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Mozambique U-20 national team coach Luís Guerreiro has called up 25 players to represent the country at the 2026 COSAFA U-20 Cup, which will be held in Maputo from 18 to 27 September.
The competition will bring together 12 national teams from Southern Africa and will also serve as a qualifier for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
For the goalkeeper positions, Guerreiro selected Ricardo Vilanculos, Denilson Tembe and Elias Artur.
The defenders called up include Leonel Canário, Rizan Romão, Baptista Júnior, Filipe Ngome, Allan Figueiredo, Milton Macombe and Fanuel Macuácua.
The midfield includes Joaquim João, Marcos Júnior, Nélio Matsinhe, Alírio Júnior, Martinho Começar, Khensane Machel, Kine Mauer, Diego Pelembe, Hissan Sócrates, Samuel Salema and Joel Catamo.
In attack, Guerreiro selected Luciano Uafeua, Faizal Abdala and Charif Carlos.
The tournament will also mark Luís Guerreiro’s first official competition in charge of Mozambique’s U-20 national team.
Mozambique will look to take advantage of playing on home soil as it fights for a place at the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
**A major fire broke out on Sunday morning, November 1, at the Oncology Department of Maputo Central Hospital (HCM), a medical facility responsible for diagnosing, treating and monitoring cancer patients. The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage remain unknown.**
Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) has announced scheduled power outages for Saturday, 31 October, and Sunday, 1 November, affecting several areas of Maputo City and the provinces of Gaza, Sofala, Manica and Zambézia, as part of preventive and corrective maintenance work on electricity infrastructure.
The Mozambican Government and the Mozambican Federation of Road Transport Operators' Associations (FEMATRO) have reached an agreement to increase fares for semi-collective passenger transport services in the Greater Maputo metropolitan area by five meticais, with the new rates expected to take effect on 7 November 2026.
The Mozambican Government has approved new restrictions on the importation of sliced bread, introducing mandatory prior licensing, specific fees and limits on imported quantities as part of measures aimed at protecting the domestic bakery industry and stimulating local production. The new regulations will take effect on 27 November 2026.
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