Africa-Press – Cape verde. The players of the Cape Verde handball team have just made history by becoming, for the first time, vice-champions of Africa. Come now to the World Cup that will take place in Poland and Sweden, from the 11th to the 29th of January 2023.
Cape Verde started fighting for the title from the beginning, but it was difficult to beat the Egypt goalkeeper who seemed to defend almost all the balls that Cape Verde tried to put in the goal, to be champion of Africa.
Even so, in the game that just ended, in Cairo’s International Hall, the players fought until the end, with Egypt prevailing by 37 goals against 25 goals.
At the end of the first half, the home players already had a 24-12 advantage over the Cape Verdeans, a hegemony they maintained until the end.
Cape Verde thus conquers the place of vice-champion of Africa in Handball in the 25th Edition of the African Cup, a place that almost knows the first, for what it represents for the history of the sport in the country and that opens the doors of the 2023 World Cup.
Morocco was third and Tunisia fourth.
The route
It is recalled that to reach the final Cape Verde started with a victory over Nigeria in the group stage, and then lost to Tunisia, when the second phase was qualified.
Then, in the quarter-finals, he eliminated Angola (24-23), to defeat Morocco (23-19) in the semi-finals and seal access to the final, now won by Egypt.
On social networks, there are already several messages of congratulations from netizens proud of the national handball collective.
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