

Desportivo (black and white) vs Maxaquene (blue, white and red) game
http://www.jornalnoticias.co.mz/pls/notimz2/getxml/pt/contentx/270352

 

[rikhardur2]

There are 56 rounds in the league.

Sorry Matt, I meant 56 games


Day 11 results

Desportivo Maputo 71 Ferroviário Beira 83
Ferroviário Maputo 93 Desportivo Beira 60
Politécnica Quelimane Costa do Sol (postponed)
Sport Club Chimoio Maxaquene (postponed)


Day 12 results

Ferroviário Maputo 88 Ferroviário Beira 52
Desportivo Maputo 54 Desportivo Beira 47
Politécnica Quelimane Maxaquene (postponed)
Sport Club Chimoio Costa do Sol (postponed)

 

[mvblair2]

Good to see some pictures! I like Deportivo's uniforms. Postponements are, unfortunately, the sign of either an unorganized league or a league losing money.