the first leg of their preliminary round tie of 2021 AFCON Qualifiers. This was São Tomé and Príncipe's first away win in a competitive match ever. Four days later, São Tomé won 2–1 at home to advance 5–2 on aggregate and enter Group C, facing Ghana, South Africa and Sudan, where they finished bottom with zero points. During the 2023 AFCON qualifiers, São Tomé faced Mauritius, winning the first leg 1–0 before drawing the second leg 3–3 to advance to the group stages. Following the fixtures CAF sanctioned São Tomé for their first leg victory as they hadn't followed COVID protocol for Luis Leal, giving Mauritius a 3–0 victory and eliminating São Tomé from the competition. São Tomé appealed the decision and, following an initial unsuccessful ruling, they were reinstated by CAF a week before the first qualifying group game. Results and fixtures 2022 2023 Coaching history Rudi Gutendorf (1984) Juvenal Correia (1998) Eduardo de Sousa (2000) Antônio Dumas (2000–2001) Jose Ferraz (2003–2005) Osvaldo Lima (2011) Gustave Clément Nyoumba (2011–2015) António do Rosário (2015–2017) Gustave Clément Nyoumba (2017–2019) Adriano Eusébio (2019–present) Players Current squad The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches. Match dates: 9 and 13 June 2022 Opposition: and Caps and goals correct as of:' 13 June 2022, after the match against Recent call ups Player recordsPlayers in bold are still active with São Tomé and Príncipe.'' Competition records World Cup record Africa Cup of Nations record Head-to-head record References African national association football teams