So, Portugal played Cape Verde today in a friendly that finished 0 - 0 ... so I looked into it, and noticed many of Portugal's players are born there, but opted for the Portuguese jersey.
Here's some players who could have played for Cape Verde.
* Eliseu Pereira dos Santos - S.S. Lazio
* Nani - Manchester United
* Ricardo Faty - A.S. Roma
* Jacques Faty - FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
* Manuel Fernandes - Valencia CF
* Gelson Fernandes - Saint-Étienne
* Henrik Larsson - Retired, now Manager for Landskrona BoIS
* Rolando - FC Porto
* Bobbie Friberg da Cruz - Kongsvinger
* David Mendes da Silva - AZ Alkmaar
* Valmiro Lopes Rocha - RCD Espanyol
* Nélson Marcos - Real Betis
* Miguel Monteiro - Valencia CF
* Celestino - Belenenses
* Helton Dos Reis - AS Saint-Étienne
* Silvestre Varela - FC Porto
* Freddy dos Santos - Vålerenga
Those are some great players there who chose to play for other countries. Wonder how they'd fare (Cape Verde) with a team like that... They apparently have a lot of talent as a nation, but have been very unlucky in African qualifications as of late, not to mention much of their talent jump shit and head off to Portugal.