The 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations was the sixth edition of the WAFU Nations Cup, an association football tournament that is affiliated with the West African Football Union (WAFU). It took place from 28 September to 13 October 2019 in Thiès, Senegal. The tournament was sponsored by most notably ESPN and Royal Air Morac.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Senegal |
| Dates | 28 September – 13 October 2019 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Senegal (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Ghana |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 42 (1.91 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Shafiu Mumuni (4 goals) |
← 2017 2021 → | |
All sixteen members of WAFU competed in the competition in a knockout-style format with the losers of the first round playing in a plate-competition.
Senegal won the tournament after beating defending champions Ghana in the final via a penalty shoot-out.[1]
Sponsorship
editThe competition was sponsored by ESPN with Royal Air Maroc being the exclusive airline sponsor.[2] The tournament was telecast on all ESPN platforms.[3]
Draw
editThe draw took place on 29 May 2019 at Radisson Blu Sea Plaza Hotel in Dakar.[4]
Officials
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Referees[5]
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Assistant Referees
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Matches
editThe match winners qualified for the cup competition, with the losing teams qualifying for the plate competition.
| Senegal | 3–1 |  Guinea-Bissau |
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Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)
Burkina Faso  | 1–1 |  Mauritania |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Referee: Bangaly Konate (Guinea)
Nigeria  | 1–2 |  Togo |
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Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Sierra Leone  | 1–0 |  Liberia |
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Referee: Adaari Abdul Latif (Ghana)
Mali  | 3–1 |  Niger |
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Referee: Bonifacio Julio da Silva (Guinea-Bissau)
Ivory Coast  | 4–1 |  Cape Verde |
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Referee: Omar Sallah (Gambia)
Guinea  | 1–2 |  Benin |
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Referee: Allou Franc Eric Miessan (Ivory Coast)
Plate competition
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Guinea-Bissau | 0 | |||||||||
| Guinea | 2 | |||||||||
| Guinea | 1 | |||||||||
| Liberia | 0 | |||||||||
| Liberia | 1 | |||||||||
| Niger | 0 | |||||||||
| Guinea | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Cape Verde | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| Mauritania | 0 (2) | |||||||||
 Gambia | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Gambia | 0 | |||||||||
| Cape Verde | 1 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| Cape Verde | 1 (3) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
edit| Guinea-Bissau | 0–2 | Guinea |
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Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)
| Mauritania | 0–0 | Gambia |
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| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)
Semi-finals
edit| Gambia | 0–1 | Cape Verde |
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Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
Final
edit| Guinea | 0–0 | Cape Verde |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Referee: (Ms) Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
Cup competition
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Senegal | 1 | |||||||||
| Benin | 0 | |||||||||
| Senegal | 2 | |||||||||
| Mali | 0 | |||||||||
| Sierra Leone | 0 | |||||||||
| Mali | 1 | |||||||||
| Senegal | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Ghana | 1 (1) | |||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Ghana | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| Ghana | 3 | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 1 | |||||||||
| Togo | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 0 (4) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
edit| Senegal | 1–0 | Benin |
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Referee: Boureima Sanogo (Burkina Faso)
| Burkina Faso | 1–1 | Ghana |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
| Togo | 0–0 | Ivory Coast |
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| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
Referee: Bonifacio Julio da Silva (Guinea-Bissau)
| Sierra Leone | 0–1 | Mali |
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Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
Semi-finals
edit| Ghana | 3–1 | Ivory Coast |
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Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
| Senegal | 2–0 | Mali |
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Referee: Boureima Sanogo (Burkina Faso)
Final
editChampion
edit| 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations |
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 Senegal First title |
WAFU Team of the Tournament
editCoach: Maxwell Konadu[9]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forward |
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| Alpha Jalloh
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Fatawu Mohammed
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Jean Mohamed Mouste
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Shafiu Mumuni
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Individual awards
editThe following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
- Top scorer
Shafiu Mumuni (4 goals)[10]
- Golden Glove
Alpha Jalloh
- Coach of the Tournament[11]
References
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- ^ "EIB's Henry Asante Twum appointed ESPN\FOX WAFU Commentator | Starr Fm". Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "2019 WAFU draw produces fascinating ties". ESPN Africa. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
- ^ "Pictures of the officials during 2019 WAFU Nations Cup in Senegal". 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Kwafo, Eric Nana Yaw (21 October 2019). "2019 WAFU Cup: Ghanaian Trio Included In Team Of The Tournament". Modern Ghana. Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Three Ghanaians Named In 2019 ESPN WAFU Tournament Team :: Ghana Olympic Committee". www.ghanaolympic.org. Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ Kapoor, Daraja Jr. (2019-10-21). "2019 WAFU Cup: Ghanaian trio named in Team of the Tournament". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ Okine, Sammy Heywood (17 October 2019). "Ghana's Maxwell Konadu Adjudged Best Coach Of The 2019 ESPN WAFU Tournament :: Ghana Olympic Committee". ghanaolympic.org. Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ Teye, Prince Narkortu (14 October 2019). "Wafu Cup: Ghana captain Shafiu wins Golden Boot award". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 2019-10-14. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Kapoor, Daraja Jr. (2019-10-16). "2019 WAFU Cup: Maxwell Konadu voted ESPN Best Coach of the Tournament". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 2021-08-17.