Amílcar-Cabral-Cup 1979

The Amílcar-Cabral-Cup 1979 ( Portuguese Taça Amilcar Cabral ) was the first edition of the West African Championship named after Amílcar Cabral (today's Zone A). It took place between January 7 and 14, 1979 in Bissau , the capital of Guinea-Bissau . The winner was the Senegal national team .

Group stage

Group A

date Result January 8, 1979  Mali 1-0  Guinea January 8, 1979  Gambia 3: 1  Mauritania January 10, 1979  Mali 1-0  Gambia January 10, 1979  Guinea 4: 1  Mauritania January 12, 1979  Guinea 1: 1  Gambia January 12, 1979  Mali 4: 2  Mauritania

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  Mali  3  3  0  0 006: 200  +4 06-00  2.  Guinea  3  1  1  1 005: 300  +2 03: 30  3.  Gambia  3  1  1  1 004: 300  +1 03: 30  4th  Mauritania  3  0  0  3 004:110  −7 00: 60

Group B

date Result 7th January 1979  Guinea-Bissau 3-0  Cape Verde January 9, 1979  Senegal 1-0  Cape Verde January 11, 1979  Senegal 2-0  Guinea-Bissau

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  Senegal  2  2  0  0 003-000  +3 04-00  2.  Guinea-Bissau  2  1  0  1 003: 200  +1 02: 20  3.  Cape Verde  2  0  0  2 000: 400  −4 00: 40

Final round

Semifinals

date		Result
January 13, 1979	Mali	1: 1 (4: 2 i.E.)	Guinea-Bissau
January 13, 1979	Senegal	3: 1	Guinea

3rd place match

date		Result
January 14, 1979	Guinea	2: 2 (5: 4 on account)	Guinea-Bissau

final

date		Result
January 14, 1979	Senegal	1-0	Mali

Web links

• Julio Bovi Diogo: Taça Amilcar Cabral. In: rsssf.com (November 2, 2018, English).

Individual evidence

1. ^ Victor Andrade de Melo, Rafael Fortes: Identidade em transição: Cabo Verde ea Taça Amílcar Cabral. In: scielo.br (December 2014, Portuguese).