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1979 Amílcar Cabral Cup

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1979 Amílcar Cabral Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGuinea Bissau
DatesJanuary 7–14
Teams7
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Senegal (1st title)
Runners-up Mali
Third place Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored36 (2.77 per match)
1980

The 1979 Amílcar Cabral Cup, the first edition of the tournament, was held in Bissau, Guinea Bissau.

Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Mali 6 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4
 Guinea 3 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2
 Gambia 3 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1
 Mauritania 0 3 0 0 3 4 11 –7
Mali 1 – 0 Guinea
Gambia 3 – 1 Mauritania
Mali 1 – 0 Gambia
Guinea 4 – 1 Mauritania
Guinea 1 – 1 Gambia
Mali 4 – 2 Mauritania

Group B

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

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

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Mali 1 – 1
(4 – 2 pen.)
 Guinea-Bissau
Senegal 3 – 1 Guinea

Third place match

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Guinea 2 – 2
(5 – 4 pen.)
 Guinea-Bissau

Final

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Senegal 1 – 0 Mali

References

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