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Norberto Mauro da Costa Mulenessa known as Maurito (born June 24, 1981, in Luanda) is an Angolan football striker and winger. He was banned for 5 years from playing football in certain jurisdictions for pushing referee Yuichi Nishimura in a 2008 African Cup of Nations match against Egypt. A teammate and the Angolan team as a whole were also banned from certain areas for 5 years.

National team statistics

Angola national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2004	8	1
2005	4	0
2006	3	1
2007	2	1
2008	7	0
2009	1	0
Total	25	4

International goals

Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.^[1]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	31 March 2004	Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco	Morocco	1–3	1–3	Friendly
2.	23 May 2004	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo	DR Congo	3–1	3–1	Friendly
3.	29 January 2006	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Togo	3–2	3–2	2006 Africa Cup of Nations
4.	2 June 2007	Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Eritrea	Eritrea	1–1	1–1	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification