In July 2009 he moved to FC Baník Ostrava, he made 54 appearances and scored seven goals.
He went back to the Czech Republic and played with Slavia Prague for a season, making 18 appearances and scoring no goals.
Neves was a member of the Cape Verde national team in 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
After Cape Verde were eliminated, he received a call-up in August 2009 for a friendly against Malta and Angola[1] and in May 2010 played in the 0–0 draw with Portugal.
[2] Nando was the Cape Verdean team captain in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, which marked the first participation for his country in this tournament.