Cape Verde coach Lucio Autunes is one of Jose Mourinho's more special friends.
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He's the man who guided a tiny island country with no football history to the African Cup of Nations and didn't need the help of one of the world's top managers to do it.
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Because their friendship doesn't involve talking about football, Autunes said on Thursday.
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Autunes and his close-kit Cape Verde team will open the African Cup against host South Africa on Saturday in their first appearances at a major tournament, the pinnacle so far in a staggering rise for a country for just 500 000 people spread out in a group of small islands off west coast of Africa.
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On his way to South Africa, they also beat four-time African champion and West African giant Cameroun in qualifying.
Wow, maybe that's why he is doing incredible things with teams too. I am watching out for him
I would've thought Mourinho gave him some more coaching skillz