The Cape Verdean national soccer selection beat Tanzania Saturday, June 7, in a 1-0 game, and took an important step in the eliminatory rounds for the Angola Africa Cup of Nations and the South Africa World Cup. The hero of the match was Babanco, of Sporting da Praia, who scored the single goal 72 minutes into the game.

An unforgettable afternoon. These are the only words that could possibly be used to sum up the meeting between some 300 secondary school students and the players of legendary Portuguese soccer team Sport Lisboa e Benfica yesterday afternoon at Marcelo Leitão Stadium in Espargos, Sal. The children barely contained their excitement at being able to have the opportunity to talk to and touch their idols. With a sheet of paper or camera in their hands, they battled for every autograph and every photo, and, when they had achieved their objective, they ran to tell their schoolmates and show their parents their "trophies." The positive side of soccer was definitely to be seen yesterday on Sal.