{"id":33106,"date":"2026-04-23T22:58:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/cape-verde\/all-news\/palmeira-defends-title-against-scorpion-at-25-de-julho"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:58:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:58:05","slug":"palmeira-defends-title-against-scorpion-at-25-de-julho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/cape-verde\/all-news\/palmeira-defends-title-against-scorpion-at-25-de-julho","title":{"rendered":"Palmeira Defends Title Against Scorpion at 25 de Julho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Cape verde. <\/strong><\/span>The Palmeira team from Sal is set to begin its national title defense by facing Scorpion from Santiago Norte, according to the schedule released by the Cape Verdean Football Federation (FCF).<\/p>\n<p>The match is scheduled for Saturday, the 25th, at 4:00 PM, at the Esta\u0301dio 25 de Julho in Santa Cruz, located in the interior of Santiago Island.<\/p>\n<p>On the same day, Acade\u0301mico do Sal takes on Benfica da Brava; Acade\u0301mica do Porto Novo faces Atle\u0301tico de Sa\u0303o Nicolau; and A\u0301frica Show hosts Cutelinho from the island of Fogo.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, starting at 4:00 PM, Onze Unidos from Maio will host Mindelense, while Santo Crucifixo from Santo Anta\u0303o Norte will face off against Boavista da Praia at the Esta\u0301dio Joa\u0303o Serra in Ponta do Sol.<\/p>\n<p>The competition features 12 participating teams: the 10 regional champions, plus Palmeira (the defending champion) and Acade\u0301mico do Sal, who finished as runners-up in the Sal championship.<\/p>\n<p>Just like last year, the 2025\/2026 season will be contested using the UEFA Champions League format.<\/p>\n<p>Round 1 Matches<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, the 25th: Acade\u0301mico do Sal vs. Benfica da Brava; Scorpion vs. Palmeira; Acade\u0301mica do Porto Novo vs. Atle\u0301tico; and A\u0301frica Show vs. Cutelinho.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Cape verde<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Cape verde. The Palmeira team from Sal is set to begin its national title defense by facing Scorpion from Santiago Norte, according to the schedule released by the Cape Verdean Football Federation (FCF). The match is scheduled for Saturday, the 25th, at 4:00 PM, at the Esta\u0301dio 25 de Julho in Santa Cruz, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":33105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[328],"class_list":["post-33106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-cape-verde"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Palmeira Defends Title Against Scorpion at 25 de Julho - Cape Verde<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/cape-verde\/all-news\/palmeira-defends-title-against-scorpion-at-25-de-julho\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Palmeira Defends Title Against Scorpion at 25 de Julho - Cape Verde\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Africa-Press &#8211; Cape verde. 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