Updated 29 September 2026, after full time.
Cape Verde 1-2 Rwanda in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications on 29 September 2026. Scorers: Benchimol for Cape Verde; Claude Niyomugabo for Rwanda.
Cape Verde 1-2 Rwanda was the final score in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications on Tuesday 29 September 2026. Scorers: Benchimol for Cape Verde; Claude Niyomugabo for Rwanda. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Cape Verde have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 8 and conceding 10, with results reading D L L L W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 4-2 win at home to Liberia in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications on 13 November.
Rwanda have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 9 and conceding 5, with results reading W D W W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-3 defeat away to Mali in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications on 13 November.
Ryan Mendes leads Cape Verde with 4 assists across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Cape Verde player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Cape Verde player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Abeddy Biramahire leads Rwanda with 6 shots across their last 10 games, 0.6 a game, the most of any Rwanda player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Rwanda player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Djindo Louis Houngnandande refereed Cape Verde vs Rwanda, averaging 11.5 fouls and 4.8 yellow cards per game across 4 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Stat | Cape Verde | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 70% | 30% |
| Shots | 19 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 2 |
| Corners | 4 | 3 |
| Fouls | 16 | 17 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 4 |
| Tackles | 9 | 16 |
| Passes | 496 | 216 |
Cape Verde: Benchimol 40'. Rwanda: C. Niyomugabo 45+2', E. Iradukunda 52'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.6 | 17 of 58 |
| Goals against | 0.8 | 13 of 58 |
| Shots | 9.8 | 17 of 58 |
| Shots on target | 3.9 | 17 of 58 |
| Fouls | 10.8 | 42 of 58 |
| Passes | 0.5 | 41 of 58 |
| Corners | 5.4 | 15 of 58 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.5 | 47 of 58 |
| Goals against | 0.9 | 19 of 58 |
| Shots | 7.2 | 32 of 58 |
| Shots on target | 2.9 | 32 of 58 |
| Fouls | 11.4 | 35 of 58 |
| Tackles | 14 | 6 of 58 |
| Passes | 209.3 | 5 of 58 |
| Corners | 2.6 | 43 of 58 |