Amílcar-Cabral-Cup 1980

The Amílcar Cabral Cup 1980 ( Portuguese Taça Amilcar Cabral ) was the second edition of the West African Championship named after Amílcar Cabral (today's Zone A). It took place between February 9th and 18th, 1980 in Banjul , the capital of the Gambia . The defending national team of Senegal was the winner .

Group stage

Group A

date Result February 9, 1980  Gambia 2-0  Guinea-Bissau February 11, 1980  Guinea 2: 1  Guinea-Bissau February 13, 1980  Guinea 0-0  Gambia

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  Gambia  2  1  1  0 002-000  +2 03: 10  2.  Guinea  2  1  1  0 002: 100  +1 03: 10  3.  Guinea-Bissau  2  0  0  2 001: 400  −3 00: 40

Group B

date Result February 10, 1980  Mali 1-0  Senegal February 12, 1980  Mauritania 1-0  Mali February 14, 1980  Senegal 2: 1  Mauritania

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  Senegal  2  1  0  1 002: 200  ± 0 02: 20  2.  Mauritania  2  1  0  1 002: 200  ± 0 02: 20  3.  Mali  2  1  0  1 001: 100  ± 0 02: 20

Final round

Semifinals

date		Result
February 16, 1980	Senegal	2: 1	Guinea
February 16, 1980	Gambia	2: 2 (7: 6 on behalf)	Mauritania

Play for 5th place

date		Result
17th February 1980	Mali	4: 2	Guinea-Bissau

3rd place match

date		Result
February 18, 1980	Guinea	2: 0 1	Mauritania

¹ Mauritania did not play, so the game was rated 2-0 for Guinea .

final

date		Result
February 18, 1980	Senegal	1-0	Gambia

Web links

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