Cape Verde vs Mauritania. Will Bubishta's boys continue to tear apart CAN?
On January 29, as part of the 1/8 finals of the African Cup of Nations, at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Arena (Abidjan), the teams of Cape Verde and Mauritania will compete.
The Cape Verdean national team cannot boast of high-profile victories at the international level; only three times in their history have the “Creoles” made it to the main round of the continental championship. This time, Bubishta's team performed well; in three group round meetings, the team achieved two wins and a draw. In the last match, the “blue sharks” shared points with the Egyptian team 2:2. Benchimol and Teixeira scored goals for the Creoles.
The Cape Verde team is located on the first step in Quartet B, earning 7 points with a goal difference of 7:3.
Mauritania
The Mauritania national team has improved in recent years, thanks to which in 2019 the team began to regularly qualify for the main round of the Nations Cup. In this competition, Amir Abdu's team achieved a historic result, making it to the playoffs of the championship for the first time in its history. In the decisive match of the group round, the Murabitons beat the Algerian national team with a minimal score 1:0. Dellahi turned out to be the scorer of the winning goal for the “yellow-greens”.
The Mauritania team took 3rd place in Group D, earning 3 points with a goal difference of 3:4.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Cape Verde vs Mauritania
Cape VerdeThe Cape Verdean national team cannot boast of high-profile victories at the international level; only three times in their history have the “Creoles” made it to the main round of the continental championship. This time, Bubishta's team performed well; in three group round meetings, the team achieved two wins and a draw. In the last match, the “blue sharks” shared points with the Egyptian team 2:2. Benchimol and Teixeira scored goals for the Creoles.
The Cape Verde team is located on the first step in Quartet B, earning 7 points with a goal difference of 7:3.
Mauritania
The Mauritania national team has improved in recent years, thanks to which in 2019 the team began to regularly qualify for the main round of the Nations Cup. In this competition, Amir Abdu's team achieved a historic result, making it to the playoffs of the championship for the first time in its history. In the decisive match of the group round, the Murabitons beat the Algerian national team with a minimal score 1:0. Dellahi turned out to be the scorer of the winning goal for the “yellow-greens”.
The Mauritania team took 3rd place in Group D, earning 3 points with a goal difference of 3:4.
Cape Verde vs Mauritania facts
- Mauritania have failed to win 6 of their last 7 matches;
- The total was over 2.5 in 7 of Cape Verde's last 10 matches 2.81.
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