In the early morning of January 14, Beijing time, the African Cup of Nations final group stage Group A began, Cape Verde men's football team lost 0-1 to Burkina Faso men's football team, and Cameroon men's football team defeated Ethiopia men's football team 4-1. At this point, Cameroon qualified in the early round, Burkina Faso and Cape Verde scored 3 points, and Ethiopia fell to the bottom.
In the first round of the group stage, Cape Verde defeated Ethiopia 1-0, Cameroon defeated Burkina Faso 2-1, Cameroon and Cape Verde scored three points, and the number of goals ranked first and second in the group, occupying the initiative.
In the second round of the group stage, Cameroon's match against Ethiopia took the lead, opening with the fourth point, Dawa Hotsa made a fantastic start for Ethiopia, and in the 8th minute, Cameroon equalized. In the second half, Cameroon burst into flames, scoring three more goals in 15 minutes, and Ekambi and Abubakar scored twice to win 4-1.
Later in the next game, Cape Verde FC played Burkina Faso. In the latest FIFA world rankings, Cape Verde ranked 73rd, one place higher than the Chinese men's team, and Burkina Faso ranked higher, ranking 60th.
The final score was 1-0, with Bernma scoring in the 39th minute of the first half to help Burkina Faso beat Cape Verde to move up to second in the group.
The team that won in the first round, only Cameroon qualified one round in advance, becoming the first team to qualify for the knockout round of this African Cup of Nations, and Cape Verde suffered the first defeat and did not qualify for the early round.
Speaking of Cape Verde, it is exactly one place higher than the world ranking of the national football team, so it has attracted the attention of domestic fans. With a population of only 540,000 and a land area of only 4,033 square kilometers, Cape Verde is an archipelago of Cape Verde located in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Among the Teams in the African Region, Cape Verde is in the middle position, placed in the Asian Region, is an absolute Asian first-class team, can compete with Japan and Iran, and the national football team will lose at least 2 goals and more against Cape Verde.