Nando (Mozambican footballer)

Nando
Personal information
Full name Fernando Paulo Matola
Date of birth (1982-08-09)9 August 1982
Date of death 2 September 2007(2007-09-02) (aged 25)
Place of death near Modjadjiskloof, South Africa
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 Costa do Sol 61 (5)
2003–2007 Black Leopards 128 (2)
Total 189 (7)
International career
2002–2007 Mozambique 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Paulo "Nando" Matola (9 August 1982 – 2 September 2007) was a Mozambican footballer who played as a defender. He represented two clubs in a nine-year career and earned 15 caps for his country.

Career

Matola played for Costa do Sol in his homeland and Black Leopards in South Africa, both of which he captained.[1]

Death

Matola was driving from Johannesburg to Maputo for an African Nations Cup qualifier against Tanzania when his car veered off the road and went up in flames.[2] He, his wife and their children were burnt beyond recognition and the bodies were discovered four days later in South Africa's mountainous Limpopo province.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Leopards, Costa do Sol to honour Nando". Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Leopards player follows Leremi to the grave". Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Nando Matola killed in car accident". Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  • Nando at National-Football-Teams.com


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