After nearly 16 years with the national team, Captain Ryan Mendes is finally leading the Blue Sharks to their historic first-ever World Cup. Photo: AFP
Young footballers at the Bola pra Frente soccer school in Praia hone their skills ahead of Cape Verde’s historic first World Cup appearance. Photo: AFP
Silvéria Nédio beamed as she watched young footballers from the soccer school she is in charge of battling on the pitch in Praia ahead of Cape Verde's first-ever World Cup.
"We are a small country, but the dream is big," she said.
For the first time in history, the tiny volcanic archipelago of just 525 000 people, one of the smallest countries in the world, has qualified for the competition.
