2007 Amílcar Cabral Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Guinea-Bissau |
| Dates | 30 November – 10 December |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mali (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Cape Verde |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Meïssa Binta Ndiaye |
| Best player(s) | Souleymane Dembélé |
← 2005 | |
The 2007 Amílcar Cabral Cup was held in Bissau, Guinea Bissau at the Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro and Estádio Lino Correia from 30 November until 10 December 2007. The winner was Mali, which beat Cape Verde 2-1 to win the tournament.
Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Guinea-Bissau
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
 Senegal (U-23 Team)
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
 Sierra Leone
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
 Mauritania
|
withdrew | |||||||
| (U-23 Team) Senegal | 1 – 0 | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| Meïssa Binta Ndiaye 22' |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2 – 0 | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| Emiliano Té 8' Suleimane Baio 49' |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 – 1 | Senegal (U-23 Team) |
|---|---|---|
| Bacari Djaló 39' (pen.) | Meïssa Binta Ndiaye 69' |
Group B
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mali (B Team)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Cape Verde
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
 Gambia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Guinea (B Team)
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| (B Team) Guinea | 0 – 0 | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| (B Team) Mali | 2 – 0 | Gambia |
|---|---|---|
| Bakary Coulibaly 48' Souleymane Dembélé 88' |
| (B Team) Guinea | 1 – 2 | Mali (B Team) |
|---|---|---|
| Abdoul Karim Sylla 30' | Bakary Coulibaly 47' Souleymane Dembélé 81' |
| Cape Verde | 0 – 0 | Gambia |
|---|---|---|
| (B Team) Guinea | 0 – 3 | Gambia |
|---|---|---|
| Abdou Darboe 9', 47' Ousmane Kunta 56' |
| Cape Verde | 1 – 0 | Mali (B Team) |
|---|---|---|
| Cadmiel Alves Kadu 10' |
Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]| Guinea-Bissau | 1 – 1 (2 – 3 pen.) | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| Adilson 7' | Babanco 10' |
After the draw in 90', they immediately went into penalty shootout. No extra time was played.
Third place match
[edit]| Guinea-Bissau | 1 – 2 | Senegal (U-23 Team) |
|---|---|---|
| Mamadi Danfa Baba 77' | Meïssa Binta Ndiaye 61', 67' |
Final
[edit]| (B Team) Mali | (abandoned) | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
Match was abandoned at 0–0 in 30' due to power failure.
| (B Team) Mali | 2 – 1 (replay) | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| Bakary Coulibaly 4' Souleymane Dembélé 24' |
João Tigana Robalo 7' |
Awards
[edit]- Best player: Souleymane Dembélé (Mali)
- Best goal keeper: Fock (Cape Verde)
- Top scorer: Meïssa Binta Ndiaye (Senegal)
- Best referee: Ousmane Karambé (Mali)