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Fact Box

Nickname: Tubarões Azuis (Blue Sharks)

Head coach: Lúcio Antunes

Fifa code: CPV

Fifa ranking: 69 (December 2012)

CAF ranking: 15 (December 2012)

Records

First international: Guinea-Bissau 3-0 Cape Verde (7/1/79)

Biggest win: Cape Verde 5-0 Equatorial Guinea (12/3/09)

Biggest loss: Senegal 5-1 Cape Verde (12/2/81); Cape Verde 0-4 Ghana (8/10/05); Guinea 4-0 Cape Verde (9/9/07)

Afcon appearances: Debut

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Next 3 Fixtures Venue
07/06 vs Equatorial Guinea Home
14/06 vs Sierra Leone Home
06/09 vs Tunisia Away
Last 3 Results
24/03 Equatorial Guinea 4 - 3 Cape Verde Islands
02/02 Ghana 2 - 0 Cape Verde Islands
27/01 Cape Verde Islands 2 - 1 Angola

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