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Article: Angola striker Akwa to retire from national team after World Cup
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- April 19, 2006
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ZOE EISENSTEIN, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
04-19-2006
Dateline: LONDON
Angola captain Fabrice Akwa said Wednesday he will retire from the national team after the World Cup.
The 10-year national team veteran, who scored the goal against Rwanda that helped Angola qualify for the World Cup for the first time in its history, told The Associated Press that making the tournament in Germany was the pinnacle of his sporting career.
"After managing to qualify, I feel I've reached the highest point in my career as a player," Akwa said in a telephone interview from Luanda, Angola.
"Playing for the national team has also been a disadvantage in some ways. For example, when I was playing for ...