2007 Amílcar Cabral Cup
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The 2007 Amílcar Cabral Cup was held in Bissau
Bissau
Bissau is the capital city of Guinea-Bissau. The city's borders are conterminous with the Bissau Autonomous Sector. In 2007, the city had an estimated population of 407,424 according to the Instituto Nacional de Estatística e Censos...

, Guinea Bissau at the Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro and Complexo Desportivo Lino Correia from 30 November until 10 December 2007. The winner was Mali
Mali national football team
The Mali national football team, nicknamed Les Aigles , is the national team of Mali and is controlled by the Fédération Malienne de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.-History:...

, which beat Cape Verde
Cape Verde national football team
The Cape Verde national football team, nicknamed either the Tubarões Azuis or Crioulos , is the national team of Cape Verde and is controlled by the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol.-Overview:...

 2-1 to win the tournament.

Competing nations

Group A
  • Guinea-Bissau
    Guinea-Bissau national football team
    The Guinea-Bissau national football team is the national team of Guinea-Bissau and is controlled by the Federação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau. They are a member of the CAF...

  • Senegal U-23
  • Sierra Leone
    Sierra Leone national football team
    The Sierra Leone national football team, nicknamed the Leone Stars, is the national team of Sierra Leone and is controlled by the Sierra Leone Football Association...

  • Mauritania
    Mauritania national football team
    The Mauritania national football team, nicknamed Mourabitounes, is the national team of Mauritania and is controlled by the Fédération de Foot-Ball de la Républic Islamique de Mauritanie and is a member of CAF. They have not qualified for the FIFA World Cup or Africa Cup of Nations...

     (withdrew)


Group B
  • Mali
    Mali national football team
    The Mali national football team, nicknamed Les Aigles , is the national team of Mali and is controlled by the Fédération Malienne de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.-History:...

  • Cape Verde
    Cape Verde national football team
    The Cape Verde national football team, nicknamed either the Tubarões Azuis or Crioulos , is the national team of Cape Verde and is controlled by the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol.-Overview:...

  • Gambia
    Gambia national football team
    The Gambia national football team, nicknamed The Scorpions, is the national team of Gambia and is controlled by the Gambia Football Association. Until 1965, the team, and the country, were known as British Gambia...

  • Guinea
    Guinea national football team
    The Guinea national football team, nicknamed Syli national , is the national team of Guinea and is controlled by the Fédération Guinéenne de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals, and their best finish in the African Nations Cup was second in the 1976...


Awards

  • Best player: Souleymane Dembélé
    Souleymane Dembélé
    Souleymane Dembélé is a Malian football player, currently playing for FUS de Rabat in Morocco.- International :He was part of the Mali U-23 team who finish third in group stage of 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, and was part of the Malian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the quarter...

     (Mali)
  • Best goal keeper: Fredson Fock (Cape Verde)
  • Top scorer: Meïssa Binta Ndiaye (Senegal)
  • Best referee: Ousmane Karambé (Mali)

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