Tag: CAF
Morocco to host 4 AFCON 2025 preliminary matches
Morocco is to host four of the eight preliminary round matches of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, following the choice of Djibouti, São...
Morocco Football Federation pledges to strengthen its ties with the DRC...
Despite the controversy surrounding the AFCON 2023 group F encounter between Morocco and DRC last Sunday, Morocco's football Federation, FRMF, has underlined its willingness...
Moroccan Bouchra Karboubi the first Arab woman to officiate at AFCON
Moroccan referee Bouchra Karboubi became the first Arab woman to officiate a match at the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN-2023) soccer tournament, as the...
Know your AFCON 2023 group F teams
Group F at the 2023 AFCON finals is made up of the 2022 FIFA World Cup semi finalist and highest ranked side in the...
Know your AFCON 2023 group E teams
Group E at the AFCON 2023 finals comprises of the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia,Namibia's Brave Warriors,Bafana Bafana of South Africa and the Eagles of...
Sadiq adds to Nigeria injury casualty ahead of Afcon 2023
Prior to the Africa Cup of Nations finals, Nigeria suffered yet another injury setback as their striker, Paul Onuachu, was forced to withdraw from...
Amin Mohamed Omar to officiate 2023 AFCON opening match
The 34th TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, which will commence on Saturday with host Côte d'Ivoire 2023 taking on Guinea Bissau, the match...
Know your AFCON 2023 group D teams
Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Angola make up Group D of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations which will kick off on Saturday 13th...
Know your AFCON 2023 Group C teams
All teams in group C of the 2023 AFCON tournament;Senegal,Cameroon,Guinea and Gambia qualified for knock out stages in the 2021 event with Senegal bagging...
Know your AFCON 2023 Group B teams
The Cape Verde Islands, Egypt, Ghana, and Mozambique make up Group B in the 2023 AFCON tournament.
Blue Sharks of Cape Verde Africa Cup of Nations record:
Previous finals appearances: (3) in 2013, 2015, and 2021.
Best performance: 2013 quarterfinalists
The team is coached by Pedro Brito Leitao, also known as Bubista, who played as a defender for Cape Verde for 14 years, captaining the national team while playing club football
in Angola and Spain before beginning his coaching career.
Mendes is the crucial player, having been in all three of Cape Verde's previous Cup of Nations finals and being both captain and the country's most capped international, with 66 games since his debut in August 2010 at the age of 20.
The Blue Sharks are placed 73 in the December FIFA ranking and finished second in Group...