Amílcar-Cabral-Cup 1981

The Amílcar Cabral Cup 1981 ( Portuguese Taça Amilcar Cabral ) was the third edition of the West African Championship named after Amílcar Cabral (today's Zone A). It took place between February 2 and 13, 1981 in Bamako , the capital of Mali . The winner for the first time was the national team of Guinea .

Group stage

Group A

date Result 2nd February 1981  Guinea 1: 1  Gambia 2nd February 1981  Mali 2-0  Mauritania 4th February 1981  Mauritania 1: 0 1  Gambia 4th February 1981  Mali 1: 1  Guinea February 6, 1981  Mali 4: 1  Gambia February 6, 1981  Guinea 2: 1  Mauritania 1 Gambia did not play, so the game was rated 1-0 for Mauritania .

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  Mali  3  2  1  0 007: 200  +5 05: 10  2.  Guinea  3  1  2  0 004: 300  +1 04: 20  3.  Mauritania  3  1  0  2 002: 400  −2 02: 40  4th  Gambia  3  0  1  2 002: 600  −4 01: 50

Group B

Sierra Leone withdrew their team for financial reasons prior to the start of the tournament.

date Result 3rd February 1981  Senegal 1-0  Cape Verde 5th February 1981  Senegal 1-0  Guinea-Bissau 7th February 1981  Cape Verde 3-0  Guinea-Bissau

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  Senegal  2  2  0  0 002-000  +2 04-00  2.  Cape Verde  2  1  0  1 003: 100  +2 02: 20  3.  Guinea-Bissau  2  0  0  2 000: 400  −4 00: 40

Final round

Semifinals

date		Result
February 9, 1981	Mali	2-0	Cape Verde
February 10, 1981	Guinea	1-0	Senegal

Play for 5th place

date		Result
February 11, 1981	Mauritania	3: 4	Guinea-Bissau

3rd place match

date		Result
February 12, 1981	Senegal	5: 1	Cape Verde

final

date		Result
February 13, 1981	Guinea	0: 0 (6: 5 on account)	Mali

Web links

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