Roberto Lopes and Cape Verde bowed out of the Africa Cup of Nations as they were reduced to nine men against Senegal in Bafoussam on Tuesday evening.
Midfielder Patrick Andrade and goalkeeper Vozinha were sent off in either half as the Blue Sharks were eventually undone by Liverpool striker Sadio Mané.
Crumlin defender Lopes was forced off at half time as he suffered a recurrent bout of food poisoning but his teammates held out for almost an hour.
