Cape Verde are one of the major surprise packages of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Ivory Coast -- arguably even more so than Saturday's quarterfinal opponents South Africa. The Blue ...

Cape Verde qualified for the football World Cup for the first time after dispatching Eswatini 3-0 on Monday night at the National Stadium in Praia. Dailon Rocha Livramento got the opener for the hosts ...

Of the nine nations definitely heading to next year's World Cup from the African confederation, only Cape Verde will be sending a squad to the competition for the first time. Thirteen teams from South ...

Tournament debutant Cape Verde dampened South Africa's spirits at the African Cup of Nations by holding the host to 0-0 in the rain in the opening game on Saturday. The inexperienced Cape Verde ...

In one of the most incredible stories of World Cup qualifying, the tiny island nation, which is off the west coast of Africa, have confirmed their progression to next summer's tournament. Managed by ...

How to watch the Africa Cup of Nations match between Cape Verde and South Africa, as well as kick-off time and team news. Cape Verde were made to wait till the 88th minute for a breakthrough in the ...

YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory CoastYAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast — Sadio Mané scored late to seal a 3-1 win for defending champion Senegal over Cameroon and secure progress to the Africa Cup of Nations knockout ...

The tiny African island nation of Cape Verde qualified for the World Cup for the first time on Monday after beating Eswatini 3-0. With a population smaller than that of the U.S. state of Vermont, Cape ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Cape Verde’s Roberto “Pico” Lopes nearly threw away the chance to represent his country because he thought the invitation was spam. The Dublin-born Shamrock Rovers defender is ...

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A penalty shootout was needed to decide the quarter-final between Cape Verde and South Africa after 120 minutes without a goal.It was Cape Verde who came the closer in normal time, though, as Gilson ...