Cape Verde men's national handball team

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Cape Verde
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Information
NicknameBlue sharks [1]
AssociationFederação Cabo-verdiana de Andebol
Coach Jorge Rito
Assistant coachPaulo Guimarães
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances3 (First in 2021 )
Best result23rd (2023, 2025)
African Championship
Appearances3 (First in 2020 )
Best resultSilver medal africa.svg 2nd (2022)
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The Cape Verde national handball team is the national handball team of Cape Verde. [2]

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Cape Verde qualified for the 2021 World Championship after placing fifth in their first participation in the African Championship. But they had to withdraw from the tournament, after not having the minimum of players available, due to several cases of players who tested positive for COVID-19. The team qualified to the 2023 World Championship after beating Angola in the quarterfinals of the African tournament.

Results

World Championship

African Championship

Current squad

Squad for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship. [5] [6]

Head coach: Jorge Rito

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GK Élcio Fernandes (1996-09-23) 23 September 1996 (age 28)1.96 m160 Flag of Spain.svg CB Burgos
2RB Edmilson García (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 26)1.85 m00 Flag of Portugal.svg Associação Artistica de Avanca
3LB Délcio Pina (1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 (age 32)1.98 m4031 Flag of Portugal.svg Madeira Andebol SAD
4P Ivo Santos (1992-04-28) 28 April 1992 (age 32)2.00 m281 Flag of Germany.svg Bergischer HC
5LB Edmilson Araújo (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 (age 31)1.87 m612 Flag of France.svg Istres Provence Handball
6CB Leandro Semedo (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 30)1.94 m4719 Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait SC
8RB Hafsteinn Ramos (2000-02-29) 29 February 2000 (age 24)1.90 m00 Flag of Iceland.svg Íþróttafélagið Grótta
10RB Bruno Landim (1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 31)1.93 m2424 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Taraji Club
11RW Admilson Furtado (1995-09-30) 30 September 1995 (age 29)1.77 m2218 Flag of Iceland.svg Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður
12GK Edmilson Gonçalves (1993-12-26) 26 December 1993 (age 31)1.89 m131 Flag of Portugal.svg Boa-Hora
13P Paulo Moreno (1992-05-08) 8 May 1992 (age 32)1.97 m1028 Flag of France.svg C' Chartres Métropole Handball
14LW Alexandre Pereira (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 30)1.86 m202 Flag of Portugal.svg C.F. Os Belenenses
15LW Gilson Correia (1995-04-23) 23 April 1995 (age 29)1.75 m131 Flag of Luxembourg.svg CHEV Diekirch
16GK Bruno Fernandes (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 23)1.92 m30 Flag of Portugal.svg IFC Torrense
17RB Rafael Andrade (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 28)1.96 m340 Flag of Portugal.svg Vitória
44CB Gualther Furtado (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995 (age 29)1.85 m3121 Flag of Spain.svg Club Cisne de Balonmano
48RW Malvino Varela (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 22)1.77 m00 Flag of Cape Verde.svg Girassol
55CB Isaías Sousa (2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 21)1.75 m00 Flag of Cape Verde.svg Associação Asa Stars

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References

  1. ↑ Handball Egypt 2021 [@Egypt2021EN] (15 January 2021). "Cape Verde" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2020– via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Andebol: Cabo Verde estreia-se no Campeonato Africano de Andebol com derrota frente a Tunísia". faapa.info. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Match cancellation: Cape Verde vs Germany". IHF. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Cape Verde withdraw from the 27th IHF Men's World Championship". IHF. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Lista oficial dos 16 convocados para o Mundial 2025" (in Portuguese). instagram.com. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Team Roster Cape Verde" (PDF). ihf.info. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
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