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Clarisse Machanguana

Personal information
Born	(1976-10-04) 4 October 1976 (age 48) Mozambique
Nationality	Mozambican
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College	Old Dominion (1994–1997)
WNBA draft	1999: 2nd round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career	1999–2002
Position	Center
Career history
1999–2000	Los Angeles Sparks
2001	Charlotte Sting
2002	Orlando Miracle
Career highlights and awards
Kodak All-American (1997) Second-team All-American – AP (1997) CAA Player of the Year (1995) CAA All-Defensive Team (1997) 3x First-team All-CAA (1995, 1996, 1997) CAA All-Freshman Team (1995)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Clarisse Machanguana (born 4 October 1976) is a professional women's basketball player and philanthropist from Mozambique. She has played internationally in both the United States (WNBA from 1999 to 2002) and in Spain (FC Barcelona since 2003). She also represented Mozambique at the 2006 Lusophony Games in Macau, China. In 2014 founded the Clarisse Machanguana Foundation, which empowers Mozambiquan youth through sport, education and health. Machanguana was the UNICEF ambassador to Mozambique from 2016 to 2018.

Early life and college

Machanguana was born on October 4, 1976, in Mozambique. When she was 19, she moved to Portugal to attend preparatory school and play basketball. She then followed her friend, Portuguese basketball player Ticha Penicheiro, to Old Dominion University. In 1997, Machanguana and Penicheiro led the Lady Monarchs to the NCAA title game.

Old Dominion University statistics

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WNBA career

Machanguana was drafted in the 2nd round (16th overall) in the 1999 WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. She played collegiately at Old Dominion University. In 1997, Machanguana was named to the Final Four All Tournament team. With the Sparks, she played in 59 games in 2 seasons, starting 1 and averaging 3.1 points per game. In 2001, Machanguana played with the Charlotte Sting, where she played in 30 games, starting 8 and averaging 5.4 points per game. In her final season in the WNBA, Machanguana played with the Orlando Miracle. In Orlando, Machanguana played in 29 games, starting 25 of them. She also averaged 4.8 points per game.

Post-WNBA

Since leaving the WNBA after the 2002 season, Machanguana joined F.C. Barcelona in Spain. At the 2006 Lusophony Games, she led the Mozambique women's national basketball team to a gold medal.

In 2006, Machanguana was inducted into Old Dominion University's Hall of Fame.

Non-Profit Work

After retiring from playing basketball, Machanguana returned to Mozambique. Local nonprofits approached her to represent them due to her name recognition and wide reach. Through this work, she learned more about the HIV epidemic in Mozambique.

In 2014, founded the Fundação Clarisse Machanguana (Clarisse Machanguana Foundation), which empowers Mozambiquan youth through sport, education and health. This program From May 2016 to May 2018, Machanguana was appointed UNICEF ambassador to Mozambique in recognition of her commitment to child rights, girls empowerment, and adolescent empowerment.

In spring 2016, she began a trek across Mozambique to bring awareness to the country's HIV epidemic and obstetric fistula.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Machanguana approached the U.S. Embassy in Mozambique for aid in obtaining a scholarship to learn about nonprofit management. She was awarded a scholarship through the Fulbright Program. In 2022, she graduated from the University of Arizona with a master’s degree in global nonprofit management.

Career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Sources

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8. "Fundação Clarisse Machanguana". The International Exchange. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
9. "What we do". www.unicef.org. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

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• Charlotte Sting players
• Mozambican expatriate basketball people in the United States
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• Mozambican expatriate basketball people in Spain
• Mozambican expatriate sportspeople in the United States
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