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Vilma Nenganga

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Vilma Nenganga
Nenganga in 2016 (#13)
Personal information
Full name Vilma Pegado Nenganga
Born (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 29)
Nationality Angolan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Petro de Luanda
Number 2
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Angola 19 (37)
Medal record
African Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Luanda
Gold medal – first place 2018 Brazzaville
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kinshasa
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville Team
African Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Nairobi
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 1 August 2024

Vilma Pegado Nenganga (born 2 November 1996) is an Angolan handball player for Petro de Luanda.

National team

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Nenganga made her debut in the Angolan national team at the 2015 African Games,[citation needed] where Angola won gold medals.

As a youth player, she was a member of the Angolan team to the 2014 Youth Olympics.[1]

She then represented Angola at the 2016 Olympics.[2] In 2019 she won the Carpathian Trophy with Angola.[3] Two years later she represented Angola at the 2021 World Championship in Spain.[4] She scored 15 goals during the tournament.[5]

At the 2024 Olympics she scored 26 goals, the most of any player on the Angolan team.[6]

Club career

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Nenganga started her career at the Angolan team Petro de Luanda.[7]

Achievements

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References

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  1. ^ "Angola team roster" (PDF). IHF.info. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Rio 2016: Cumulative Statistics" (PDF). archive.ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Trofeul Carpați pleacă în Africa, după remiza dintre România A și Angola" (in Romanian). handbalmania.ro. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Ligações de sistemas dominam preparação" (in Portuguese). jornaldeangola.ao. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. ^ "25th IHF Women's World Championship 2021: Cumulative Statistics" (PDF). archive.ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Paris 2024: Cumulative Statistics Angola" (PDF). olympics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  7. ^ instagram.com: Vilma Nenganga foi destacada como MVP retrieved 1. August 2024