Cape Verde at the Africa Cup of Nations

Cape Verde has participated four times in the Africa Cup of Nations. On 14 October 2012, Cape Verde managed to secure their first ever berth in the Finals of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, when they defeated Cameroon 3–2 on aggregate score, following a 2–1 defeat to Cameroon at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaoundé, having won the home leg 2–0 at the Estádio da Várzea in Praia just weeks prior to their qualification.

Overall record

Africa Cup of Nations record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D* L GF GA
1957 – 1974 Part of  Portugal Part of  Portugal
1976 – 1992 Not a member of CAF Not a member of CAF
1994 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 4
1996 Withdrew Withdrew
1998 Did not enter Did not enter
2000 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 0 3
2002 2 0 1 1 1 2
2004 6 3 0 3 9 8
2006 12 4 2 8 11 16
2008 6 1 2 3 3 10
2010 6 3 0 3 7 8
2012 6 3 1 2 7 7
2013 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 3 4 Squad 4 4 0 0 10 3
2015 Group stage 11th 3 0 3 0 1 1 Squad 6 4 0 2 9 6
2017 Did not qualify 6 3 0 3 10 7
2019 6 1 2 3 4 5
2021 Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 2 4 Squad 6 2 4 0 6 3
2023 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 2 0 8 3 Squad 6 3 1 2 8 6
2025 Did not qualify 6 1 1 4 3 7
2027 To be determined To be determined
2029
Total Quarter-finals 4/35 16 5 8 3 14 12 — 82 33 15 34 90 95

Matches

Tournaments

2013 Africa Cup of Nations

Main article: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Main article: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Cape Verde 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Morocco 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
4  Angola 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
(H) Hosts
South Africa 0–0 Cape Verde
Report
Attendance: 50,000[1]
Morocco 1–1 Cape Verde
El-Arabi 78' Report Platini 35'
Attendance: 25,000[1]
Cape Verde 2–1 Angola
F. Varela 81'
Héldon 90+1'		 Report Nando 33' (o.g.)
Attendance: 20,000[1]
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

Quarter-finals

Ghana 2–0 Cape Verde
Wakaso 54' (pen.), 90+5' Report
Attendance: 8,000[1]

2015 Africa Cup of Nations

Main article: 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Main article: 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  DR Congo 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
3  Cape Verde 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3
4  Zambia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: CAF
Tunisia 1–1 Cape Verde
Manser 70' Report Héldon 78' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,479
Cape Verde 0–0 DR Congo
Report
Attendance: 7,680
Cape Verde 0–0 Zambia
Report
Attendance: 7,950

2021 Africa Cup of Nations

Main article: 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Main article: 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon (H) 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Burkina Faso 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
3  Cape Verde 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[a]
4  Ethiopia 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: CAF
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Cape Verde 0–1 Burkina Faso.
Ethiopia 0–1 Cape Verde
Report J. Tavares 45+1'
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Cape Verde 0–1 Burkina Faso
Report Bandé 39'
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Cape Verde 1–1 Cameroon
Rodrigues 53' Report Aboubakar 39'
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

Round of 16

Senegal 2–0 Cape Verde
 Report
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

2023 Africa Cup of Nations

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cape Verde 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Egypt 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 3
3  Ghana 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2[a]
4  Mozambique 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 2[a]
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Ghana −1, Mozambique −3.
Ghana 1–2 Cape Verde
 Report
Attendance: 11,943[2]
Cape Verde 3–0 Mozambique
 Report
Attendance: 5,794[3]
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Cape Verde 2–2 Egypt
 Report
Attendance: 15,650[4]
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Round of 16

Cape Verde 1–0 Mauritania
 Report
Attendance: 16,088[5]
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)

Quarter-finals

Squads

References

  1. ^ a b c d "2013 African Nations Cup Fixtures and Results". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Ghana vs Cape Verde match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Cape Verde vs Mozambique match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Cape Verde vs Egypt match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Cape Verde vs Mauritania match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  6. ^ "Cape Verde vs South Africa match Report". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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