Mindelo, Feb 04 (Inforpress) – The Deliberative Council of LIGOC-SV announced today, in a statement, that it has decided to terminate the mandate of Marco Bento as president of the league’s Executive Board, citing “breach of loyalty duties” and “management detrimental to collective interests”.

The information is contained in a resolution sent to Inforpress, referring to the latest meeting of the Deliberative Council of the Independent League of Official Carnival Groups of São Vicente (LIGOC-SV), and signed by the presidents of the carnival groups Monte Sossego, Estrela do Mar, Vindos do Oriente and Escola de Samba Tropical.

“He is hereby disqualified from exercising any representative powers provided for in the Statutes, namely making public statements and managing bank accounts on behalf of LIGOC-SV,” the document states.

According to the same document, the Deliberative Council also approved the prohibition of the use of technical property, namely Carnival regulations, judges’ manuals or LIGOC-SV trademarks, by third parties on a permanent basis, under penalty of legal action.

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Praia, Feb 05 (Inforpress) – The Cabo Verde national futsal team faces Egypt this Sunday, the 8th, in Cairo, in the second leg of the decisive play-off for qualification to the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2026).

According to information released by the Cape Verdean Football Federation (FCF), the Confederation of African Football (CAF) scheduled the match for 19:00 local time (16:00 in Cabo Verde), at Cairo Stadium Hall 2.

The match will determine which team qualifies for CAN 2026, after the first leg played on Tuesday, the 3rd, at the Tarrafal de Santiago Municipal Pavilion, ended in a 5–5 draw.

To reach this stage, Cabo Verde eliminated Senegal in the first qualifying round. Egypt, due to its continental ranking, entered directly in this second and final qualifying round.

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Praia, Feb 05 (Inforpress) – The president of the Association of Fishermen and Fishmongers of Achada Grande Trás and São Tomé (APPAST), Alberto Tavares, today warned of the growing presence of solid waste in the sea, particularly plastic pollution.

He was speaking as part of the celebrations of National Fisherman’s Day, marked today, during a discussion organised by APPAST dedicated to the issue of plastic pollution in marine and terrestrial environments.

On the occasion, the association leader highlighted the main challenges faced by the fishing community, stressing the need to strengthen environmental awareness.

According to him, much of the waste found in the sea results from improper disposal of rubbish on the streets, which is then carried into the ocean by wind and flooding.

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Porto Novo, Feb 05 (Inforpress) – The non-governmental organisation SYnergia Portugal is currently supporting sports organisations in the Porto Novo region, on the island of Santo Antão, with materials collected during a solidarity campaign held in the summer of 2025.

The association, which has cooperated with the Porto Novo municipality for several years, said the action is due to the generosity of all those who contributed equipment, thanking URD Juncalense for its involvement in the initiative.

The delivery of the equipment is being carried out by the Porto Novo municipal authorities and SYnergia’s local coordinator, Emerson Melo, “symbolising the union between institutions,” the source explained.

Also in the field of sports, SYnergia recently promoted a football coaching training course in Santo Antão, which, according to the organisation, contributed to the development of sport on the island, where it has also been working with sports initiation schools.

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