Cape Verde at the Africa Cup of Nations
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Cape Verde has participated four times in the Africa Cup of Nations. On 14 October 2012, Cape Verde managed to secure their first ever berth in the Finals of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, when they defeated Cameroon 3–2 on aggregate score, following a 2–1 defeat to Cameroon at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaoundé, having won the home leg 2–0 at the Estádio da Várzea in Praia just weeks prior to their qualification.
Overall record
| Africa Cup of Nations record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |||||
 1957 –  1974 |
Part of  Portugal |
Part of Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||
 1976 –  1992 |
Not a member of CAF | Not a member of CAF | ||||||||||||||||||
 1994 |
Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
 1996 |
Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||||||
 1998 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
  2000 |
Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||
 2002 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 2004 |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
 2006 |
12 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
 2010 |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
  2012 |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |||||
| 2015 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |||||
| 2017 |
Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 2019 |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 2021 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||||
 2023 |
Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |||||
 2025 |
Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||
   2027 |
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||
 2029 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Quarter-finals | 4/35 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 12 | — | 82 | 33 | 15 | 34 | 90 | 95 | |||||
Matches
Tournaments
2013 Africa Cup of Nations
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Cape Verde |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Morocco |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Angola |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Source: CAF
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
| Morocco | 1–1 | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
El-Arabi  78' |
Report | Platini 35' |
Quarter-finals
| Ghana | 2–0 | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| Wakaso 54' (pen.), 90+5' |
Report |
Attendance: 8,000[1]
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)
2015 Africa Cup of Nations
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  DR Congo |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Cape Verde |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Zambia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
Source: CAF
| Cape Verde | 0–0 | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Cape Verde | 0–0 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Burkina Faso |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | |
| 3 | Cape Verde |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | |
| 4 |  Ethiopia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
- Head-to-head result: Cape Verde 0–1 Burkina Faso.
| Ethiopia | 0–1 | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| Report | J. Tavares 45+1' |
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Round of 16
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Verde |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Egypt |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Ghana |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2[a] | |
| 4 |  Mozambique |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2[a] |
Source: CAF
Notes:
Notes:
- Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Ghana −1, Mozambique −3.
| Cape Verde | 2–2 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Attendance: 12,162[6]
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala (DR Congo)