1997 LG Cup (Tunisia)

1997 First LG Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTunisia
CityTunis
Dates7–9 August
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Tunisia (1st title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place Cameroon
Fourth place Zambia
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored13 (3.25 per match)
1998 →

The 1997 Tunisia LG Cup was the first edition of the international friendly football tournament, the LG Cup, which was played in Tunisia between 7 and 9 August 1997 at El Menzah Stadium, with the participation of four teams: Tunisia, Nigeria, Cameroon and Zambia. The Tunisia national team won it after defeating Nigeria in the final match.[1]

Participants

The participants were:

Venue

Tunis
1997 LG Cup (Tunisia) is located in Tunisia
Tunis
Tunis
El Menzah Stadium
Capacity: 45,000

Results

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 7 August – Radès
 
 
  Nigeria 1
 
 9 August – Radès
 
  Cameroon 0
 
  Tunisia 2
 
 7 August – Radès
 
  Nigeria 0
 
  Tunisia 3
 
 
  Zambia 1
 
Third place
 
 
 9 August – Radès
 
 
  Cameroon (pen.) 3 (4)
 
 
  Zambia 3 (3)

Semifinals

Nigeria 1–0 Cameroon
Zeigbo Report
Attendance: 40,000
Tunisia 3–1 Zambia
Ben Slimane
Souayah
Gabsi 		Report Kamwandi
Attendance: 40,000

Third place match

Cameroon 3–3 Zambia
Suffo
Kamwanga (o.g.)
Eto'o 		Report Lota
Kamwandi
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 40,000

Final

Tunisia 2–0 Nigeria
Souayah 12' (pen.)
Jelassi 90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 40,000


 1997 LG Cup winner 

Tunisia
First title

References

  1. ^ rsssf.com. "First LG Cup 1997 (Tunisia)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 January 2019.