1997 First LG Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Tunisia
City	Tunis
Dates	7–9 August
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Tunisia (1st title)
Runners-up	Nigeria
Third place	Cameroon
Fourth place	Zambia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	13 (3.25 per match)

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

Participants

The participants were:

•  Tunisia
•  Nigeria
•  Cameroon
•  Zambia

Venue

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

Results

	Semi-finals				Final
	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

7 August 1997

Nigeria	1–0	Cameroon
Zeigbo	Report

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 40,000

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7 August 1997

Tunisia	3–1	Zambia
Ben Slimane Souayah Gabsi	Report	Kamwandi

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 40,000

Third place match

9 August 1997

Cameroon	3–3	Zambia
Suffo Kamwanga (o.g.) Eto'o	Report	Lota Kamwandi
Penalties
	4–3

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 40,000

Final

9 August 1997

Tunisia	2–0	Nigeria
Souayah 12' Jelassi 90+4'	Report

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

1997 LG Cup winner
Tunisia First title

External links

• Details at RSSSF

References