Vilma Nenganga

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Vilma Nenganga
2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship - Group A - UZB vs ANG - (12).jpg
Nenganga in 2016 (#13)
Personal information
Full name Vilma Pegado Nenganga
Born (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 28)
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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Angola 19 (37)
Medal record
African Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Luanda
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Brazzaville
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Kinshasa
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville Team
African Junior Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 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.

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National team

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

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

Achievements

References

  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