Cape Verde
AFRICA CUP 2015
Nations Cup appearances: 1
Best result: Quarter-finals (2013)
Coach: Rui Aguas (Portugal)
Key players: Babanco, Heldon, Mendes
Fifa ranking: 40
Cape Verde is the smallest country to ever compete at a Nations Cup.
Yet the 'Blue Sharks' reached the quarter-finals when making their Nations Cup finals debut in 2013.
All of their current squad play their club football outside of Cape Verde.
2018 World Cup second round qualifiers.
Chad and Comoros with shock wins.
Yaya Toure has been included on an initial list of 37 names.
Cape Verde continue rankings rise.
Togo won their second straight 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
Egypt edge back into word's top 50.
Congo reach new high in Fifa rankings.
African sides have learned who they will face
Sierra Leone, Malawi and Ethiopia lose out on latest Fifa rankings.
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