Football in Mozambique the Portuguese clubs Sporting Lisbon and Benfica. Also, many Mozambican footballers play in Portugal. The most famous example might be Eusébio. He began his footballing career in 1957 at Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene, which was founded on May 20, 1920 in the capital of Mozambique as Sporting Lisbon's sixth branch club. From 1960 Eusébio then played for Benfica, where he was eleven times Portuguese champion and 1962 European Champions Cup (now the UEFA Champions League) won. He became European Footballer of the Year in 1965 and was the top scorer of the 1966 World Cup. Already since 1922 regular
Eder (Portuguese footballer) Eder (Portuguese footballer) Ederzito António Macedo Lopes (born 22 December 1987), commonly known as Eder (), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lokomotiv Moscow and the Portugal national team. He started playing professionally in 2008 with Académica, and signed for Braga four years later. During seven seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 143 matches and 38 goals. A Portuguese international since 2012, Eder represented the country at the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016, winning the latter tournament and scoring the only goal in the final. Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Eder moved to Portugal