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Cape Verde have one player in the top five leagues - so how are they Africa's top side, ahead of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Sweden and 14 places above Scotland in FIFA rankings?
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Cape Verde players pose for photographers before the start of the during the African Cup of Nations 2022 group A soccer match between Cape Verde and Burkina Faso at the Ahmadou Ahidjo
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