Cape Verde Islands 1–2 Rwanda: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Rwanda beat Cape Verde Islands 1–2 in the Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification.

DimaScore · published 29 Sept 2026

Rwanda edged Cape Verde Islands 1–2 in the Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification. Cape Verde Islands: Gilson Benchimol (40'). Rwanda: Claude Niyomugabo (45+2'), — (52').

Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification · Group K

Cape Verde Islands

Gilson Benchimol 40'

1 – 2

FT

(HT 1-1)

Claude Niyomugabo 45+2'— 52'

Estadio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Playa

4-1-4-1

S. Constantine·4-2-3-1

Substitutes

23C. dos SantosGK
7Jovane CabralFWD
12Márcio RosaGK
4PicoDEF
22JójóDEF
11Garry RodriguesFWD
10Jamiro MonteiroMID
8João PauloMID
19D. LivramentoFWD
14Deroy DuarteMID
15L. DuarteMID
21Nuno da CostaFWD

8S. GueuletteMID
18Adolphe HakizimanaGK
3E. ImanishimweDEF
14Elie Tatou IradukundaMID
22J. KwizeraFWD
9J. MickelsFWD
11Kevin MuhireMID
16C. NiyigenaDEF
26Darryl NkulikiyimanaDEF
17I. NshutiFWD
6Obed ObedDEF
10Noam Fritz EmeranFWD

Events

24'

Bonheur Mugisha

Kevin Pina

37'

Gilson Benchimol (Ryan Mendes)

40'

45'

— Out: —

HT

45+2'

Claude Niyomugabo (A. Mutsinzi)

51'

J. Mickels

52'

— (J. Mickels)

57'

—

58'

A. Mutsinzi

A. Santos Out: Nuno da Costa

62'

José Luís Rocha Tavares Out: Jovane Cabral

62'

69'

Bonheur Mugisha Out: J. Kwizera

69'

L. Mickels Out: Noam Fritz Emeran

Ryan Mendes Out: D. Livramento

75'

Telmo Arcanjo Out: Jamiro Monteiro

75'

Gilson Benchimol Out: Garry Rodrigues

85'

90+3'

J. Mickels Out: —

90+3'

Bonheur Mugisha Out: —

Statistics

16Fouls17

1Offsides1

0Red Cards0

17Free Kicks15

19Total Shots6

4Corner Kicks3

496Total passes216

1Yellow Cards4

4Blocked Shots1

6Shots on Goal2

9Shots off Goal3

70%Ball Possession30%

454Passes accurate157

9Shots insidebox2

0Goalkeeper Saves5

10Shots outsidebox4

Ratings

Cape Verde Islands

Ryan Mendes

MID75'

7.7

Gilson Benchimol

FWD85'

7.6

Diney Borges

DEF90'

7.3

Logan Costa

DEF90'

6.9

Telmo Arcanjo

MID75'

6.9

S. Lopes Cabral

DEF90'

6.7

Nuno da Costa

FWD28'

6.6

Kevin Pina

MID90'

6.6

Garry Rodrigues

FWD5'

6.5

Wagner Pina

DEF90'

6.4

Rwanda

F. Ntwari

GK90'

7.4

Claude Niyomugabo

DEF90'

7.1

J. Mickels

MID93'

6.8

A. Mutsinzi

DEF90'

6.6

Reshad Nazari

46'

6.6

J. Kwizera

FWD21'

6.5

Noam Fritz Emeran

FWD21'

6.5

Bonheur Mugisha

MID93'

6.4

L. Mickels

MID69'

6.4

P. Kavita

DEF90'

6.2

Head-to-head

Over the last 2 meetings, Cape Verde Islands lead 0–0 (2 draws) against Rwanda.

17 Nov 2020Rwanda 0–0 Cape Verde Islands

12 Nov 2020Cape Verde Islands 0–0 Rwanda

FAQ

What was the score of Cape Verde Islands vs Rwanda?: Cape Verde Islands 1–2 Rwanda.
Who scored?: Cape Verde Islands : Gilson Benchimol (40') ; Rwanda : Claude Niyomugabo (45+2'), — (52')

Match Info

Competition

Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification

Date

Kick-off

Stadium

Estadio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Playa

Capacity

15,000

Referee

Djindo Louis Houngnandande

Round

Group K

Standings — top 5

1Morocco6

2Gabon3

3Niger3

4Lesotho0

1Egypt4

Cape Verde Islands 1–2 Rwanda: recap, goals & stats