African Cup of Nations qualification 2023

Eswatini 0–1 Cape Verde

Tuesday 28 Mar 2023 · Mbombela, South Africa (neutral)

Eswatini0–1Cape Verde

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Mendes

56′0–1Ryan Mendes Cape Verde

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Eswatini

Came on

5Bongwa Matsebula↑63′
4Sandile Gamedze↑63′
13Leon Manyisa↑82′

Cape Verde

1VozinhaGK
4Pico LopesDF
5Ivanildo FernandesDF
6Deroy DuarteDF ↓47′
15João PauloDF
7Willy SemedoMF
8Telmo ArcanjoMF
13Kevin PinaMF ↓47′
77Garry RodriguesMF ↓63′
17Gilson TavaresFW ↓83′
20Ryan MendesFW● ↓67′

Came on

10Jamiro Monteiro↑47′
24Cuca↑47′
21Bebé↑63′
8Bryan Teixeira↑67′
23Diney Borges↑83′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Eswatini: 1404 → 1393
Cape Verde: 1576 → 1587

Expected score for Eswatini: 27.1% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 6, 2003–2025.

Eswatini wins: 0
Draws: 2
Cape Verde wins: 4

Form either side

Eswatini

Before

1–1 v Malawi 8 Jul 2022 · COSAFA Cup 2022
2–0 v Lesotho 10 Jul 2022 · COSAFA Cup 2022
1–1 v Senegal 13 Jul 2022 · COSAFA Cup 2022
0–2 v Botswana 15 Jul 2022 · COSAFA Cup 2022
0–0 v Cape Verde 24 Mar 2023 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2023

After

0–2 v Togo 18 Jun 2023 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
0–1 v Botswana 5 Jul 2023 · COSAFA Cup 2023
2–1 v Namibia 8 Jul 2023 · COSAFA Cup 2023
1–2 v South Africa 11 Jul 2023 · COSAFA Cup 2023
0–0 v Burkina Faso 8 Sep 2023 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2023

Cape Verde

Before

0–2 v Burkina Faso 3 Jun 2022 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2022
2–0 v Togo 7 Jun 2022 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2022
0–1 v Ecuador 11 Jun 2022 · Friendly
2–1 v Bahrain 23 Sep 2022 · Friendly
0–0 v Eswatini 24 Mar 2023 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2023

After

0–0 v Morocco 12 Jun 2023 · Friendly
3–1 v Burkina Faso 18 Jun 2023 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
2–3 v Togo 10 Sep 2023 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
1–5 v Algeria 12 Oct 2023 · Friendly
1–2 v Comoros 17 Oct 2023 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Eswatini

0–0 v Cape Verde 24 Mar 2023
0–1 v Cape Verde 28 Mar 2023
0–2 v Togo 18 Jun 2023
0–0 v Burkina Faso 8 Sep 2023

Cape Verde

0–0 v Eswatini 24 Mar 2023
1–0 v Eswatini 28 Mar 2023
3–1 v Burkina Faso 18 Jun 2023
2–3 v Togo 10 Sep 2023

Every Eswatini v Cape Verde match6

From Eswatini's side.


13 Oct 2025	Cape Verde	0–3	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
21 Nov 2023	Cape Verde	0–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2023	—
28 Mar 2023	Cape Verde	0–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations qualification 2023	—
24 Mar 2023	Cape Verde	0–0	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2023	—
16 Nov 2003	Cape Verde	0–3	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2003	—
12 Oct 2003	Cape Verde	1–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2003	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN