# Cape Verde men's national basketball team

The Cape Verde national basketball team represents Cape Verde in international basketball matches and is administered by the Federação Cabo-verdiana de Basquetebol.
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.

## Achievements

* Bronze medal at the 2006 Lusophony Games
* Bronze medal at the AfroBasket 2007
* Silver medal at the 2009 Lusophony Games

## Competitive record
### FIBA World Cup

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L |
| 1990 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Classification round | 28th | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Total | 1/10 | 5 | 1 | 4 |

### AfroBasket

Third place Fourth place
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Classification stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | Preliminary round | 9th | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2009 | Classification rounds | 13th | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2015 | Round of 16 | 10th | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2021 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | | | 39 | 21 | 18 |

### African Games

* 2011 – 6th

### Lusophony Games

* 2006 –
* 2009 –
* 2014 – 4th

## Team
### Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

### Head coach position

* Emanuel Trovoada – 2007
* Eric Silva – 2008
* Alex Nwora – 2009–2013
* Antonio Tavares – 2014
* Luis Magalhães – 2015
* Emanuel Trovoada – 2016–present

### Past rosters

Team for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship.
Roster for AfroBasket 2021.

## Kit
### Manufacturer

2015 – Peak

### Sponsor

2015 – Zap