Cape Verde national football team
national association football team
Cape Verde national football team is the national football team of Cape Verde.
| Nickname(s) | Tubarões Azuis (Blue Sharks)[1] Crioulos (Creoles) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Cape Verdean Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Rui Águas | ||
| Captain | Marco Soares | ||
| Most caps | Babanco (59) | ||
| Top scorer | Héldon Ramos (15)[2] | ||
| Home stadium | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde | ||
| FIFA code | CPV | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 72  1 (22 December 2022)[3] | ||
| Highest | 27 (February 2014) | ||
| Lowest | 182 (April 2000) | ||
| First international | |||
 Cape Verde 0–1 Angola  (Cape Verde; 1978) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Cape Verde 7–1 São Tomé and Príncipe  (Praia, Cape Verde; 13 June 2015) | |||
| 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) | |||
| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2013) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals, 2013 | ||
References
change- ↑ "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. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
