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
| 7 October 2020 Friendly |
Andorra  | 1–2 |  Cape Verde | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report |
|
Stadium:
Estadi Nacional Attendance: 0 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero ( Spain) |
| 10 October 2020 Friendly | Cape Verde | 1–2 | 
Guinea | Faro/ Loulé, Portugal |
| 15:00 UTC+1 |
|
Report | Stadium: Estádio Algarve |
| 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) |
| 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
| 26 March 2021 2021 AFCON Q | Cape Verde | 3–1 | 
Cameroon | Praia, Cape Verde |
| 15:00 UTC−1 | Report |
|
Stadium:
Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde Referee: Lahlou Benbraham ( Algeria) |
| 30 March 2021 2021 AFCON Q |
Mozambique  | 0–1 | Cape Verde | Maputo, Mozambique |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium:
Estádio do Zimpeto Referee: Messie Nkounkou ( Congo) |
| 5 June 2021 Unofficial friendly |
Brazil U23  | 1–2 | Cape Verde | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium:
Partizan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Novak Simović ( Serbia) |
| 8 June 2021 Friendly |
Senegal  | 2–0 | Cape Verde | Thiès, Senegal |
| 19:00 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium:
Stade Lat-Dior Referee: Maudo Jallow ( Gambia) |
| 1 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification |
Central African Republic  | 1–1 | Cape Verde | Douala, Cameroon |
| 14:00 UTC+1 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Japoma Stadium Referee: Peter Waweru ( Kenya) |
| 7 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Cape Verde | 1–2 | 
Nigeria | Mindelo, Cape Verde |
| 15:00 UTC−1 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena Referee: Samir Guezzaz ( Morocco) |
| 7 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification |
Liberia  | 1–2 | Cape Verde | Accra, Ghana |
| 13:00 UTC±0 |
|
Report | Stadium:
Accra Sports Stadium Referee: Jean Ouattara ( Burkina Faso) |
| 10 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Cape Verde | 1–0 |
Liberia | Mindelo, Cape Verde |
| 15:00 UTC−1 |
|
Report | Stadium:
Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa ( Niger) |
| 13 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Cape Verde | 2–1 |
Central African Republic | Mindelo, Cape Verde |
| 15:00 UTC−1 | Report |
|
Stadium:
Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena Referee: Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea ( Ghana) |
| 16 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification |
Nigeria | 1–1 | Cape Verde | Lagos, Nigeria |
| 17:00 UTC+1 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Teslim Balogun Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal ( Algeria) |
2022
| 9 January 2022 2021 AFCON |
Ethiopia  | 0–1 | Cape Verde | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| 20:00 UTC+1 | Report |
|
Stadium:
Olembe Stadium Referee: Hélder Martins Rodrigues de Carvalho ( Angola) |
| 13 January 2022 2021 AFCON | Cape Verde | 0–1 | 
Burkina Faso | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| 20:00 UTC+1 | Report |
|
Stadium:
Olembe Stadium Referee: Amin Omar ( Egypt) |
| 17 January 2022 2021 AFCON | Cape Verde | 1–1 |
Cameroon | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| 17:00 UTC+1 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Olembe Stadium Referee: Sadok Selmi ( Tunisia) |
| 25 January 2022 2021 AFCON R16 |
Senegal | 2–0 | Cape Verde | Bafoussam, Cameroon |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report |
|
Stadium:
Kouekong Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbraham ( Algeria) |
| 23 March 2022 Friendly |
Guadeloupe  | 0–2 | Cape Verde | Orléans, France |
| 20:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Stade de la Source |
| 25 March 2022 Friendly |
Liechtenstein  | 0–6 | Cape Verde | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report |
|
Stadium:
Pinatar Arena Referee: Dario Bel ( Croatia) |
| 28 March 2022 Friendly | Cape Verde | 2–0 | 
San Marino | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 17:00 UTC+2 |
|
Report | Stadium:
Pinatar Arena Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ( Spain) |
| 3 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q |
Burkina Faso | 2–0 | Cape Verde | Marrakech, Morocco |
| 20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium:
Stade de Marrakech Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea ( Ghana) |
| 7 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q | Cape Verde | 2–0 | 
Togo | Marrakech, Morocco |
| 17:00 UTC+1 |
|
Report | Stadium:
Stade de Marrakech Referee: Mehrez Melki ( Tunisia) |
| 12 June 2022 Friendly |
Ecuador  | 1–0 | Cape Verde | Fort Lauderdale, United States |
| 20:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium:
DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Moet Gaymes ( Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) |
| 23 September 2022 Friendly |
Bahrain  | 1–2 |
Cape Verde | Riffa, Bahrain |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Stadium:
Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf ( Oman) |
2023
| 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) |
| 28 March 2023 AFCON qualification |
Eswatini | 0–1 |
Cape Verde | Mbombela, South Africa |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report |
|
Stadium:
Mbombela Stadium Referee: Jean Ishimwe ( Rwanda) |
| 12 June Friendly |
Morocco  | 0–0 |
Cape Verde | Rabat, Morocco |
| Report | Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium |
| 18 June 2023 AFCON qualification |
Cape Verde | 3–1 |
Burkina Faso | Praia, Cape Verde |
| 15:00 UTC−1 | Report |
|
Stadium:
Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde Referee: Haythem Guirat ( Tunisia) |
| 10 September 2023 AFCON qualification |
Togo | 3–2 |
Cape Verde | Lomé, Togo |
| 16:00 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium:
Stade de Kégué Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz ( Libya) |
| 12 October Friendly |
Algeria  | 5–1 |
Cape Verde | Constantine, Algeria |
| 20:00 UTC+1 | Report |
|
Stadium:
Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium Referee: Mehrez Melki ( Tunisia) |
| 17 October Friendly |
Cape Verde | 1–2 | 
Comoros | Istres, France |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Parsemain |
| 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) |
| 21 November 2026 World Cup qualification |
Eswatini | 0–2 |
Cape Verde | Mbombela, South Africa |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium:
Mbombela Stadium Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul ( Sudan) |
2024
| 10 January Friendly |
Tunisia  | 2–0 |
Cape Verde | Tunis, Tunisia |
| 18:30 UTC+1 |
Report (Soccerway) Report (Eurosport) |
Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi |
| 14 January 2023 Africa Cup of Nations GS |
Ghana  | 1–2 |
Cape Verde | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 20:00 UTC±0 |
Djiku  56' |
Report | Stadium:
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Attendance: 11,943 Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo ( DR Congo) |
| 19 January 2023 Africa Cup of Nations GS |
Cape Verde | 3–0 |
Mozambique | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium:
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Attendance: 5,794 [3] Referee: Samir Guezzaz ( Morocco) |
| 22 January 2023 Africa Cup of Nations GS |
Cape Verde | 2–2 | 
Egypt | Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast |
| 20:00 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Charles Konan Banny Stadium Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat ( Chad) |
| 29 January Africa Cup of Nations R16 |
Cape Verde | 1–0 | 
Mauritania | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium:
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Attendance: 16,088 [4] Referee: Mohamed Adel ( Egypt) |
| 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 | ||||
| 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) |
| 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) |
Forthcoming fixtures
The following matches are scheduled:
2024
| 8 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier |
Cameroon | v |
Cape Verde | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium |
| 11 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier |
Cape Verde | v | 
Libya | Praia, Cape Verde |
| 15:00 UTC−1 | Report | Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde |
2025
| June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier |
Cameroon | v |
Cape Verde | TBD, Cameroon |
| June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier |
Cape Verde | v |
Libya | TBD, Cape Verde |
| March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier |
Cape Verde | v | 
Mauritius | TBD, Cape Verde |
| March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier |
Angola | v |
Cape Verde | TBD, Angola |
| September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier |
Mauritius | v |
Cape Verde | TBD, Mauritius |
| September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier |
Cape Verde | v |
Cameroon | TBD, Cape Verde |
| October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier |
Libya | v |
Cape Verde | TBD, Libya |
| October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier |
Cape Verde | v |
Eswatini | TBD, Cape Verde |
References
- ^ "Cape Verde Islands - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
- ^ "Cape Verde national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
- ^ "Cape Verde Islands vs Mozambique match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Match Report of Cabo Verde vs Mauritania - 2024-01-29 - TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.