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)

Egypt   v   Cape Verde

6 September 2024 (2024-09-06) 2025 AFCON qualifier	Egypt	3–0	Cape Verde	Cairo, Egypt
22:00  UTC+2	Rabia 23' Marmoush 45+1' Adel 70'	Report		Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

Cape Verde   v   Mauritania

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) 2025 AFCON qualifier	Cape Verde	2–0	Mauritania	Praia, Cape Verde
18:00  UTC−1	Mendes 28' (pen.), 75'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)

Cape Verde   v   Botswana

10 October 2024 (2024-10-10) 2025 AFCON qualifier	Cape Verde	0–1	Botswana	Praia, Cape Verde
15:00  UTC−1		Report	Orebonye 2'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Botswana   v   Cape Verde

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) 2025 AFCON qualifier	Botswana	1–0	Cape Verde	Francistown, Botswana
18:00  UTC+2	Sesinyi 52'	Report		Stadium: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)

Cape Verde   v   Egypt

15 November 2024 (2024-11-15) 2025 AFCON qualifier	Cape Verde	1–1	Egypt	Praia, Cape Verde
14:00  UTC−1	Mendes 63' (pen.)	Report	Mohamed 31'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

Mauritania   v   Cape Verde

19 November 2024 (2024-11-19) 2025 AFCON qualifier	Mauritania	1–0	Cape Verde	Nouakchott, Mauritania
15:00  UTC+0	Soueid 45+4'	Report		Stadium: Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

2025

Cape Verde   v   Mauritius

20 March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Cape Verde	1–0	Mauritius	Praia, Cape Verde
17:00	Semedo 84'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde Referee: Yannick Malala Kabanga (DR Congo)

Angola   v   Cape Verde

25 March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Angola	1–2	Cape Verde	Luanda, Angola
17:00	Dala 50'	Report	Livramento 45+2', 63'	Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Malaysia   v   Cape Verde

29 May Friendly	Malaysia	1–1	Cape Verde	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00  UTC+8	Josué 79'	Report	S. Cabral 8'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 10,708 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechhri (Thailand)

Malaysia   v   Cape Verde

3 June Closed-Door Friendly 1	Malaysia	0–3	Cape Verde	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00  UTC+8		Report	Livramento 35, 48' H. Tavares 55'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 0

Georgia   v   Cape Verde

8 June Friendly	Georgia	1–1	Cape Verde	Kutaisi, Georgia
	Lobzhanidze 45+1'	Report	R. Mendes 78'	Stadium: Ramaz Shengelia Stadium Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)

Forthcoming fixtures

The following matches are scheduled:

2025

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. 17 November 2021.
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.