Cape Verde prepares for first WAFCON match in Morocco
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 28, 2026, 2:25 AM
Last updated Jul 28, 2026
Cape Verde's women's national football team is set for their inaugural match at the 2026 WAFCON in Morocco after qualifying for the tournament. The expanded competition features 16 teams and began on July 26. Cape Verde joins Group D alongside Ghana, Cameroon, and Mali. Key players Sandra Soares-Martins and Alivia Kelly, both from the diaspora, will play crucial roles in the team's campaign.
- •Cape Verde qualified by defeating Guinea and Mali in qualification matches.
- •The tournament was expanded from 12 to 16 teams by CAF.
- •Soares-Martins and Kelly represent the growing diaspora influence on the team.
- •The tournament started on July 26 and is being held in Morocco.
- •Cape Verde's historical football success includes participation in their first senior World Cup.
- 2:25 AMYahoo Sports — Cape Verde’s diaspora takes centre stage at WAFCON 2026
"‘Briu’ is a Cape Verdean Creole word that can mean grit, determination, drive, focus or energy. That’s how national team forward Sandra Soares-Martins describes the mood in camp as her side prep...
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