The Cape Verde national handball team is the national handball team of Cape Verde.[2]

Cape Verde qualified for the 2021 World Championship after placing fifth in their first participation in the African Championship. But they had to withdraw from the tournament, after not having the minimum of players available, due to several cases of players who tested positive for COVID-19. The team qualified to the 2023 World Championship after beating Angola in the quarterfinals of the African tournament.

Results

World Championship

African Championship

Current squad

Squad for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.[5][6]

Head coach: Jorge Rito

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Élcio Fernandes (1996-09-23) 23 September 1996 (age 28) 1.96 m 16 0 Spain CB Burgos
2 RB Edmilson García (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 26) 1.85 m 0 0 Portugal Associação Artistica de Avanca
3 LB Délcio Pina (1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 (age 32) 1.98 m 40 31 Portugal Madeira Andebol SAD
4 P Ivo Santos (1992-04-28) 28 April 1992 (age 32) 2.00 m 28 1 Germany Bergischer HC
5 LB Edmilson Araújo (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 (age 31) 1.87 m 6 12 France Istres Provence Handball
6 CB Leandro Semedo (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 30) 1.94 m 47 19 Kuwait Kuwait SC
8 RB Hafsteinn Ramos (2000-02-29) 29 February 2000 (age 24) 1.90 m 0 0 Iceland Íþróttafélagið Grótta
10 RB Bruno Landim (1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 31) 1.93 m 24 24 Saudi Arabia Al-Taraji Club
11 RW Admilson Furtado (1995-09-30) 30 September 1995 (age 29) 1.77 m 22 18 Iceland Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður
12 GK Edmilson Gonçalves (1993-12-26) 26 December 1993 (age 31) 1.89 m 13 1 Portugal Boa-Hora
13 P Paulo Moreno (1992-05-08) 8 May 1992 (age 32) 1.97 m 10 28 France C' Chartres Métropole Handball
14 LW Alexandre Pereira (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 30) 1.86 m 20 2 Portugal C.F. Os Belenenses
15 LW Gilson Correia (1995-04-23) 23 April 1995 (age 29) 1.75 m 13 1 Luxembourg CHEV Diekirch
16 GK Bruno Fernandes (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 23) 1.92 m 3 0 Portugal IFC Torrense
17 RB Rafael Andrade (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 28) 1.96 m 34 0 Portugal Vitória
44 CB Gualther Furtado (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995 (age 30) 1.85 m 31 21 Spain Club Cisne de Balonmano
48 RW Malvino Varela (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 22) 1.77 m 0 0 Cape Verde Girassol
55 CB Isaías Sousa (2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 21) 1.75 m 0 0 Cape Verde Associação Asa Stars

References

  1. ^ Handball Egypt 2021 [@Egypt2021EN] (15 January 2021). "Cape Verde" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2020 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Andebol: Cabo Verde estreia-se no Campeonato Africano de Andebol com derrota frente a Tunísia". faapa.info. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Match cancellation: Cape Verde vs Germany". IHF. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Cape Verde withdraw from the 27th IHF Men's World Championship". IHF. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Lista oficial dos 16 convocados para o Mundial 2025" (in Portuguese). instagram.com. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Team Roster Cape Verde" (PDF). ihf.info. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde_men%27s_national_handball_team
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