Africa-Press – Cape verde. The Blue Sharks face the Eswatini team again after the draw at home. Today’s game takes place at Estádio Mbombela, in South Africa, at 12:00h in Cape Verde, in a match counting for the fourth round of Group B. Cape Verde is confident of winning the 3 points.
For this match, the national coach Bubista cannot count on Jovane Cabral, who did not travel due to an injury contracted in the home game, and Stopira is in doubt due to the flu.
“Besides, one or two little touches, which is normal after a game and a trip, but we are confident that they will be fine and that we can take the victory”, advanced the coach in the press conference previewing the game, after the match. first and only training session held at Mbomdela Stadium.
Cape Verde “strong”
To defeat Eswatini, Bubista promised a “strong” Cape Verde as a team, with defensive attention and demonstrating “our offensive qualities”.
In addition to this, the national coach said he believed that the fact that the game was played on natural grass could be an advantage, since, as he explained, most players are used to this type of “rug”.
In the direct confrontation between the two teams Cape Verde is in advantage with a victory (3-0) and two draws (1-1 and 0-0), in the games played in 2003 and qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.
Second place in Group B
Cape Verde ranks second in group B qualifying for CAN’2023, with four points, which is led by Burkina Faso with nine points.
Eswatini with two points and Togo with one, occupy the third and fourth place, respectively.
In the other group game, the Togo national team receives the Burkina Faso counterpart at the Kégué Stadium, in Lomé, the Togolese capital.
Qualification
According to the regulations, qualify for the final phase of CAN’2023, scheduled for January 2024 in Côte d’Ivoire, the first two teams classified in each group.
The final phase of the 2023 edition of the CAN will be played in Ivory Coast and should count on the participation of 24 African teams.
Cape Verde will attempt its fourth participation in a CAN final phase, after appearances in 2013, in South Africa, 2015, in Equatorial Guinea and in 2021 in Cameroon.
List of summons:
Goalkeepers: Vozinha (AS Trencin – Slovakia), Ken Ramos (Mindelense – Cape Verde) and Dylan Silva B SAD (Portugal)
Defenders: Ianique Tavares Stopira (Fehervar – Hungary), Diney Borges (FAR Rabat- (Morocco), Steve Furtado (CSKA 1948 – Bulgaria), Pico Lopes (Shamrock Rovers – Ireland), Ludovic Soares (Slavia Sofia – Bulgaria), Willy Semedo (Al -Faisaly FC – Saudi Arabia), João Paulo Fernandes (Feirense -Portugal) and Ivanildo Fernandes (Vizela – Portugal)
Midfielders: Jamiro (San Jose – USA), Kevin Pina (FK Krasnodar – Russia), Cuca (Casa Pia – Portugal), Telmo Arcanjo (Tondela – Portugal), Deroy Duarte (Fortuna Sittard – Netherlands) and David Tavares (FC Famalicão – Portugal)
Forwards: Ryan Mendes (Al Nasr – United Arab Emirates), Garry Rodrigues (Olympiacos – Greece), Bebé (Real Zaragoza – Spain), Gilson Tavares (Benfica – B – Portugal), Bryan Teixeira (Sturm Graz – Austria), Duk ( Aberdeen- Scotland) and Alessio da Cruz (KV Mechelen – Belgium)
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