Former Manchester United forward Bebe’s scored the goal of the tournament so far to set Cape Verde on the way to a 3-0 win over Mozambique at the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday as they became the first team through to the last 16.
Bebe opened the scoring with a dead-ball strike from 40 metres just after the half-hour mark in front of 5,794 fans at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan.
Captain Ryan Mendes doubled their lead just after half-time and Kevin Pina wrapped up the win with a stunning strike midway through the second half.
The win their biggest ever AFCON victory leaves them on six points and means they are now certain to finish on top of Group B, after they beat Ghana 2-1 in their opening game.
Their next match is on Monday against Egypt, who have two points and will clinch second place and a last-16 spot of their own with a win.
Mozambique, appearing at their fifth Cup of Nations, have still never won a match in 14 attempts at the tournament.
However, they play Ghana next and still have a chance of qualifying, with both teams level on one point each.
Bebe, born in Portugal and playing at his first AFCON, is now with Rayo Vallecano in Spain’s La Liga but is remembered for an unsuccessful spell at Old Trafford in 2010/11, when he made just seven appearances.
Guaranteed to top the group, the Blue Sharks already know they will stay in Abidjan for a last-16 tie against a third-placed team on January 29.
