# Mozambique at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Mozambique competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from 4 to 15 April 2018.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Basketball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Beach volleyball | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 12 | 14 | 26 |

## Athletics
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jenito Guezane | 800 m | DSQ | DSQ | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alberto Mamba | 800 m | 1:48.19 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kurt Couto | 400 m hurdles | 49.56 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Creve Armando Machava | 400 m hurdles | 51.60 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kurt Couto Jenito Guezane Creve Armando Machava Alberto Mamba | 4 × 400 m relay | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank |
| Salomé Mugabe | Shot put | 15.63 | 10 q | 14.98 | 11 |
| Salomé Mugabe | Discus throw | — | 45.72 | 11 |

## Basketball

Mozambique qualified a women's basketball teams of 12 athletes. The team qualified after being ranked in the top three in the Commonwealth (besides the host nation, Australia).

### Women's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the Mozambique roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

#### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 331 | 169 | +162 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 207 | +19 | 5 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 187 | 249 | −62 | 4 | Qualifying finals |
| 4 | Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 3 | 157 | 276 | −119 | 3 | Qualifying finals |
* 6 April 2018 21:00 vte
* Boxscore
| Australia | 113–53 | Mozambique |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–9, 25–11, 36–14, 27–19 |||
| Pts: Cambage 24 Rebs: George 11 Asts: George, Griffin 5 | | Pts: Gimo 18 Rebs: Mucauro 9 Asts: Zita 3 |
* Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville Referees: Joyce Muchenu (ZIM), Ho Shuet Mei (SGP), Matthew Bathurst (NZL)
* 8 April 2018 11:30 vte
* Boxscore
| Mozambique | 51–78 | England |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 13–17, 20–22, 4–20 |||
| Pts: Mafanela 13 Rebs: Mafanela 7 Asts: Cossa 6 | | Pts: Stewart 18 Rebs: Stewart 12 Asts: Jones 5 |
* Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville Referees: Jon Chapman (AUS), Joyce Muchenu (ZIM), Ho Shuet Mei (SGP)
* 9 April 2018 20:00 vte
* Boxscore
| Canada | 85–53 | Mozambique |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–11, 15–17, 28–13, 14–12 |||
| Pts: Hamblin, Provo 13 Rebs: Hamblin 10 Asts: Nofuente 6 | | Pts: Gimo 13 Rebs: Lhavanguane 9 Asts: Mucauro 4 |
* Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville Referees: Matthew Beattie (AUS), Matthew Bathurst (NZL), Snehal Bendke (IND)

#### Qualifying finals

* 10 April 2018 21:00 vte
* Boxscore
| Mozambique | 63–79 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–18, 19–23, 15–19, 22–19 |||
| Pts: Mafanela 15 Rebs: Lhavanguane, Mucauro 7 Asts: Cossa, Mucauro 5 | | Pts: Taylor 25 Rebs: Taylor 8 Asts: Hunter 7 |
* Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Jon Chapman (AUS), Joyce Muchenu (ZIM)

#### Finished in sixth place overall
## Beach volleyball

Mozambique received a wild card for a men's beach volleyball team of two athletes.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Standing | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Carlos Acácio Delcio Soares | Men's | Pool C Gregory – Sheaf (ENG) L 0–2 (13–21, 14–21) O'Dea – O'Dea (NZL) L 1–2 (21–19, 9–21, 11–15) Apostolou – Chrysostomou (CYP) L 0–2 (18–21, 17–21) | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Boxing

Mozambique participated with a team of 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman). Carlos Mucamba who was originally on the team was not a part of the draw, and thus did not compete.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Rady Gramane | Women's −75 kg | Bye | Price (WAL) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Cycling

Mozambique participated with 1 athlete (1 man).

### Road
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Miguel Duarte | Road race | DNF | DNF |

## Swimming

Mozambique participated with 5 athletes (5 men).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Denilson Da Costa | 50 m freestyle | 24.12 | 32 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Igor Mogne | 50 m freestyle | 23.58 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Denilson Da Costa | 100 m freestyle | 53.30 | 37 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Igor Mogne | 100 m freestyle | 50.74 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Érico Cuna | 200 m freestyle | 1:59.43 | 26 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Érico Cuna | 50 m backstroke | 28.03 | 13 Q | 28.10 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Érico Cuna | 100 m backstroke | 1:01.27 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ahllan Bique | 50 m breaststroke | 30.52 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ludovico Coursin | 50 m breaststroke | 28.56 | 13 Q | 28.53 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ahllan Bique | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.29 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ludovico Coursin | 100 m breaststroke | 1:05.83 | 16 Q | 1:05.07 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ahllan Bique | 200 m breaststroke | | | — | — | | |
| Érico Cuna | 50 m butterfly | 26.11 | 34 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Igor Mogne | 50 m butterfly | 25.23 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Igor Mogne | 100 m butterfly | 55.20 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Érico Cuna Ludovico Coursin Igor Mogne Denilson Da Costa | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:55.91 | 7 Q | — | — | 3:52.41 | 7 |