The tournament was hosted by Mozambique from December 18 to 28, with the games played at the Pavilhão do Maxaquene in Maputo and in Nampula.
After playing two years apiece in his country with Clube Ferroviário de Nampula and Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene, in June 2010, Pelembe signed with Portimonense Sporting Clube in Portugal, with the Algarve club freshly returned to the top division.
At FRELIMO's rally in Nampula, Guebuza stressed a commitment to fighting poverty and working for "national unity, peace and development".
Abel Xavier, a Portuguese football player, and Carlos Queiroz, a Portuguese football manager formerly in charge of Real Madrid, are also from Nampula, at that time a city of the Portuguese Overseas Province of Mozambique.
Born in Nampula, Portuguese Mozambique, Fonseca played 14 years as a senior, beginning with F.C. Barreirense in the third division and moving straight to the top level with Leça F.C. in the 1995–96 season, starting in 21 of his league appearances as the club finished 14th and narrowly avoided relegation.
Rui Pedro Neto de Mello Bandeira (born July 25, 1973, Nampula) is a Portuguese singer.
Sporting Clube de Nampula, is a football (soccer) club from Nampula, Mozambique, playing in the top division in Mozambican football, Moçambola.
Koti is spoken on Koti Island and is also the major language of Angoche, the capital of the district with the same name in the province of Nampula.