Cape Verde Islands host Liberia in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Both sides have found results hard to come by so far in this campaign, and neither has had much to shout about domestically.
Liberia's recent matches have swung between heavy defeats and scrappy draws, while Cape Verde's schedule has thrown up a real mix of opponents. That contrast is worth unpacking before settling on how this one might go.
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Form Guide
Cape Verde's last 19 matches include a string of World Cup fixtures against the likes of Argentina, Spain and Uruguay, which skews the sample. Nine draws in that run stand out, alongside four wins and six losses, with 22 goals scored and 20 conceded. It's a mixed bag rather than a clear pattern of strength.
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Cape Verde Islands: 19 completed matches; Liberia: 13 completed matches.
Cape Verde Islands
- Win
- 21.1% 4 / 19
- Draw
- 47.4% 9 / 19
- Loss
- 31.6% 6 / 19
- Scored
- 22
- Conceded
- 20
- Difference
- +2
Liberia
- Win
- 23.1% 3 / 13
- Draw
- 23.1% 3 / 13
- Loss
- 53.8% 7 / 13
- Scored
- 11
- Conceded
- 19
- Difference
- -8
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | Argentina | Cape Verde Islands | 04.07.2026 | 3-2 |
| World Cup | Cape Verde Islands | Saudi Arabia | 27.06.2026 | 0-0 |
| World Cup | Uruguay | Cape Verde Islands | 22.06.2026 | 2-2 |
| World Cup | Spain | Cape Verde Islands | 15.06.2026 | 0-0 |
| Friendlies | Cape Verde Islands | Bermuda | 06.06.2026 | 3-0 |
| Friendlies | Cape Verde Islands | Serbia | 31.05.2026 | 3-0 |
| FIFA Series | Cape Verde Islands | Finland | 30.03.2026 | 1-1 |
| FIFA Series | Chile | Cape Verde Islands | 27.03.2026 | 4-2 |
| Friendlies | Egypt | Cape Verde Islands | 17.11.2025 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies | Iran | Cape Verde Islands | 13.11.2025 | 0-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | Liberia | Sierra Leone | 09.06.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies | Sierra Leone | Liberia | 06.06.2026 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | Liberia | Libya | 31.03.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies | Benin | Liberia | 27.03.2026 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | Guinea | Liberia | 15.11.2025 | 2-0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | Algeria | Liberia | 17.11.2024 | 5-1 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | Liberia | Togo | 13.11.2024 | 1-0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | Liberia | Equatorial Guinea | 14.10.2024 | 1-2 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | Equatorial Guinea | Liberia | 11.10.2024 | 1-0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | Liberia | Algeria | 10.09.2024 | 0-3 |
Liberia's record over their last 13 is thinner: three wins, three draws and seven losses, with just 11 goals scored against 19 conceded. Several of those defeats came against stronger regional sides like Algeria and Equatorial Guinea, suggesting they've found the step up tough going.
Neither side arrives with a settled winning run, so recent form alone doesn't point strongly either way.
Comparative Team Statistics: Cape Verde Islands vs Liberia
Head-to-Head
There are only two recorded meetings between these two, both from World Cup qualifying back in 2021. Cape Verde won 1-0 at home, while Liberia won 1-2 in the reverse fixture. It's a genuinely split history, and a small one at that.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup - Qualification Africa | Cape Verde Islands | Liberia | 10.10.2021 | 1-0 |
| World Cup - Qualification Africa | Liberia | Cape Verde Islands | 07.10.2021 | 1-2 |
Group Standings
Both teams sit on zero points after two games in this qualifying group, with Cape Verde third and Liberia fourth. Cape Verde have scored two and conceded five, Liberia have scored one and conceded four. The table shown only covers these two sides, so it doesn't tell us about the rest of the group, but both clearly need a result here.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group K | |||||||
| 1 | Rwanda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5/2 | 6 |
| 2 | Mali | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4/1 | 6 |
| 3 | Cape Verde Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2/5 | 0 |
| 4 | Liberia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/4 | 0 |
With both teams still searching for their first points, this could end up a tense, cagey contest rather than an open one.
Team News
Information is limited here. Liberia's S. Nimely is listed as their top scorer with one goal from one match, and A. Kosiah has picked up a yellow card in the same sample. There's no equivalent detail available for Cape Verde, so this isn't enough to draw conclusions about either squad's shape for this fixture.
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Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jovane Cabral | Cape Verde | 28 | Attacker | 174 | 72 |
| Vózinha | Cape Verde | 40 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 75 |
| Logan Costa | Cape Verde | 25 | Defender | 190 | 91 |
| Nuno da Costa | Cape Verde | 35 | Attacker | 184 | 70 |
| Deroy Duarte | Cape Verde | 27 | Midfielder | 177 | 68 |
| L. Duarte | Netherlands | 29 | Midfielder | 180 | 67 |
| Diney Borges | Cape Verde | 31 | Defender | 185 | 78 |
| Márcio Rosa | Cape Verde | 29 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 80 |
| Garry Rodrigues | Cape Verde | 35 | Midfielder | 173 | 73 |
| Ryan Mendes | Cape Verde | 36 | Midfielder | 178 | 75 |
| Jamiro Monteiro | Cape Verde | 32 | Midfielder | 172 | 63 |
| Pico | Cape Verde | 34 | Defender | 182 | 83 |
| Kevin Pina | Cape Verde | 29 | Midfielder | 181 | 80 |
| João Paulo | Cape Verde | 28 | Midfielder | 180 | 77 |
| C. dos Santos | USA | 26 | Goalkeeper | 194 | 86 |
| Telmo Arcanjo | Cape Verde | 25 | Midfielder | 180 | 77 |
| Kelvin Pires | Cape Verde | 26 | Defender | 193 | 87 |
| Jójó | Portugal | 25 | Defender | 186 | 76 |
| S. Lopes Cabral | Netherlands | 24 | Defender | 170 | n/a |
| Gilson Benchimol | Cape Verde | 24 | Attacker | 187 | 79 |
| Wagner Pina | Portugal | 24 | Defender | 180 | 73 |
| D. Livramento | Netherlands | 25 | Attacker | 185 | 82 |
| José Luís Rocha Tavares | Cape Verde | 23 | Midfielder | 178 | n/a |
| A. Santos | Netherlands | 21 | Midfielder | 166 | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Nimely | Liberia | 28 | Attacker | 178 cm | 75 kg |
| K. Sherman | Liberia | 34 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| P. Wilson | Liberia | 30 | Attacker | 183 | 74 |
| O. Dorley | Liberia | 28 | Midfielder | 173 | 63 |
| M. Sangare | Liberia | 27 | Midfielder | 191 | 85 |
| Ashley Williams | Liberia | 26 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 76 |
| Tommy Gbayeh Songo | Liberia | 31 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Edward Ledlum | Liberia | 27 | Midfielder | 175 | |
| Jamal Arago | Liberia | 33 | Defender | ||
| F. Nyenetue | Norway | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| N. Kenneh | Liberia | 23 | Midfielder | 190 | n/a |
| S. Dweh | Liberia | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Kosiah | Liberia | 25 | Attacker | 188 | 79 |
| D. Teah | Liberia | 20 | Midfielder | 179 | n/a |
| Sabastien Teclar | Liberia | 26 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| P. Tarnue | Liberia | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| E. Fully | Liberia | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Bryant Farkarlun | Liberia | 25 | Attacker | 170 | 68 |
| Salomon Tweh | Liberia | 22 | Midfielder | 182 cm | n/a |
| P. Tarnue | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Amos Wesseh | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| K. Cole | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| P. Martor | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| G. Wallace | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
Taking everything together, there's just not enough here to back one side with confidence. Cape Verde's form includes games against far stronger opposition than they'll face in this group, while Liberia have shown they can be beaten comfortably by similar-level sides.
Given the thin history between these two and the early-group pressure both are under, we're passing on this one rather than forcing a view.
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