WIRE — Cape Verde arrived at the 2026 FIFA World Cup as the tournament's smallest nation by population. It left as one of its defining stories. This feature explores how a nation of just over half a million people built a team capable of challenging the world's elite—and why its journey offers timely lessons for African football. The post Population vs. Planning: How Cape Verde built a World Cup blueprint Africa cannot ignore appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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