Norberto Mulenessa


Norberto Mauro da Costa Mulenessa known as Maurito is an Angolan football striker and winger currently playing for Minangkabau F.C. in Liga Primer Indonesia and the Angola national football team. He was banned for 5 years from playing football in certain jurisdictions for pushing referee Yuichi Nishimura in a 2008 African Cup of Nations match against Egypt. A teammate and the Angolan team as a whole were also banned from certain areas for 5 years.

National team statistics

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.31 March 2004Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco1–31–3Friendly
2.23 May 2004Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo3–13–1Friendly
3.29 January 2006Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt3–23–22006 Africa Cup of Nations
4.2 June 2007Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Eritrea1–11–12008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification