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Paul Myers

Cape Verde add new line to list of old names from Africa at 48-team World Cup

Fans gathered in streets throughout Cape Verde after the football team beat Eswatini 3-0 to qualify for the World cup for the first time. AFP - QUEILA FERNANDES

Of the nine nations definitely heading to next year's World Cup from the African confederation, only Cape Verde will be sending a squad to the competition for the first time.

Ghana, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa have all experienced the slings and arrows of fortune at the most prestigious national team tournament on at least three occasions since it began in 1930.

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