Cape Verde Islands vs Mauritania — Africa Cup of Nations: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 11′Cape Verde Islands, yellow card:Foul
- 35′Mauritania, substitution:offO. Gassama
- Half-time
- 66′Mauritania, substitution:offS. Amar
- 66′Mauritania, substitution:offH. Tanjy
- 71′Cape Verde Islands, substitution:off
- 71′Cape Verde Islands, substitution:off
- 79′Mauritania, substitution:I. Keita
- 80′Mauritania, substitution:off
- 85′Cape Verde Islands, substitution:off
- 87′Mauritania, yellow card:Foul
- 88′Cape Verde Islands, penalty goal:1–0Penalty
- 90+5′Cape Verde Islands, substitution:off
- Full-time1 – 0
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Cape Verde Islands vs Mauritania — the facts
Cape Verde Islands beat Mauritania 1–0 (half-time 0–0).
Cape Verde Islands met Mauritania in the Africa Cup of Nations (Round of 16). Kick-off was Monday, 29 January 2024, 17:00 UTC at Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Referee: Mohamed Adel.
Team pages: Cape Verde Islands · Mauritania · Africa Cup of Nations
Key moments
- 88' Goal (penalty): Ryan Mendes — 1–0
Starting line-ups
Cape Verde Islands (4-3-3)
- 1 Vózinha
- 8 João Paulo
- 4 Pico
- 5 Logan Costa
- 23 Steven Moreira
- 14 Deroy Duarte
- 26 Kevin Pina
- 10 Jamiro Monteiro
- 7 Jovane Cabral
- 21 Bebé
- 20 Ryan Mendes
Mauritania (4-4-1-1)
- 16 Babacar Niasse
- 2 K. Diaw
- 5 Lamine Ba
- 21 H. Houbeib
- 20 I. Keita
- 9 H. Tanjy
- 4 O. Gassama
- 8 M. Bodda
- 23 S. Amar
- 19 Aboubakary Koita
- 11 Souleymane Anne
About this match
On this page: the Cape Verde Islands vs Mauritania final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Africa Cup of Nations fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Cape Verde Islands and Mauritania team pages or the Africa Cup of Nations page.

