Nando (Mozambican footballer)

Nando
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Paulo Matola
Date of birth	9 August 1982
Date of death	2 September 2007 (aged 25)
Place of death	near Modjadjiskloof, South Africa
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2002	Costa do Sol
2003–2007	Black Leopards
Total
International career
2002–2007	Mozambique
	*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[edit]

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

Death[edit]

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[edit]

^ "Leopards, Costa do Sol to honour Nando". Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ "Leopards player follows Leremi to the grave". Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ "Nando Matola killed in car accident". Retrieved 28 March 2017.

External links[edit]

Nando at National-Football-Teams.com

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[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.

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