1997 Amílcar Cabral Cup

1997 Amílcar Cabral Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGambia
DatesNovember 28–December 7
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Mali (2nd title)
Runners-up Senegal
Third place Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored43 (2.69 per match)
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The 1997 Amílcar Cabral Cup was held in Banjul, Gambia.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Gambia 7 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3
 Senegal 5 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2
 Mauritania 2 3 0 2 1 4 5 –1
 Cape Verde 1 3 0 1 2 3 7 –4
Gambia 3 – 1 Cape Verde
Mauritania 1 – 1 Senegal
Gambia 2 – 1 Mauritania
Senegal 2 – 0 Cape Verde
Gambia 0 – 0 Senegal
Cape Verde 2 – 2 Mauritania

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Guinea 7 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5
 Mali 5 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5
 Sierra Leone 4 3 1 1 1 3 5 –2
 Guinea-Bissau 0 3 0 0 3 2 10 –8
Guinea 0 – 0 Mali
Sierra Leone 2 – 1 Guinea-Bissau
Guinea 3 – 0 Sierra Leone
Mali 6 – 1 Guinea-Bissau
Mali 1 – 1 Sierra Leone
Guinea 2 – 0 Guinea-Bissau

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Gambia 1 – 2 Mali
Guinea 1 – 2 Senegal

Third place match

Guinea 2 – 2
(5 – 4 pen.) 		 Gambia

Final

Mali 1 – 0 Senegal
Yaya Dissa 18'

References

Details in RSSSF archives