Texas 1984 Amílcar Cabral CupTournament detailsHost countrySierra LeoneDatesFebruary 8–19Teams8Venue(s) (in 1 host city)Final positionsChampions Senegal (4th title)Runners-up Sierra LeoneThird place MaliTournament statisticsMatches played16Goals scored31 (1.94 per match)← 1983 1985 → International football competition The 1984 Amílcar Cabral Cup was held in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Group stage Group A Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Sierra Leone 5 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 Gambia 3 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 Guinea 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 Cape Verde 1 3 0 1 2 1 3 –4 Feb 8, 1984 Sierra Leone 2 – 0 Cape Verde Feb 8, 1984 Gambia 2 – 2 Guinea Feb 10, 1984 Sierra Leone 1 – 0 Gambia Feb 10, 1984 Guinea 1 – 1 Cape Verde Feb 12, 1984 Gambia 2 – 0 Cape Verde Feb 12, 1984 Guinea 0 – 0 Sierra Leone Group B Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Senegal 4 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 Mali 4 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 Guinea-Bissau 4 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 Mauritania 0 3 0 0 3 1 9 –8 It is unknown why Mali was placed second over Guinea-Bissau, as all possible tie-breakers (e.g. goals scored, head-to-head) are for Guinea-Bissau's favor. Feb 9, 1984 Senegal 3 – 2 Guinea-Bissau Feb 9, 1984 Mali 1 – 0 Mauritania Feb 11, 1984 Guinea-Bissau 2 – 1 Mauritania Feb 11, 1984 Mali 1 – 0 Senegal Feb 13, 1984 Senegal 6 – 0 Mauritania Feb 13, 1984 Guinea-Bissau 1 – 0 Mali Knockout stage Semi-finals Feb 15, 1984 Senegal 1 – 0 Gambia Feb 16, 1984 Sierra Leone 0 – 0 (4 – 2 pen.) Mali Third place match Feb 18, 1984 Mali 2 – 0 Gambia Final Feb 19, 1984 Senegal 0 – 0 (5 – 4 pen.) Sierra Leone References RSSSF archives