Career
She has played internationally in both the United States (Women's National Basketball Association from 1999–2002) and in Spain (Football Club Barcelona since 2003). She also represented Mozambique at the 2006 Lusophony Games in Macau, China. Machanguana was drafted in the 2nd round (16th overall) in the 1999 Women's National Basketball Association Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks.
She played collegiately at Old Dominion University.
In 1997, Machanguana was named to the Final Four All Tournament team With the Sparks, she played in 59 games in 2 seasons, starting 1 and averaging 3.1 points per game.
In 2001, Machanguana played with the Charlotte Sting, where she played in 30 games, starting 8 and averaging 5.4 points per game. In her final season in the Women's National Basketball Association, Machanguana played with the Orlando Miracle.
In Orlando, Machanguana played in 29 games, starting 25 of them.
She also averaged 4.8 points per game. Since leaving the Women's National Basketball Association after the 2002 season, Machanguana joined F.C. Barcelona in Spain. At the 2006 Lusophony Games, she led the Mozambique women"s national basketball team to a gold medal.
