Cape Verde men's national basketball team
The Cape Verde national basketball team (Portuguese: seleção cabo-verdeiana de basquetebol) represents Cape Verde in international basketball matches and is administered by the Federação Cabo-verdiana de Basquetebol.
| FIBA ranking | 46 (1 March 2024) | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1988 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Africa | ||
| National federation | Federação Cabo-verdiana de Basquetebol | ||
| Coach | Emanuel Trovoada | ||
| Nickname(s) | Blue Sharks | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 | ||
| AfroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 7 | ||
| Medals | Bronze: (2007) | ||
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Its greatest accomplishment was the bronze medal at the AfroBasket 2007, where Cape Verde beat Egypt in its last game.
On 26 February 2023, Cape Verde qualified for their first-ever World Cup when they claimed their ticket to the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The country became the smallest nation to ever qualify for a World Cup, breaking a record that was held by Montenegro.
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