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- ↑ "Foreign contingent boost Cape Verde". FIFA.com. 21 May 2008. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ↑ "Nations Cup 2013: Cape Verde name squad". BBC Sport. 18 December 2012.
- ↑ "Lúcio Antunes: "Tibs dá total segurança e crescimento"" [Lúcio Antunes: "Tibs gives total security and growth"] (in Portuguese). Record. 13 March 2013.
