Bafana Bafana face the intriguing prospect of facing Cape Verde in the AFCON quarter-finals. What do you know about the small islands of West Africa?
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The archipelago off the west coast of Africa, also known as the Cape Verde Islands or Republic of Cape Verde, is one of AFCON's big surprise packages. Their population is approximately 590,000. Amazingly, this is only 1% of South Africa's 59 million people. Many experts and casual observers would not have expected them to reach this stage, but that's tournament football for you. According to FIFA, they are currently the 73rd ranked team in the world.
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Who are the key players in Cape Verde?
ryan mendez He scored two goals in the tournament in Cape Verde, a country of just 590,000 people. Mendes plays club soccer in Turkey's top flight and is usually assigned penalty duties for his home country.
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Islanders claim serious scalps
Cape Verde won against Ghana and Mozambique in the group stage and drew 2-2 with Egypt in the third round. They defeated Mauritania 1-0 in the round of 16 and will now face South Africa in the quarterfinals. They have scored eight goals in this competition, and those goals have been scored by seven different players. Goals can come from anywhere.Against Mozambique he was one of the goalscorers in the 3-0 win Former Man United star Bebe.
Bafana meets Cape Verde Saturday, February 3rd 22:00 Earn the right to advance to the semi-finals.
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