Africa-Press – Cape verde. Defender Tiago Dias, called up for the first time to the resident national football team, says he wants to seize the opportunity and help Cape Verde beat Sierra Leone, in Morocco, in the two elimination games.
Tiago Silva, who is also a midfielder for Boa Vista da Praia, revealed to Inforpress that he is happy to have been called up, as a result of the “good championship” that he said he had in his first experience in Santiago Sul.
The defender promises, “as always”, to do his best to help Cape Verde reach its objective, that is, to eliminate, first, Sierra Leone in the two away games.
victory on the horizon
“Training is going very well. We are adapting to new colleagues. I hope the result appears. It’s my first job with the coach, he’s a good coach and I hope we can come out with a win to qualify for the CAN-2023. African teams are strong, but the one that knows how to play the best will win”, he explained.
The games, according to the organization, will take place on Sunday, 24th, and Wednesday, 27th, in Marrakech.
Tubarões Azuis first play as a visiting team (away) and then as a home team (home).
Mali, team that will follow
If Cape Verde eliminates Sierra Leone, the national team will go to the second round to face Mali, the losing finalist of the last CHAN, in games that give access to the African championship scheduled for January in Algeria.
The Cape Verde team travels this Wednesday to Morocco, where they will continue training for the double commitment with Sierra Leone.
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