Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

FULL TIME
Cape Verde DDDLL 1
–
Rwanda LLWWW 2
  • Gilson Benchimol 40'
  • Claude Niyomugabo 45'+2'
  • Elie Iradukunda 52'
National Stadium Cape Verde

Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
9/25/26 @ Mali L 1-3 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
7/3/26 @ Argentina L 2-3 FIFA World Cup
6/26/26 vs Saudi Arabia D 0-0 FIFA World Cup
6/21/26 @ Uruguay D 2-2 FIFA World Cup
6/15/26 @ Spain D 0-0 FIFA World Cup
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Team Stats

RWA CPV
17
Fouls
16
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
0
30.5
Possession
69.5
6
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
6
30
On Target %
30
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
157
Accurate Passes
454
216
Passes
496
70
Pass Completion %
90
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0
Cross %
0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0
Long Balls %
0
1
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
5
16
Tackles
9
60
Tackle %
60
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
19
Clearances
8

Head to Head

CPV Last 5 matchups RWA
  1. 0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying FT 2020-11-12 @ CPV 0
  2. 0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying FT 2020-11-17 @ RWA 0

Lineups

Confirmed

CPV · 4-1-4-1

  1. VozinhaG1
  2. Diney BorgesCD-L312
  3. Logan CostaCD-R5
  4. Kevin PinaDM612
  5. Sidny Lopes CabralLB1313
  6. Wagner PinaRB2
  7. DjéCM-L16
  8. Telmo ArcanjoCM-R1812
  9. Ayoni SantosLM253
  10. Ryan MendesRM201
  11. Gilson BenchimolF9213

Substitutes

  1. Dailon LivramentoSUB19
  2. João PauloSUB8
  3. Laros DuarteSUB15
  4. Garry RodriguesSUB112
  5. Jorge XavierSUB22
  6. Márcio RosaSUB12
  7. Deroy DuarteSUB14
  8. Jovane CabralSUB71
  9. Pico LopesSUB4
  10. Nuno da CostaSUB211
  11. CJ dos SantosSUB23
  12. Jamiro MonteiroSUB10

RWA · 4-2-3-1

  1. Fiacre NtwariG15
  2. Phanuel KavitaCD-L25
  3. Ange MutsinziCD-R511
  4. Claude NiyomugaboLB2112
  5. Gilbert ByiringiroRB24
  6. Joy-Lance MickelsAM201
  7. Djihad BizimanaLM4
  8. Bonheur MugishaRM15
  9. Abeddy BiramahireF71
  10. Leroy-Jacques MickelsAM-L131
  11. Gilbert MugishaAM-R12

Substitutes

  1. Innocent NshutiSUB17
  2. Joy-Slayd MickelsSUB9
  3. Noam EmeranSUB10
  4. Kévin MuhireSUB11
  5. Samuel GueuletteSUB8
  6. Adolphe HakizimanaSUB18
  7. ObedSUB6
  8. Jojea KwizeraSUB22
  9. Emmanuel ImanishimweSUB3
  10. Elie IradukundaSUB14111
  11. Clément NiyigenaSUB16
  12. Darryl NkulikiyimanaSUB26

AFCON Qualifying News

All news
ESPN Leonard Solms Bafana boss Pitso Mosimane's latest South Africa squad shows favouritism fears were unfounded Mosimane has made several changes from his first preliminary squad, which he announced almost immediately after taking charge at the beginning of September. Video CAS General Secretary promises AFCON final verdict 'as soon as possible' CAS General Secretary promises AFCON final verdict 'as soon as possible' ESPN Ed Dove AFCON qualifiers - Renard returns, Ghana unravel, and Nigeria make unwanted history The opening rounds of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying - and the international friendlies that followed - have left many of the continent's established contenders with plenty of areas to improve. ESPN Colin Udoh Al Ittihad's George Ilenikhena wants debut Nigeria goal to be 'first of many' George Ilenikhena hopes his first goal for Nigeria will be the first of many, after marking his senior international debut with a goal in the Super Eagles' 2-1 win over Madagascar in their opening 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.