Final Group Tables
P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
Group A | |||||||
*Gambia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
*Senegal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Mauritania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Cape Verde Islands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Group B | |||||||
*Guinea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
*Mali | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Sierra Leone | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Finals
Home Team | Away Team | ||
Semi-Finals | |||
Gambia | 1 | Mali | 2 |
Guinea | 1 | Senegal | 2 |
3rd Place | |||
Gambia | 2 (p) | Guinea | 2 |
Final | |||
Mali | 1 | Senegal | 0 |
Group Results
Home Team | Away Team | ||
Group A | |||
Gambia | 3 | Cape Verde Is | 1 |
Senegal | 0 | Mauritania | 0 |
Gambia | 2 | Mauritania | 1 |
Senegal | 2 | Cape Verde Is | 0 |
Gambia | 0 | Senegal | 0 |
Cape Verde Is | 2 | Mauritania | 2 |
Group B | |||
Sierra Leone | 2 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 |
Guinea | 0 | Mali | 0 |
Guinea | 3 | Sierra Leone | 0 |
Mali | 6 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 |
Mali | 1 | Sierra Leone | 1 |
Guinea | 2 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 |
Report
Mali won the 1997 Cabral Cup – a Regional Cup in Western Africa held every two years – by defeating Senegal 1-0 in the Final. The eight-team tournament was held at the end of November and beginning of December 1997 in Banjul, Guinea-Bissau. Gambia and Guinea also qualified for the Semi-Finals.
The Tournament was played as two groups of four playing a single round-robin with the top two qualifying for the Semi-Finals. The other four countries were Mauritania, Cape Verde Islands, Sierra Leone and hosts Guinea-Bissau.
References
Magazines
[1] African Soccer (1998) “Cabral Cup: Mali scoop consolation prize” African Soccer. January 1998. pg. 34.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Eoin O’Fearghaill
About this document
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive
Last Updated: 14 June 2020
(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020
You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.