Babanco

International career Babanco made his senior international debut for Cape Verde on 9 September 2007, in a 4–0 away victory over Guinea in 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. On 7 December he scored his first goal to equalise in a 1–1 draw with hosts Guinea-Bissau in the 2007 edition of the Amílcar Cabral Cup. On 24 May 2010, he appeared in a friendly in Covilhã with Portugal – who were preparing for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa – playing 60 minutes as the minnows (ranked 117th) managed a 0–0 draw.

Babanco was chosen for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations – his country's first major tournament – where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Ghana. He was also called up two years later for the tournament in Equatorial Guinea.

Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and year No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 7 December 2007 Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 1–1 1–1 2007 Amílcar Cabral Cup 2 7 June 2008 Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde 1–0 1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 3 28 March 2009 Estádio Marcelo Leitão, Sal, Cape Verde 2–0 5–0 Friendly 4 26 March 2011 Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde 2–0 4–2 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 5 13 June 2015 Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde 5–0 7–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification