Cape Verde coach Bubista takes club job in Morocco with RS Berkane

[p]No ‌details of his contract were given, ‌but it comes after protracted negotiations that included the possibility that ‌Bubista might stay on as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cape-verde/MocyWdm7/"]⁠Cape ‌Verde[/a] coach and juggle the two jobs.[/p][p][b]The ​56-year-old coach is however expected to quit the Cape ​Verde job in the next few days, according to media reports.[/b][/p][p]RS ⁠Berkane won ​the Morocco league in 2025 and were runners-up this year. They also reached the African Champions League ‌semi-finals last season, and will participate in the continent’s top club competition again this new campaign.[/p][embed guid="4148eb73-2176-4930-9d0c-bc76f51ecf9a" url="https://www.instagram.com/rsbfootball/reel/DbmIkwxMTsI/?hl=en" social-type="instagram" /][p]Bubista, whose real name is Pedro Leitao Brito, was named African Coach of the Year in 2025 after securing World Cup qualification for ‌Cape Verde.[/p][p]The team pulled off ​shock draws with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/uruguay/xMk44orG/"]‌Uruguay[/a] at the tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States, before losing to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/argentina/f9OppQjp/"]Argentina[/a] after extra time in the Round ⁠of 32.[/p]