The First LG Cup is an exhibition association football tournament that took place in Tunisia. [1]

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

Participants edit

The participants were:

Venue edit

Tunis
Stade El Menzah
Capacity: 45,000
 
 
 
Tunis
1997 LG Cup (Tunisia) (Tunisia)

Results edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

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

Final edit

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


 1997 LG Cup winner 
 
Tunisia

First title

External links edit

References edit

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