The sides played out a goalless impasse on Friday in Praia following which the standings in Gathering B continued as before.
Cape Verde is currently in second place with four points from three games and is still in contention for a direct spot in the AFCON finals, while Eswatini is in third place with just two points.
After this matchday, both teams will be eager to improve their chances of qualifying for the playoffs by winning their remaining two games.
The King’s Shield is hoping to make their tournament debut, while the Blue Sharks have only made three appearances, the last of which was in 2021.
eswatini vs cape verde Match Details :
- Eswatini – Cape Verde
- Cup of Nations Qualification Africa
- Date – 28/03/2023
- Starting time – 13:00 UTC
eswatini vs cape verde Prediction :
Both teams are scheduled to play group leaders Burkina Faso in their remaining matches, which could result in a potential banana skin because of their grim stalemate last week. In an effort to improve their chances of qualifying, the teams could go all out here. However, due to the lack of talent in both teams, we anticipate a goal-based draw.
Prediction: Eswatini 1-1 Cape Verde
Eswatini vs cape verde Head to Head :
The teams have met just three times before, and two of those encounters have ended in draws, including the 0-0 draw last week.
In a World Cup qualifier in November 2003, Cape Verde defeated Eswatini 3-0. This is the only match between these two teams that has resulted in a victory.
Eswatini has lost all three of their games recently. In their last four matches, Cape Verde has only lost one and kept two clean sheets, both in AFCON qualifying matches.
Cape Verde’s Ryan Mendes is just three objectives from approaching his side’s unequaled scoring record of 15 objectives, at present held by Heldon.
Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha could arrive at 60 covers for the public group assuming that he plays on Tuesday, making him simply the second player to outperform the achievement after record appearance-producer Babanco (62).
With a strike on Tuesday, Eswatini’s Sabelo Ndzinisa could surpass Felix Badenhorst to become the nation’s most prolific goal scorer. Both players currently have 15 goals.
eswatini vs cape verde Team News :
Since the start of this round, the home team has won once and lost once. The campaign for Cape Verde began with a 2-0 loss to Burkina Faso; However, when they beat Togo 2-0 at home, they got back to winning.
They prevailed over Togo with all three points thanks to two goals from Julio Alvarez and one in the final minute. Cape Verde will unquestionably be one of the two teams competing for an AFCON spot.
Eswatini After winning their previous two games, the Sihlangu Semnikati of Eswatini enter this match with a win. Eswatini defeated Togo by one point, defying all odds. A humiliating (1-3) performance against Burkina Faso followed the result.
The majority of their players live at home and long to compete in the AFCON for the first time in their history.
In the recent COSAFA (Council of Southern Africa Football Association) tournament, they finished as the third-best team. They prevailed in penalty shootouts (5-3) over Mozambique.
eswatini vs cape verde Betting Tips :
- Eswatini has lost ten consecutive matches at home.
- Eswatini wins the first half in 0% of matches, while Cape Verde wins the first half in 40% of games.
- In the five matches they’ve played recently, Cape Verde has performed better than Eswatini.
- Cape Verde wins the first half in 33% of their games, while Eswatini wins it in 0% of their games.
- Cape Verde outperforms Eswatini in the qualification phase of the Africa Cup of Nations.
- Eswatini has a dash of 2 coordinates with 0 scored objectives.
eswatini vs cape verde Lineups :
Ethiopia:
Shanko, Reshid, Yohannes, Tonjo, Debebe Meleyo, Endeshaw, Alemu, Yohannes, Solomon and Tafesse.
Cape Verde:
Rosa, Delmiro, Furtado, Fortes, Tavares, Lopes, Nenass, Paulo, Soares, Mendes, Tavares and Semedo.
eswatini vs cape verde Where To Watch :
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |