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Nickname(s) | Tubarões Azuis (Blue Sharks)[1] Crioulos (Creoles) | |||
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Association | Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol (FCF) | |||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | |||
Head coach | Bubista | |||
Captain | Ryan Mendes | |||
Most caps | Ryan Mendes (79) | |||
Top scorer | Ryan Mendes (18)[2] | |||
Home stadium | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde | |||
FIFA code | CPV | |||
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FIFA ranking | ||||
Current | 65 ![]() | |||
Highest | 27 (February 2014) | |||
Lowest | 182 (April 2000) | |||
First international | ||||
![]() ![]() (Guinea-Bissau; 19 April 1978) | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
![]() ![]() (Praia, Cape Verde; 13 June 2015) ![]() ![]() (San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain; 25 March 2022) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
![]() ![]() (Mali; 12 February 1981) ![]() ![]() (Praia, Cape Verde; 8 October 2005) ![]() ![]() (Conakry, Guinea; 9 September 2007) ![]() ![]() (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 14 November 2017) ![]() ![]() (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.