Cape Verde vs Liberia: 4–2

Cape Verde beat Liberia 4–2 in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying on Friday, 13 November 2026 at National Stadium Cape Verde, Praia, Cape Verde Islands.

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying (2027 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying, Group Stage)
Kick-off time: Fri, 13 Nov 2026, 16:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: National Stadium Cape Verde, Praia, Cape Verde Islands
Teams: Cape Verde (home), Liberia (away)

Goals

5' — Ayoni Santos (Cape Verde)
36' — Franklin Nyenetue (Liberia)
38' — Djé (Cape Verde)
43' — Dailon Livramento (Cape Verde)
90'+1' — Sanches Fernandes (Cape Verde)
90'+5' — Ayouba Kosiah (penalty) (Liberia)

Match statistics

Statistic	Cape Verde	Liberia
Possession (%)	53.1	46.9
Shots	11	10
Shots on target	5	2
Corners	6	8
Fouls	24	8
Yellow cards	1	2

Starting line-ups

Cape Verde (4-1-4-1): Vozinha (G), Diney Borges (CD-L), Logan Costa (CD-R), Deroy Duarte (DM), João Paulo (LB), Sidny Lopes Cabral (RB), Djé (CM-L), Ayoni Santos (CM-R), Hélio Varela (LM), Ryan Mendes (RM), Dailon Livramento (F).

Liberia (4-4-2): Ashley Williams (G), Arago Jamal (CD-L), Sampson Dweh (CD-R), Emmanuel Fully (LB), Sylvanus Nimely (RB), Nohan Kenneh (CM-L), Salomon Tweh (CM-R), Edward Ledlum (LM), Franklin Nyenetue (RM), Ayouba Kosiah (CF-L), Divine Teah (CF-R).

Recent form

Cape Verde: drew 2–2 away to Uruguay (21 Jun); drew 0–0 vs Saudi Arabia (27 Jun); lost 3–2 away to Argentina (3 Jul); lost 3–1 away to Mali (25 Sept); lost 2–1 vs Rwanda (29 Sept).

Liberia: lost 1–0 away to Benin (27 Mar); drew 2–2 vs Libya (31 Mar); won 3–1 vs Sierra Leone (9 Jun); lost 3–1 away to Rwanda (25 Sept); lost 1–0 vs Mali (29 Sept).