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    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
    Last edited by rikhardur; 09-13-2008, 03:28 PM.
    Die Liebe wird eine Krankheit, wenn man sie als eine Heilung sieht
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    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.

    I from Wisconsin!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca6O8FR0rbQ

    TO SYNTHESIZER WE ARE A BIG TEAM

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    • #3
      The start of the league was delayed due to sponsorship issues...
      Die Liebe wird eine Krankheit, wenn man sie als eine Heilung sieht
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      • #4
        Originally posted by rikhardur
        The start of the league was delayed due to sponsorship issues...
        The league will officially start next Friday.
        Die Liebe wird eine Krankheit, wenn man sie als eine Heilung sieht
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        • #5
          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 really like the attitudes of eagles. They never give up. When they grab a fish or something else, they never let it go. It doesn't matter. In a book, they write they find a skeleton of [an] eagle and there is no fish. It means that the fish beat him and killed him, but he didn't let go." -- Donatas Motiejunas

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          • #6
            Originally posted by mvblair
            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
            Die Liebe wird eine Krankheit, wenn man sie als eine Heilung sieht
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            • #7
              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
              Die Liebe wird eine Krankheit, wenn man sie als eine Heilung sieht
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              • #8
                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)
                Die Liebe wird eine Krankheit, wenn man sie als eine Heilung sieht
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                • #9
                  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.
                  "I really like the attitudes of eagles. They never give up. When they grab a fish or something else, they never let it go. It doesn't matter. In a book, they write they find a skeleton of [an] eagle and there is no fish. It means that the fish beat him and killed him, but he didn't let go." -- Donatas Motiejunas

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by mvblair
                    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.
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                    • #11
                      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
                      Last edited by rikhardur; 09-27-2008, 02:15 AM.
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by rikhardur
                        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?
                        "I really like the attitudes of eagles. They never give up. When they grab a fish or something else, they never let it go. It doesn't matter. In a book, they write they find a skeleton of [an] eagle and there is no fish. It means that the fish beat him and killed him, but he didn't let go." -- Donatas Motiejunas

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by mvblair
                          How many games are they playing?
                          There are 56 rounds in the league.
                          Die Liebe wird eine Krankheit, wenn man sie als eine Heilung sieht
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by rikhardur
                            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.
                            "I really like the attitudes of eagles. They never give up. When they grab a fish or something else, they never let it go. It doesn't matter. In a book, they write they find a skeleton of [an] eagle and there is no fish. It means that the fish beat him and killed him, but he didn't let go." -- Donatas Motiejunas

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                            • #15
                              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

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