Cape Verde Islands vs RwandaResult, Lineups & H2H

Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications

2027

Cape Verde Islands

1

-FT

2

Sep 29, 2026

Rwanda

Niyomugabo45+2'

Iradukunda52'

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

7.3

90'+3Substitution

Kevin Muhire· In

Bonheur Mugisha· Out

Rwanda

90'+3Substitution

Innocent Nshuti· In

Joy-Lance Mickels· Out

Rwanda

85'Substitution

Garry Rodrigues· In

Benchimol· Out

Cape Verde Islands

75'Substitution

Dailon Livramento· In

Ryan Mendes· Out

Cape Verde Islands

75'Substitution

Jamiro Monteiro· In

Telmo Arcanjo· Out

Cape Verde Islands

69'Substitution

Noam Emeran· In

Leroy Mickels· Out

Rwanda

69'Substitution

Jojea Kwizera· In

Gilbert Mugisha· Out

Rwanda

62'Substitution

Jovane Cabral· In

Cape Verde Islands

62'Substitution

Nuno da Costa· In

Ayoni Santos· Out

Cape Verde Islands

58'Yellow Card

Rwanda

57'Yellow Card

Elie Iradukunda

Rwanda

Goal!

1-2

Elie Iradukunda

52'·Rwanda

⚽

51'Yellow Card

Joy-Lance Mickels

Rwanda

46'Substitution

Elie Iradukunda· In

Abeddy Biramahire· Out

Rwanda

Goal!

1-1

Claude Niyomugabo

45'+2·Rwanda

⚽

Goal!

1-0

40'·Cape Verde Islands

⚽

37'Yellow Card

Cape Verde Islands

24'Yellow Card

Bonheur Mugisha

Rwanda

Statistics of the Game

Cape Verde Islands

Rwanda

70%Ball Possession30%

19Shots Total6

6Shots On Target2

4Corners3

16Fouls17

1Yellow Cards4

1Offsides1

0Saves5

496Passes216

9Shots Off Target3

110Attacks48

54Dangerous Attacks13

9Shots Inside Box2

10Shots Outside Box4

1Goals2

17Free Kicks16

4Shots Blocked1

5Substitutions5

9Tackles16

1Assists2

454Accurate Passes157

0Injuries2

25Total Crosses10

9Accurate Crosses3

6Interceptions5

45Duels Won41

3Big Chances Created1

2Big Chances Missed0

Cape Verde Islands

Manager: Humberto Bettencourt

Starting XI

1

V

6.0

2

WP

6.1

5

LC

6.7

3

DB

7.1

13

SC

Sidny Lopes Cabral

6.6

6

KL

6.8

20

RM

7.0

18

TA

7.1

16

D

6.5

25

AS

6.7

9

B

7.0

Substitutes

4

RL

7

JC

6.3

8

JP

10

JM

Jamiro Monteiro

6.8

11

GR

Garry Rodrigues

6.9

12

MR

14

DD

15

LD

19

DL

Dailon Livramento

6.6

21

NC

6.7

22

J

23

CS

Manager: Stephen Constantine

Starting XI

1

FN

7.3

24

GB

Gilbert Byiringiro

6.7

5

AM

7.0

25

PK

6.5

2

CN

Claude Niyomugabo

6.9

15

BM

Bonheur Mugisha

6.6

4

DB

Djihad Bizimana

6.6

12

GM

Gilbert Mugisha

6.0

20

JM

Joy-Lance Mickels

6.8

13

LM

6.7

7

AB

Abeddy Biramahire

6.6

Substitutes

3

EI

Emmanuel Imanishimwe

6

OU

Obed Uwumukiza

8

SG

Samuel Gueulette

9

JM

Joy Slayd Mickels

10

NE

6.5

11

KM

14

EI

Elie Iradukunda

16

CN

Clement Niyigena

17

IN

Innocent Nshuti

18

AH

Adolphe Hakizimana

22

JK

6.5

26

DN

Darryl Nkulikiyimana

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Diney Borges DF	7.1	90'	0	0	1/2	84	-	9/12
Telmo Arcanjo MF	7.1	75'	0	0	1/2	47	1	4/6
Benchimol FW	7.0	85'	1	0	2/3	9	1	2/6
Ryan Mendes MF	7.0	75'	0	1	-	25	-	0/3
Garry Rodrigues FW	6.9	5'	0	0	0/2	3	-	4/4
Kevin Lenini MF	6.8	90'	0	0	1/2	70	1	3/8
Jamiro Monteiro MF	6.8	15'	0	0	-	14	-	2/3
Logan Costa DF	6.7	90'	0	0	-	77	1	2/4
Ayoni Santos MF	6.7	62'	0	0	0/3	19	2	6/9
Nuno da Costa FW	6.7	28'	0	0	0/1	6	2	2/7
Sidny Lopes Cabral DF	6.6	90'	0	0	1/3	44	-	2/6
Dailon Livramento FW	6.6	15'	0	0	-	6	-	1/1
Djé MF	6.5	62'	0	0	-	17	-	5/7
Jovane Cabral FW	6.3	28'	0	0	0/1	13	-	0/3
Wagner Pina DF	6.1	90'	0	0	-	38	1	3/7
Vozinha GK	6.0	90'	0	0	-	24	-	-

Cape Verde Islands vs Rwanda — computed insights

Rwanda won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.(Score by goal: 40' 1-0, 45+2' 1-1, 52' 1-2.)

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Cape Verde Islands	15	L2	0	5	2	2	3/15	5-8
Rwanda	15	W3	3	0	3	1	9/15	9-5

Cape Verde Islands — last 5 games

D0-0 @ Spain2026-06-15
D2-2 @ Uruguay2026-06-21
D0-0 vs Saudi Arabia2026-06-27
L2-3 @ Argentina2026-07-03
L1-3 @ Mali2026-09-25

Rwanda — last 5 games

L0-1 vs Benin2025-10-10
L0-3 @ South Africa2025-10-14
W4-0 vs Grenada2026-03-27
W2-0 vs Estonia2026-03-30
W3-1 vs Liberia2026-09-25

How we calculate this

Previous Meetings

Last match

Draw 100%

(1/1)

Goals

0-0

Total matches

1

Recent matches

Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications•Nov 17, 2020

Cape Verde Islands

Head to Head

Last match

0

Cape Verde Islands wins

1

Draws

0

Rwanda wins

Goals Scored

0 - 0

Nov 17, 2020 • Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications

Cape Verde Islands

Matchday 2 — Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications

Match summary

Rwanda beat Cape Verde Islands 2-1 in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications, Group Stage.

Rwanda won with 30% of the possession.

More details:

Cape Verde Islands — live results and schedule Rwanda — live results and schedule