To face Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone on June 9 and 16, the Cape Verde coach has selected 20 players. Note the absence of Ryan Mendes, who is injured with his club Lille. However, Tavares, who recently extended his contract with Dijon, is included in the squad.
Revelation of the last Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) with a historic quarter-final performance, Cape Verde maintains its chances of qualifying for the final round of the 2014 World Cup.
The selected players for Cape Verde are:
Goalkeepers: Fock, Vozinha. Defenders: Carlitos, Gégé, Guy Ramos, Kay, Nivaldo, Stopira. Midfield: Alex, Babanco, Calú, David Silva, Marco Soares, Sita, T. Varela. Attackers: Brito, Djaniny, Heldon, Platini, Tavares.