Cape Verde national football team results (2020–present)

This article provides details of international football games played by the Cape Verde national football team from 2020 to present.[1][2]

Results

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

2020

Andorra  v Cape Verde

7 October 2020 Friendly	Andorra	1–2	Cape Verde	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:45 UTC+2	Ponck 17' (o.g.)	Report	Mendes 8', 54'	Stadium: Estadi Nacional Attendance: 0 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Spain)

Cape Verde v  Guinea

10 October 2020 Friendly	Cape Verde	1–2	Guinea	Faro/Loulé, Portugal
15:00 UTC+1	Semedo 39'	Report	Kaba 46' Bangoura 66'	Stadium: Estádio Algarve

Cape Verde v  Rwanda

12 November 2020 2021 AFCON Q	Cape Verde	0–0	Rwanda	Praia, Cape Verde
15:00 UTC−1		Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

Rwanda  v Cape Verde

17 November 2020 2021 AFCON Q	Rwanda	0–0	Cape Verde	Kigali, Rwanda
15:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stade Régional Nyamirambo Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

2021

Cape Verde v  Cameroon

26 March 2021 2021 AFCON Q	Cape Verde	3–1	Cameroon	Praia, Cape Verde
15:00 UTC−1	Kuca 25' Bagnack 59' (o.g.) Mendes 69'	Report	Kunde 14'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

Mozambique  v Cape Verde

30 March 2021 2021 AFCON Q	Mozambique	0–1	Cape Verde	Maputo, Mozambique
21:00 UTC+2		Report	Bangal 58' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estádio do Zimpeto Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)

Brazil U23  v Cape Verde

5 June 2021 Unofficial friendly	Brazil U23	1–2	Cape Verde	Belgrade, Serbia
21:00 UTC+2	Pedro 38' (pen.)	Report	L. Semedo 45' W. Semedo 83'	Stadium: Partizan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Novak Simović (Serbia)

Senegal  v Cape Verde

8 June 2021 Friendly	Senegal	2–0	Cape Verde	Thiès, Senegal
19:00 UTC±0	Gueye 55' Mané 86' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade Lat-Dior Referee: Maudo Jallow (Gambia)

Central African Republic  v Cape Verde

1 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Central African Republic	1–1	Cape Verde	Douala, Cameroon
14:00 UTC+1	Toropité 53'	Report	J. Tavares 36'	Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Cape Verde v  Nigeria

7 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Cape Verde	1–2	Nigeria	Mindelo, Cape Verde
15:00 UTC−1	D. Tavares 19'	Report	Osimhen 30' Rocha Santos 76' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Liberia  v Cape Verde

7 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Liberia	1–2	Cape Verde	Accra, Ghana
13:00 UTC±0	Harmon 45+3'	Report	Monteiro 52' Rodrigues 90+2'	Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

Cape Verde v  Liberia

10 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Cape Verde	1–0	Liberia	Mindelo, Cape Verde
15:00 UTC−1	Mendes 90'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

Cape Verde v  Central African Republic

13 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Cape Verde	2–1	Central African Republic	Mindelo, Cape Verde
15:00 UTC−1	Tavares 51' Stopira 75'	Report	Ngoma 11'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena Referee: Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea (Ghana)

Nigeria  v Cape Verde

16 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Nigeria	1–1	Cape Verde	Lagos, Nigeria
17:00 UTC+1	Osimhen 1'	Report	Stopira 5'	Stadium: Teslim Balogun Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

2022

Ethiopia  v Cape Verde

9 January 2022 2021 AFCON	Ethiopia	0–1	Cape Verde	Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1		Report	Tavares 45+1'	Stadium: Olembe Stadium Referee: Hélder Martins Rodrigues de Carvalho (Angola)

Cape Verde v  Burkina Faso

13 January 2022 2021 AFCON	Cape Verde	0–1	Burkina Faso	Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1		Report	Bandé 39'	Stadium: Olembe Stadium Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

Cape Verde v  Cameroon

17 January 2022 2021 AFCON	Cape Verde	1–1	Cameroon	Yaoundé, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1	Rodrigues 53'	Report	Aboubakar 39'	Stadium: Olembe Stadium Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

Senegal  v Cape Verde

25 January 2022 2021 AFCON R16	Senegal	2–0	Cape Verde	Bafoussam, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1	Mané 63' Dieng 90+2'	Report	Patrick Andrade  21' Vozinha  57'	Stadium: Kouekong Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

Guadeloupe  v Cape Verde

23 March 2022 Friendly	Guadeloupe	0–2	Cape Verde	Orléans, France
20:00 UTC+1			Cabral 13' Bebé 50'	Stadium: Stade de la Source

Liechtenstein  v Cape Verde

25 March 2022 Friendly	Liechtenstein	0–6	Cape Verde	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
17:00 UTC+1		Report	G. Tavares 18', 38', 45+1' Semedo 34' Bebé 73', 83'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia)

Cape Verde v  San Marino

28 March 2022 Friendly	Cape Verde	2–0	San Marino	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
17:00 UTC+2	Rocha Santos 18' Papalélé 56'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)

Burkina Faso  v Cape Verde

3 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	Burkina Faso	2–0	Cape Verde	Marrakech, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	Bandé 58' Ouattara 88'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)

Cape Verde v  Togo

7 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	Cape Verde	2–0	Togo	Marrakech, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1	J. Tavares 10' Monteiro 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

Ecuador  v Cape Verde

12 June 2022 Friendly	Ecuador	1–0	Cape Verde	Fort Lauderdale, United States
20:00 UTC−4	Caicedo 38' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Moet Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

Bahrain  v  Cape Verde

23 September 2022 Friendly	Bahrain	1–2	Cape Verde	Riffa, Bahrain
18:30 UTC+3	Haram 29' (pen.)		Diney 12' 54' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

2023

Cape Verde  v  Eswatini

24 March 2023 AFCON qualification	Cape Verde	0–0	Eswatini	Praia, Cape Verde
15:00 UTC−1		Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde Referee: Charles Bulu (Ghana)

Eswatini  v  Cape Verde

28 March 2023 AFCON qualification	Eswatini	0–1	Cape Verde	Mbombela, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2		Report	Mandes 56'	Stadium: Mbombela Stadium Referee: Jean Ishimwe (Rwanda)

Morocco  v  Cape Verde

12 June Friendly	Morocco	0–0	Cape Verde	Rabat, Morocco
		Report		Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

Cape Verde  v  Burkina Faso

18 June 2023 AFCON qualification	Cape Verde	3–1	Burkina Faso	Praia, Cape Verde
15:00 UTC−1	Bebé 7' Fernandes 67' Clé 90+4'	Report	Dayo 45+3'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

Togo  v  Cape Verde

10 September 2023 AFCON qualification	Togo	3–2	Cape Verde	Lomé, Togo
16:00 UTC±0	Denkey 40' (pen.), 77' Ouattara 87'	Report	Pina 4' Benchimol 20'	Stadium: Stade de Kégué Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

Algeria  v  Cape Verde

12 October Friendly	Algeria	5–1	Cape Verde	Constantine, Algeria
20:00 UTC+1	Amoura 12' Aouar 39', 41' Zerrouki 61' Slimani 89' (pen.)	Report	Bebé 55'	Stadium: Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

Cape Verde  v  Comoros

17 October Friendly	Cape Verde	1–2	Comoros	Istres, France
		Report		Stadium: Stade Parsemain

Cape Verde  v  Angola

16 November 2026 World Cup qualification	Cape Verde	0–0	Angola	Praia, Cape Verde
18:00 UTC−1		Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)

Eswatini  v  Cape Verde

21 November 2026 World Cup qualification	Eswatini	0–2	Cape Verde	Mbombela, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2		Report	Mendes 17' Monteiro 38'	Stadium: Mbombela Stadium Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)

2024

Tunisia  v  Cape Verde

10 January Friendly	Tunisia	2–0	Cape Verde	Tunis, Tunisia
18:30 UTC+1	Achouri 12' Msakni 53'	Report (Soccerway) Report (Eurosport)		Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi

Ghana  v  Cape Verde

14 January 2023 Africa Cup of Nations GS	Ghana	1–2	Cape Verde	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0	Djiku 56'	Report	Monteiro 17' Rodrigues 90+2'	Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Attendance: 11,943 Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Cape Verde  v  Mozambique

19 January 2023 Africa Cup of Nations GS	Cape Verde	3–0	Mozambique	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00	Bebé 32' Mendes 51' K. Pina 69'	Report		Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Attendance: 5,794[3] Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Cape Verde  v  Egypt

22 January 2023 Africa Cup of Nations GS	Cape Verde	2–2	Egypt	Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
20:00	G. Tavares 45+1' Teixeira 90+9'	Report	Trézéguet 50' Mostafa 90+3'	Stadium: Charles Konan Banny Stadium Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Cape Verde  v  Mauritania

29 January Africa Cup of Nations R16	Cape Verde	1–0	Mauritania	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00	Mendes 88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Attendance: 16,088[4] Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)

Cape Verde  v  South Africa

3 February Africa Cup of Nations QF	Cape Verde	0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–2 p)	South Africa	Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
		Report		Stadium: Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
	Penalties
	Bebé Semedo L. Duarte Teixeira Andrade		Mokoena Lepasa Modiba Mvala

Cape Verde  v  Guyana

21 March 2024 FIFA Series	Cape Verde	1–0	Guyana	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
22:00 UTC+3	Mendes 2'	Report		Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)

Cape Verde  v  Equatorial Guinea

25 March 2024 FIFA Series	Cape Verde	1–0	Equatorial Guinea	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
22:00 UTC+3	Cabral 64'	Report		Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Referee: Qasim Matar Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Forthcoming fixtures

The following matches are scheduled:

2024

Cameroon  v  Cape Verde

8 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Cameroon	v	Cape Verde	Yaoundé, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium

Cape Verde  v  Libya

11 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Cape Verde	v	Libya	Praia, Cape Verde
15:00 UTC−1		Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde

2025

Cameroon  v  Cape Verde

June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Cameroon

v

Cape Verde

TBD, Cameroon

Cape Verde  v  Libya

June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Cape Verde

v

Libya

TBD, Cape Verde

Cape Verde  v  Mauritius

March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Cape Verde

v

Mauritius

TBD, Cape Verde

Angola  v  Cape Verde

March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Angola

v

Cape Verde

TBD, Angola

Mauritius  v  Cape Verde

September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Mauritius

v

Cape Verde

TBD, Mauritius

Cape Verde  v  Cameroon

September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Cape Verde

v

Cameroon

TBD, Cape Verde

Libya  v  Cape Verde

October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Libya

v

Cape Verde

TBD, Libya

Cape Verde  v  Eswatini

October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Cape Verde

v

Eswatini

TBD, Cape Verde

References

1. "Cape Verde Islands - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
2. "Cape Verde national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
3. "Cape Verde Islands vs Mozambique match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
4. "Match Report of Cabo Verde vs Mauritania - 2024-01-29 - TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.