Six Cape Verdean clubs have participated in African competitions, and only one SC Atlético was disqualified as the federation did not name their entrant on time.
Only Sporting, Boavista, and Travadores, the top three of Praia, competed more than once in its competitions, of which Sporting and Travadores are the only ones who competed more than once at the championships and Boavista in two of its continental competitions.
The last Cape Verdean club appeared at CAF competitions in 2009; due to financial concerns and minimal scheduling difficulties, neither club qualified for the CAF Champions League.
Cape Verde has recently become one of the African nations that had the least participation at the CAF competitions; one of the nations such as Chad, who first competed nearly the same time in the 1990s, has more presentations at CAF Competitions than Cape Verde.
One example that Cape Verde has more appearances at the CAF competitions is they have more than São Tomè and Príncipe.