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Cabo Verde has a historic chance of making it to the FIBA World Cup. Edy Tavares will have to make a tough choice of either playing for Real Madrid and flying to Angola the next day putting himself in an uncomfortable situation or missing the EuroLeague game and 100% making it to all Cabo Verdean games.

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Real Madrid play against Zalgiris Kaunas in the EuroLeague at home on Thursday. The Spanish team's star big man Edy Tavares might not participate in the match.

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The Cabo Verdean big man was included in his country's national team's final list for the upcoming FIBA World Cup African Qualifiers window where the small country in Western Africa will try to clinch the spot in this year's World Cup.

Cabo Verde plays their first match against Guinea at 16:30 CET on Friday, just approximately 18 hours after Real Madrid finish the game versus Zalgiris on Thursday.

Cabo Verde's Group A will play the remaining three games in Luanda, Angola. Cabo Verde is currently third in the group, and every single match will be important knowing that the top two teams from each of the two groups make it to the World Cup.

All three matches will be played on consecutive days - Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. A crucial battle between Angola and Cabo Verde will take place on Saturday, the winner of which will greatly increase their chances of advancing.

In the middle of all of this, Edy Tavares faces a difficult decision. He can either miss the EuroLeague game and travel comfortably to Angola or play against Zalgiris and then fly to the African country the next day while having to play a game almost immediately after landing in Luanda.

Even though the first game is against Guinea who only has one win in their account, every single game is important for Cabo Verde with little room for error.

If Cabo Verde manages to advance to the World Cup, it would be the country's first appearance in the tournament in history.

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