1997 Amílcar Cabral Cup

The 1997 Amílcar Cabral Cup was held in Banjul, Gambia.

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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Group stage

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Group A

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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

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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

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Semi-finals

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Gambia  1 – 2  Mali
Guinea  1 – 2  Senegal

Third place match

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Guinea  2 – 2
(5 – 4 pen.)
  Gambia

Final

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Mali  1 – 0  Senegal
Yaya Dissa   18'

References

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Details in RSSSF archives