Men's association football team representing Cape Verde
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Cape Verde women's national football team.
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Cape Verde 0–1 Guinea (Guinea-Bissau; 19 April 1978)
Biggest win
Cape Verde 7–1 São Tomé and Príncipe (Praia, Cape Verde; 13 June 2015) Liechtenstein 0–6 Cape Verde (San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain; 25 March 2022)
Biggest defeat
Senegal 5–1 Cape Verde (Mali; 12 February 1981) Cape Verde 0–4 Ghana (Praia, Cape Verde; 8 October 2005) Guinea 4–0 Cape Verde (Conakry, Guinea; 9 September 2007) Burkina Faso 4–0 Cape Verde (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 14 November 2017) Algeria
5–1 Cape Verde (Constantine, Algeria; 12 October 2023)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances
4 (first in 2013)
Best result
Quarter-finals (2013, 2023)
The Cape Verde national football team (Portuguese: Seleção nacional de futebol de Cabo Verde; recognized as Cabo Verde by FIFA[5]) represents Cape Verde in men's international football, and is controlled by the Cape Verdean Football Federation. The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but has qualified for four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, in 2013, 2015, 2021 and 2023. The team achieved their best result in 2023 after making it past the first round of the knockout stage.
^"Conheça as alcunhas das 16 seleções finalistas" [Meet the nicknames of the 16 finalists]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 2 February 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
^Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^"Cabo Verde". FIFA. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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Global Information
(4 April 2024)[3]
Cape Verde 0–1 Guinea 
Cape Verde 7–1 São Tomé and Príncipe 
Liechtenstein 0–6 Cape Verde 
Senegal 5–1 Cape Verde 
Burkina Faso 4–0 Cape Verde 
Algeria
5–1 Cape Verde 
