Akwa given award

ByReuters

Published 20/04/2006 at 12:13 GMT

Angola captain Akwa was named the country's top sportsman for 2005 at a ceremony in Luanda on Wednesday. The 28-year-old striker was handed the award after scoring the goal that ensured a first World Cup finals place for Angola.

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Akwa got the only goal of the win in Rwanda last October that enabled Angola to finish ahead of Nigeria in their qualifying group.

AS Aviacao defender Jamba was named Angola's best home based player and the Al Ahli winger Gilberto as the country's best foreign-based footballer.

The awards were organised by Angolan radio.

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It was the second successive year that Gilberto had taken his award after helping his Egyptian club to win last year's African Champions League.

Ze Kalanga was named newcomer of the year. He is also expected to be part of the country's squad at the World Cup finals in Germany starting on June 9 where Angola have been grouped with Portugal, Mexico and Iran.

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