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 Ljubomir Obradović
Assistant coachŽivojin Maksić
Captain Leandro Semedo
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1st
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances2 (First in 2021 )
Best result23rd (2023)
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 2023 World Men's Handball Championship. [5] [6]

Head coach: Flag of Serbia.svg Ljubomir Obradović

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GK Luís Almeida (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 (age 29)1.84 m110 Flag of Cape Verde.svg CDE Camões
3LB Délcio Pina (1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 (age 31)1.98 m342 Flag of Portugal.svg Madeira Andebol SAD
4P Ivo Santos (1992-04-28) 28 April 1992 (age 31)2.00 m220 Flag of Germany.svg Bergischer HC
5LB Edmilson Araújo (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 (age 30)1.87 m00 Flag of Romania.svg CS Minaur Baia Mare
6LB Leandro Semedo (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 29)1.94 m416 Flag of Portugal.svg S.L. Benfica
7RW Flávio Fortes (1992-09-20) 20 September 1992 (age 31)1.94 m2312 Flag of France.svg Grenoble SMH Métropole Isère Handball
10RB Bruno Landim (1992-11-03) 3 November 1992 (age 31)1.93 m180 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Taraji Club
12GK Élcio Fernandes (1996-09-23) 23 September 1996 (age 27)1.96 m160 Flag of Spain.svg Balonmano Sinfín
13P Paulo Moreno (1992-05-08) 8 May 1992 (age 31)1.97 m43 Flag of Portugal.svg S.L. Benfica
16GK Edmilson Gonçalves (1993-12-26) 26 December 1993 (age 30)1.89 m70 Flag of Angola.svg Primeiro de Agosto
17RB Rafael Andrade (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 27)1.82 m54 Flag of Portugal.svg Póvoa Andebol Clube
19RW Admilson Furtado (1995-09-30) 30 September 1995 (age 28)1.77 m1612 Flag of Portugal.svg Academico de Viseu
23LW Gilson Correia (1995-04-23) 23 April 1995 (age 28)1.75 m70 Flag of Portugal.svg Centro Cultural Recreativo Alto Moinho
29P Felisberto Landim (1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 30)1.97 m172 Flag of Portugal.svg Vitória
30CB Elledy Semedo (1988-03-21) 21 March 1988 (age 35)1.87 m1385 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Red Boys Differdange
44CB Gualther Furtado (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995 (age 28)1.85 m255 Flag of Spain.svg Club Cisne de Balonmano
88LW Nelson Pina (1985-03-01) 1 March 1985 (age 38)1.78 m610 Flag of Portugal.svg Belenenses

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References

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  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. "Andebol: Selecção Nacional começa no domingo estágio de preparação para o Mundial" (in Portuguese). criolosports.com. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  6. "Team Roster Cape Verde" (PDF). ihf.info. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.