Cape Verde men's national handball team
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The Cape Verde national handball team is the national handball team of Cape Verde.[2]
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Cape Verde | |||
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Nickname | Blue sharks[1] | ||
Association | Federação Cabo-verdiana de Andebol | ||
Coach | Ljubomir Obradović | ||
Assistant coach | Živojin Maksić | ||
Captain | Leandro Semedo | ||
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Results | |||
World Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (First in 2021) | ||
Best result | 23rd (2023) | ||
African Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (First in 2020) | ||
Best result | 2nd (2022) | ||
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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.