Ryan Mendes keeps smiling.
At the sick bay for a sore ankle with his captain in Lille, Rio Mavuba, the Cape Verdean (on the left of the image) will be the absent among the Blue Sharks for the third round match of African area qualifications to the World Cup Brésil 2014.
Sensation of the African Cup of Nations South Africa 2013, Cape Verde is not to his advantage in the group B of the playoffs of the World Cup in Brazil.
Red Lantern, Blue Sharks will be in Malabo for their match of the third day against Nzalang Nacional of Equatorial Guinea, March 24.
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