1988 Amílcar Cabral Cup

The 1988 Amílcar Cabral Cup was held in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.

1988 Amílcar Cabral Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGuinea-Bissau
DatesApril 28–May 8
Teams8
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Guinea (4th title)
Runners-up Mali
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored44 (2.75 per match)
1987
1989

Group stage

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Group A

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

Group B

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Senegal 4 3 1 2 0 7 3 +4
  Sierra Leone 4 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2
  Guinea-Bissau 4 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2
  Gambia 0 3 0 0 3 2 10 –8
Guinea-Bissau  0 – 0  Sierra Leone
Senegal  4 – 0  Gambia
Sierra Leone  3 – 1  Gambia
Senegal  1 – 1  Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau  3 – 1  Gambia
Senegal  2 – 2  Sierra Leone

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

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Guinea  3 – 0  Sierra Leone
Mali  1 – 1
(6 – 5 pen.)
  Senegal

Third place match

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Senegal  2 – 1  Sierra Leone

Final

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Guinea  0 – 0
(3 – 2 pen.)
  Mali

Note: There are contradictory reports of this match. According to the RSSSF page for the 1988 tournament, the match ended in 0–0 and Guinea won 4–2 on penalties. On a list of international matches of 1988, the match ended in 0–0 and Guinea won 3–2 on penalties. According to a head-to-head search between Guinea and Mali on FIFA website, Guinea won 3–2 in regular time.

References

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RSSSF archives