Clarisse Machanguana

Clarisse Machanguana
Personal information
Born (1976-10-04) 4 October 1976 (age 48)
Mozambique
NationalityMozambican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
CollegeOld Dominion (1994–1997)
WNBA draft1999: 2nd round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career1999–2002
PositionCenter
Career history
1999–2000Los Angeles Sparks
2001Charlotte Sting
2002Orlando 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)
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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.[1] Machanguana was the UNICEF ambassador to Mozambique from 2016 to 2018.

  1. ^ Adeniji, Ade. "Nine Questions for Clarisse Machanguana, Former WNBA Player". Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved 13 May 2022.