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.
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Equatorial Guinea ranked in top 50 in latest Fifa world rankings.
The Confederation of African Football voted on Tuesday to remove an age limit on its officials.
Two new members will be elected as Africa's representatives on Fifa's executive committee on Tuesday.
Ten-man Portugal struggled without captain Cristiano Ronaldo.
Algeria remained the top-ranked African side in Fifa's list for March, one place above Africa Cup of Nations winners Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast have leapt up the latest Fifa world rankings.
Cape Verde & Zambia out in stalemate
Cape Verde and DR Congo play out draw.
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