2005 LG Cup (Egypt)

2005 LG Cup Four Nations Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
CityCairo
Dates27–29 December
Teams4
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (1st title)
Runners-up Senegal
Third place Uganda
Fourth place Ecuador
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored14 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Amr Zaki (4 goals)
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The 2005 LG Cup was an exhibition association football tournament that took place in Egypt. The hosts won the tournament after beating Senegal 4–2 in the final.[1][2]

Participants

Kenya were originally invited, but the invitation was withdrawn by the organizers due to the internal wranglings in the KFF (with two groups claiming its leadership, both appointing a different coach) and instead, they replaced them with Uganda.[1] The participants were:

Results

Semifinals

Senegal 2–1 Ecuador
Camara 22'
Keita 90'		 Report Borja 40'
Egypt 2–0 Uganda
Zaki 45', 66' Report

Third place match

Uganda 2–1 Ecuador
Massa 47'
Muwanga 54'		 Report Kaviedes 2'

Final

Egypt 4–2 Senegal
Moustafa 14'
Motaeb 22'
Zaki 86', 90+3'		 Report Mendy 2'
Konaté 50'
Attendance: 60,000


 2005 LG Cup (Egypt) winner 

Egypt
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 14 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.

4 goals

1 goal

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Egypt) 2005". RSSSF. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  2. ^ "LG Cup 2005 : Results, rankings and all statistics". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 14 July 2022.