{"id":31759,"date":"2025-12-10T12:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T12:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/cape-verde\/all-news\/cape-verdean-delegation-arrives-for-african-youth-games"},"modified":"2025-12-10T12:45:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T12:45:38","slug":"cape-verdean-delegation-arrives-for-african-youth-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/cape-verde\/all-news\/cape-verdean-delegation-arrives-for-african-youth-games","title":{"rendered":"Cape Verdean Delegation Arrives for African Youth Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Cape verde. <\/strong><\/span>The Cape Verdean delegation for the 2025 African Youth Games is already in Angola to compete in athletics, swimming, cycling (road and BMX), judo, karate, and fencing.<\/p>\n<p>Composed of 30 members, including athletes, coaches, and technical staff, the Cape Verdean delegation left Praia on Monday, the 8th, confident in the \u201ctalent and determination of the young athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The head of the mission, Mitza Sousa, said that Cape Verde went to the 2025 African Youth Games with a young delegation committed to representing the country with excellence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are here to announce that Cape Verde will be taking a young, talented, and committed delegation to Angola, representing the country with dignity, focus, and excellence,\u201d said Sousa, emphasizing that the participation reinforces the development of youth sports and opens new doors for future international competitions.<\/p>\n<p>In judo, the representatives are Edva\u0302nio Fidalgo, Raul Barreto, Lia Tavares, Lenira Job, and Ailton Semedo, all from Santiago Island, while in athletics, Tanga Faure\u0301 (Boa Vista), Leandro Duarte and Gerson Vicente (Sal), Marina Delgado and Lucas Delgado (Sa\u0303o Vicente) will compete.<\/p>\n<p>In swimming, Rafael Vasconcelos (Santiago) and Rafaela Almeida (Fogo) will be the athletes competing. 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