Julio Tavares scored the winner as Cape Verde started their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 1-0 victory on Sunday over Ethiopia who performed numerous the game with 10 men.
The Saudi-basically based striker headed Cape Verde forward in first-half stoppage time in Yaounde after Ethiopia had defender Yared Bayeh sent off with perfect 12 minutes long gone.
Cape Verde, whose three Cup of Nations appearances at have all come since 2013, gained for perfect the 2d time on the tournament and sit stage on functions with hosts Cameroon on the head of Group A.
Ethiopia confronted a further and extra uphill mission after Bayeh’s yellow card became as soon as upgraded to red following a VAR overview for his take care of on Tavares as the Cape Verde participant ran by approach to on device.
Teklemariam Shanko produced an even keep to claw the ball to security after Ethiopia defender Mignot Debebe diverted a spoiled towards his private device.
Cape Verde made their extra man depend gradual within the necessary half as Garry Rodrigues crooked a spoiled aid towards device the keep it became as soon as nodded in from shut range by Tavares.
An inspired Shanko saved Ethiopia within the game with a string of stops, nevertheless they created microscopic in assault to trouble Cape Verde and already watch area for an early exit with video games to come towards Cameroon and Burkina Faso.
