The top-ranked African team at this World Cup will automatically qualify for the Paris Olympics; so far, South Sudan, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast and Angola all have 1-1 records in the race for that ...

A historic day for African basketball, with South Sudan, Cape Verde getting World Cup wins. It was a double-dose of history for African basketball: South Sudan beat China 89-69 at Manila and Cape ...

Cape Verde defender Roberto "Pico" Lopes, right, poses with young fans at the team's hotel in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Cape Verde starts its Africa Cup of Nations campaign ...

Get ready for the FIBA Basketball World Cup with a team-by-team breakdown of the 32 countries in the competition. From NBA.com Staff Cape Verde has qualified for the 2023 World Basketball ...

Cape Verde Islands captain Ryan Mendes and goalkeeper Vozinha will return for a fourth African Cup of Nations after being named on Friday in a 26-man squad for the finals but hopes of including ...

Cape Verde earned an appearance at the World Cup by participating in FIBA's first-ever African Qualifiers event. After defeating Cote d'Ivoire, the nation of an estimated fewer than 600,000 ...

The Cape Verde Islands, the smallest country competing at the Africa Cup of Nations finals, became the first to book their place in the next stage of the competition as they beat Mozambique 3-0 on ...

Cape Verde is one of the world's least-populated nations, with fewer residents than any country that qualified for the Basketball World Cup. They stood tall on Monday at the World Cup — both ...

MANILA – South Sudan is the world's youngest nation, gaining its independence only 12 years ago. Cape Verde is one of the world's least-populated nations, with fewer residents than any country ...