1980 Amílcar Cabral Cup

The 1980 Amílcar Cabral Cup was held in Banjul, Gambia.

1980 Amílcar Cabral Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Gambia
Dates	February 9–18
Teams	6
Venue	(in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Senegal (2nd title)
Runners-up	Gambia
Third place	Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	24 (2.4 per match)
← 1979 1981 →

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Gambia	3	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2
Guinea	3	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
Guinea-Bissau	0	2	0	0	2	1	4	–3

Feb 9, 1980

Gambia	2 – 0	Guinea-Bissau

Feb 11, 1980

Guinea	2 – 1	Guinea-Bissau

Feb 13, 1980

Guinea	0 – 0	Gambia

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Senegal	2	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Mauritania	2	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Mali	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	0

Feb 10, 1980

Mali	1 – 0	Senegal

Feb 12, 1980

Mauritania	1 – 0	Mali

Feb 14, 1980

Senegal	2 – 1	Mauritania

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Feb 16, 1980

Senegal	2 – 1	Guinea

Feb 16, 1980

Gambia	2 – 2 (7 – 6 pen.)	Mauritania

Fifth place match

Feb 17, 1980

Mali	4 – 2	Guinea-Bissau

Third place match

Feb 18, 1980

Guinea	(not played)	Mauritania

Walkover. Awarded 2–0 to Guinea.

Final

Feb 18, 1980

Senegal	1 – 0	Gambia

References

RSSSF archives