Amílcar-Cabral-Cup
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The Amílcar-Cabral-Cup (officially Copa Amílcar Cabral ) was a football tournament for national teams from West Africa that was held from 1979 to 2007 . Until 1990 the tournament was held annually, from 1991 it took place every two years. The competition is named after Amílcar Cabral (1924–1973), a Cape Verdean politician and independence fighter .
In 2007, the 19th and final edition of the tournament took place from November 30th to December 10th in Guinea-Bissau . Participants were Gambia , Guinea , Guinea-Bissau , Cape Verde , Mali , Senegal (who came with its U-23 team) and Sierra Leone . The Mauritania Association withdrew its team before the tournament began.
The planned tournament in Mauritania was initially postponed from November 2009 to March 2010, but then completely canceled.
All tournaments
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Winner statistics
| Victories | nation | Year (s) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 × |
 Senegal
|
1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2001 |
| 5 × |
 Guinea
|
1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 2005 |
| 3 × |
 Mali
|
1989, 1997, 2007 |
| 2 × |
 Sierra Leone
|
1993, 1995 |
| 1 × |
 Cape Verde
|
2000 |