Cape Verde women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Cape Verde national football team.

Cape Verde

Association	Cape Verdean Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Silvéria Nédio
Most caps	(10)
Top scorer	Irlanda Lopes (3)
FIFA code	CPV
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	129 1 (13 December 2024) [1]
Highest	129 (December 2024)
Lowest	134 (June 2023)
First international
Cape Verde 0–1 Guinea-Bissau   (Praia, Cape Verde; 16 November 2018)
Biggest win
Cape Verde 6–0 Mauritania   (Sal, Cape Verde; 24 January 2023)
Biggest defeat
Nigeria 5–0 Cape Verde   (Lagos, Nigeria; 30 November 2023)

The Cape Verde women's national football team (recognized as Cabo Verde by FIFA ^[2] ) represents Cape Verde in international women's association football and is governed by the Cape Verdean Football Federation.

History

Introduction

In 1985, almost no country in the world had a women's national football team, ^[3] including Cape Verde who have yet to play in a FIFA sanctioned match. ^{[4] [5]} A national team from Cape Verde has not represented the country in the major regional and international tournaments. ^[4] This includes the Women's World Cup, ^{[4] [6]} the 2010 African Women's Championships during the preliminary rounds., ^[7] and the 2011 All Africa Games. ^[8] In March 2012, the team was not ranked in the world by FIFA. ^[9]

Background and development

Women's football in Africa in general faces several challenges, including limited access to education, poverty amongst women in the wider society, and fundamental inequality present in the society that occasionally allows for female specific human rights abuses. ^[10] At the same time, if quality female players in Africa are developed, many leave their home countries to seek greater football opportunities in places like Northern Europe or the United States. ^[11] Funding for women's football in Africa is also an issue: Most of the funding for women's football and for the women's national teams comes from FIFA, not the national football association. ^[11]

The development of football on a national level in Cape Verde is hindered by several factors, including local definitions of femininity that discourage participation in sport, lack of adequate training, a lack of competitive spirit in matches and during training. ^[12] There is also a lack of available players, with participation rates having peaked at roughly 350 a few years back to roughly 200 current players. ^[12] The lack of opportunities to go further with football inside the country also discourages continued participation in the sport. ^[12]

Cape Verde's FIFA trigramme is CPV. ^{[4] [13]} The national association, Cape Verdean Football Federation, was founded in 1982 and became affiliated with FIFA in 1986. ^[14] Between 1990 and 2010, no football administrators from the country attended FIFA run courses related solely to women's football though some attended courses about both men and women's football. ^[15] Facilities were built to support football for everyone in 2001 when there was a surge of interest in the sport from women and youth players. ^[16] In 2004, national football umpire training took place, with six of the twenty-six enrolled participants being women, with the women being expected to referee both men and women's matches. ^[17] Also that year, there were efforts to create a women's futsal competition in São Vicente. ^[18] lha do Fogo had a women's futsal league in 2005 that included six teams. ^[19] In July 2011 on the island of St. Nicholas, the first women's soccer national championship was held in the country with EPIF da Praia being crowned the winners and Ajax de São Nicolau coming in second. The national competition had six teams in its inaugural season including EPIF de São Vicente, Ajax de São Nicolau, EPIF da Praia, Académica do Sal, Académica da Boa Vista e Lém. ^[20] Costs for the competition were covered by the national association. ^[21] There were efforts to create the league by 2008. ^[22] In 2011, a FIFA and the Cape Verdean Football Federation sponsored women's coaching clinic was held in the country. The training was conducted by James Doyen French from Portugal and Francisco Baptista Asselan Khan of Mozambique. The training was conducted to help demonstrate the national federation's commitment to women's football. ^[23] In 2011, a women's football tournament was held in San Vicente. ^[24] Rights to broadcast the 2011 Women's World Cup in the country were bought by African Union of Broadcasting. ^[25]

Some female Cape Verdan footballers have gone on to play internationally for clubs in places like the Canary Islands with some of the earliest players joining clubs around 2001. Other footballers have played abroad starting in 2004 in the Netherlands, Spain and Luxembourg. ^[12]

Team image

Home stadium

The Cape Verde women's national football team plays their home matches on...

Results and fixtures

Main article: Cape Verde women's national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Partial results are shown in parentheses.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2023

Cape Verde   v   Liberia

22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg	Cape Verde	3–0	Liberia	Praia, Cape Verde
16:00  UTC−1	Moreira 15', 90+5' Pereira 53'	Report (FCF)		Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde

Liberia   v   Cape Verde

26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg	Liberia	2–3 (2–6 agg.)	Cape Verde	Monrovia, Liberia
15:30  UTC±0	Agbotsu 13' Kpan 70' (pen.)	Report (FCF)	Pereira 10' Santos 23' Borges 38'	Stadium: Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex
Note: Cape Verde won 6–2 on aggregate.

Nigeria   v   Cape Verde

30 November 2023 (2023-11-30) 2024 AFWCON qualification Second round 1st leg	Nigeria	5–0	Cape Verde	Lagos, Nigeria
16:00  UTC+1	Kanu 7', 45+1' Monday 25' Okoronkwo 66', 77'	Report (NFF)		Stadium: Onikan Stadium

Cape Verde   v   Nigeria

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) 2024 AFWCON qualification Second round 2nd leg	Cape Verde	1–2 (1–7 agg.)	Nigeria	Praia
	Fortes 8'		Okoronkwo 62' Ajibade 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde
Note: Nigeria won 7–1 on aggregate.

Source :globalsportsarchive

All-time record

As of 30 August 2022

Key

  Positive balance (more wins than losses)

  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)

  Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows Cape Verde' all-time official international record per opponent:

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W%	Confederation
Gambia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00	CAF
Guinea	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00	CAF
Guinea-Bissau	3	2	0	1	6	2	0	66.67	CAF
Liberia	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	66.67	CAF
Luxembourg	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	00.00	UEFA
Mali	1	0	0	4	0	4	-4	00.00	CAF
Mauritania	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00	CAF
Senegal	4	0	0	4	0	5	-5	00.00	CAF
Sierra Leone	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	00.00	CAF
Total	16	7	1	8	24	17	+7	43.75	—

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 28 August 2022

Position	Name
Head coach	Silvéria Nédio [26]
Assistant coach	Gustavo Pires [26]
	Arthur Estrela [26]
Goalkeeping coach	Fernando Carvalho [26]
Technical director	Vacant
Fitness coach	Vacant
Delegation Leader	Vacant

Manager history

Name	Period	Tournament
Luana Siqueira	2018
Silvéria Nédio	2018–present	2020 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup: Fourth Place

Players

Current squad

See also: Category:Cape Verde women's international footballers

This is the convened selection for the 2024 WAFCON qualification 2nd Round against   Nigeria in November 2023 . ^[27]

Caps and goals accurate up to and including 8 September 2021.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Jacinta Rodrigues	(1996-09-03) 3 September 1996 (age 28)		0	Seven Stars
23	1 GK	Jéssica de Pina			0	Jovens Unidos
2	2 DF	Varsénia da Luz (captain)			0	Seven Stars
3	2 DF	Hedy Santos			0	Mindelense
4	2 DF	Leonora dos Santos	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25)	7	0	Jovens Unidos
8	2 DF	Romina do Rosário		5	0	Llana
16	2 DF	Leidina Semedo	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25)		0	ADEC
11	2 DF	Leonilde Rodrigues	(1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 26)		0	Famalicão
18	3 MF	Alcione Gomes	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24)		0	Mindelense
19	3 MF	Jussara Lizardo			0	Mindelense
6	3 MF	Maísa Cardoso	(1996-11-28) 28 November 1996 (age 28)		0	Seven Stars
9	3 MF	Kleydiana Borges	(1995-10-05) 5 October 1995 (age 29)		0	Famalicão
5	3 MF	Eleia Vieira	(2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Amora
10	3 MF	Sasha Wahnon	(1997-08-03) 3 August 1997 (age 27)	0	0	CF Benfica
7	4 FW	Ivania Moreira	(1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 (age 31)	7	7	Amora
13	4 FW	Dara Centeio			0	Seven Stars
	4 FW	Maya				Llana
20	4 FW	Aicha Lopes			0	Mindelense
22	4 FW	Irlanda Lopes	(1996-10-06) 6 October 1996 (age 28)	7	3	Amora
15	4 FW	Melany Fortes	(2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Braga
17	4 FW	Evy Pereira	(1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 30)		1	Beşiktaş

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a Cape Verde squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Jacira Ramos		0	0	LLANA F.C	2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup PRE
GK	Luana Tavares			0	EFAT	v.   Liberia PRE,15 September 2023
DF	Zuleika Brito Sousa	(1993-03-13) 13 March 1993 (age 31)		0	Mindelense	2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup
DF	Joseane Fernandes	(1999-11-30) 30 November 1999 (age 25)	5	0	Seven Stars	2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup
DF	Lariza Rocha	(1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 26)		0	Llana	2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup
DF	Silviana Varela			0	ADEC	v.   Liberia PRE,15 September 2023
DF	Elisiana Monteiro			0	Seven Stars	v.   Liberia PRE,15 September 2023
DF	Norberta Monteiro			0	ADEC	v.   Liberia PRE,15 September 2023
DF	Adriana Semedo	(1999-10-30) 30 October 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Porto	v.   Liberia,15 September 2023
MF	Ronise Monteiro		0	0	Jovens Unidos	2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup PRE
MF	Cristilene Neves			0	REAL SOCIEDADE	2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup
MF	Ruth Duarte		4	0	Mindelense	2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup
MF	Edna Monteiro		3	0	Seven Stars	2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup
MF	Maria Cabral			0	Seven Stars	v.   Liberia PRE,15 September 2023
MF	Jocilene Martins			0	Llana	v.   Liberia PRE,15 September 2023
FW	Ionâ de Pina			0	ÁGUIAS VERMELHAS	2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup PRE
FW	Letícia dos Santos			0	SPORT CLUB MIRANDELA	2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup
FW	Jolina Amani	(1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 25)	7	0	Unattached	v.   Liberia PRE,15 September 2023
FW	Jussara Furtado			0	ADEC	v.   Liberia PRE,15 September 2023
FW	Kelissa Fortes			0	Llana
FW	Josiane Monteiro			0	Seven Stars	v.   Liberia PRE,15 September 2023
FW	Maísa Da Luz		7	0	Llana	v.   Liberia,15 September 2023

Previous squads

WAFU Zone A Women's Cup

• 2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup squads

Records

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 8 September 2021.

Most appearances # Player Year(s) Caps

Top goalscorers # Player Year(s) Goals Caps 1 Irlanda Lopes 2018–Present 3 7 2 Wendy Silva 2018–Present 1 ?? Jocilene Semedo 2018–2021 1 ?? Eveline Pereira 2018–Present 1 ??

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: Cape Verde at the FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1991	did not exist
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023	did not enter
2027	to be determined
Appearances	0/10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1996	did not exist
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020	did not enter
2024
2028	to be determined
Appearances	0/7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1991	did not exist
1995
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020	did not enter, tournament was later canceled
2022	did not enter
2024	Did not qualify
Appearances	0/12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

WAFU Zone A Women's Cup

COSAFA Women's Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2020	Third Place match	4th	5	1	1	2	3	7
2023	Final	2nd	4	3	0	1	12	2
Appearances	Final	2nd	9	4	1	3	15	9

WAFU Zone A Women's Cup History
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2020	Group Stage	Sierra Leone	0–0	Draw	Bo, Sierra Leone
		Senegal	0–2	Loss
		Guinea	3–0	won	Makeni, Sierra Leone
	Semi-finals	Mali	0–4	loss
	Third place	Liberia	0–1	loss
2023	Group Stage	Guinea-Bissau	4–0	won	Sal, Cape Verde
		Mauritania	6–0	won
	Semi-finals	Gambia	2–1	won
	Final	Senegal	0–1	loss

Honours

Regional

WAFU Zone A Women's Cup

• Runners-up (1): 2023

See also

• Africa portal
• Sports portal
• Association football portal
• Women's association football portal

• Cape Verde men's national football team

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External links

• Official website
• historico-de-selecao-feminina-de-futebol