Amílcar Cabral Cup

Amílcar Cabral Cup
Founded 1979
Region West Africa (Zone 2)
Number of teams 8
Current champions Mali
2011

The Amílcar Cabral Cup is an international football tournament for Western African nations. The competition originally was scheduled on an annual basis, it has since been scheduled on a bi-annual basis.

Contents

Participant Nations

The competition is open to teams pertaining from CAF's Zone 2.

Results

Summaries

Year Host Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
1979
Details
Guinea Bissau  Senegal 1 - 0  Mali  Guinea 2 - 2
(5 - 4) pk
 Guinea-Bissau
1980
Details
Gambia  Senegal 1 - 0  Gambia  Guinea 2 - 0  Mauritania
1981
Details
Mali  Guinea 0 - 0
(6 - 5) pk
 Mali  Senegal 5 - 1  Cape Verde
1982
Details
Cape Verde Islands  Guinea 3 - 0  Senegal  Mali 2 - 1  Cape Verde
1983
Details
Mauritania  Senegal 3 - 0  Guinea-Bissau  Mali 2 - 0  Mauritania
1984
Details
Sierra Leone  Senegal 0 - 0
(5 - 3) pk
 Sierra Leone  Mali 2 - 0  Gambia
1985
Details
Gambia  Senegal 1 - 0  Gambia  Mali 1 - 0  Cape Verde
1986
Details
Senegal  Senegal 3 - 1  Sierra Leone  Gambia  Guinea
1987
Details
Guinea  Guinea 1 - 0  Mali  Senegal 0 - 0
(3 - 0) pk
 Sierra Leone
1988
Details
Guinea Bissau  Guinea 3 - 2  Mali  Senegal 2 - 1  Sierra Leone
1989
Details
Mali  Mali 3 - 0  Guinea  Cape Verde 1 - 0  Sierra Leone
1991
Details
Senegal  Senegal 1 - 0  Cape Verde  Sierra Leone  Gambia
1993
Details
Sierra Leone  Sierra Leone 2 - 0  Senegal  Gambia 2 - 0  Mali
1995
Details
Mauritania  Sierra Leone 0 - 0
(4 - 2) pk
 Mauritania  Cape Verde 1 - 0  Guinea-Bissau
1997
Details
Gambia  Mali 1 - 0  Senegal  Guinea 2 - 2
(5 - 4) pk
 Gambia
2000
Details
Cape Verde Islands  Cape Verde 1 - 0  Senegal  Guinea 2 - 0  Mali
2001
Details
Mali  Senegal U23 3 - 1  Gambia  Mali 2 - 1  Guinea-Bissau
2005
Details
Guinea  Guinea 1 - 0  Senegal U23  Mali B 1 - 0  Guinea-Bissau
2007
Details
Guinea Bissau  Mali B 2 - 1  Cape Verde  Senegal U23 2 - 1  Guinea-Bissau
2011
Details
TBA

Note: The 2009 competition was canceled.

Most Amílcar Cabral Cup wins

Wins Nation Year(s)
8 times  Senegal 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2001
5 times  Guinea 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 2005
3 times  Mali 1989, 1997, 2007
2 times  Sierra Leone 1993, 1995
1 time  Cape Verde 2000

External links