Associação Black Bulls

Associação Black Bulls is a Mozambican football club based in Maputo. Associação Black Bulls is the current champion of Moçambola.

Associação Black Bulls

Full name	Associação Black Bulls
Nickname(s)	Black Bulls
Founded	2017; 6 years ago (2017)
Ground	Estádio da Matola, Maputo
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Luís Junaide Lalgy
Manager	Inácio Soares
League	Moçambola
22	1st
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

The club made its debut in the first division Moçambola in 2020 after winning the South Group of the second division in the previous year.^[1][2] However, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 season four weeks in.^[3]

History

The official debut of the 'Black Bulls in the first division was with a 2–1 victory over Clube Ferroviário de Nampula.^[4]

The club is currently constructing a new stadium that has 5,000 seats with a first class facilities such as restaurant, locker rooms, press conference room, trophy museum and a merchandise Shop

For the first time in club's history since its foundation in 2017, the club has won the Moçambola in 2021.

Inácio Soares was appointed as the club's new head coach for 2022 season.

Squad 2021/2022

As of 24 November 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   MOZ Zacarias 4 DF   MOZ Chamboco 6 MF   MOZ Xirase 7 DF   MOZ Fidel 8 MF   MOZ Elton 9 FW   MOZ Melque 10 MF   NGA Hammed Oluwasegun 11 MF   MOZ José António 12 GK   MOZ Ivane 13 DF   MOZ Martinho 17 FW   MOZ Bana Soares 19 MF   MOZ Heldinho

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 FW   MOZ Vitinho 21 MF   SEN Khadre Guèye 22 DF   MOZ Danito 23 MF   NGA Rume Akporoh 24 GK   MOZ Teixeira 26 MF   NGA Pepo Ifoni 27 DF   MOZ Pelembe 29 FW   NGA Ejaita Ifoni 30 DF   MOZ Beto 33 MF   MOZ Valdemiro 35 DF   MOZ Armando 66 GK   MOZ Kimiss Zavala

Coaches

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 First Team Manager and Youth Coordinator   POR Inácio Soares 2 Assistant Youth Coordinator, U23 Head Coach and First Team Assistant Coach    TBC 3 First Team Head Coach   MOZ Custodio Gune 4 First Team assistant coach   MOZ Acácio Langa

References

1. https://besoccer.com/competicao/resultados/mocambola/2021^{[dead link]}
2. https://zambeze.info/?p=2542 Zambeze; «Black Bulls vai disputar Moçambola-2020» Consultado em 19 de março de 2021
3. https://www.moz.life/fmf-cancela-epoca-futebolistica-2020/ Mozlife (2 de outubro de 2020) «FMF cancela época futebolística 2020» Consultado em 19 de março de 2021
4. https://www.lance.co.mz/2021/01/17/estreia-auspiciosa-da-associacao-black-bulls-e-ferroviario-de-lichinga-que-venceram-em-nampula-e-maputo/ 2021-01-17 at the Wayback Machine Lance (17 de janeiro de 2021); «Estreia auspiciosa da Associação Black Bulls e Ferroviário de Lichinga que venceram em Nampula e Maputo»; Consultado em 19 de março de 2021