Cape Verde Islands

The Cape Verde Islands have built a reputation in African football that far exceeds the size of the small Atlantic archipelago. Known as the Blue Sharks, the nation of roughly 500,000 people has consistently punched above its weight since rising from minnow status in the early 2010s. Their breakthrough came with qualification for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, where they reached the quarter-finals in their debut appearance, and they have since become a regular presence at the continental to...