Mozambique at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Mozambique competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from 4 to 15 April 2018.^[1]

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)
1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030

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