Vilma Nenganga | |||
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![]() Nenganga in 2016 (#13) | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Vilma Pegado Nenganga | ||
Born | 12 September 1996 | ||
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) | |
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.
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]
Nenganga started her career at the Angolan team Petro de Luanda. [7]