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2019 WAFU Cup of Nations

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.

2019 WAFU Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host countrySenegal
Dates28 September – 13 October 2019
Teams16 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Senegal (1st title)
Runners-up Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored42 (1.91 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ghana Shafiu Mumuni (4 goals)
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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 edit

The 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 edit

The draw took place on 29 May 2019 at Radisson Blu Sea Plaza Hotel in Dakar.[4]

Officials edit

Matches edit

The match winners qualified for the cup competition, with the losing teams qualifying for the plate competition.

Senegal  3–1  Guinea-Bissau
  • Guèye   10'
  • Assane   30'
  • Ba   86'
Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)
Burkina Faso  1–1  Mauritania
Penalties
4–3
Referee: Bangaly Konate (Guinea)
Nigeria  1–2  Togo
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Sierra Leone  1–0  Liberia
Referee: Adaari Abdul Latif (Ghana)
Mali  3–1  Niger
Referee: Bonifacio Julio da Silva (Guinea-Bissau)
Ivory Coast  4–1  Cape Verde
  • Rolha   60'
Referee: Omar Sallah (Gambia)
Ghana  1–0  Gambia
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Guinea  1–2  Benin
Referee: Allou Franc Eric Miessan (Ivory Coast)

Plate competition edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Guinea-Bissau0
 
 
 
  Guinea2
 
  Guinea1
 
 
 
  Liberia0
 
  Liberia1
 
 
 
  Niger0
 
  Guinea0 (4)
 
 
 
  Cape Verde0 (3)
 
  Mauritania0 (2)
 
 
 
  Gambia0 (4)
 
  Gambia0
 
 
 
  Cape Verde1
 
  Nigeria1 (2)
 
 
  Cape Verde1 (3)
 

Quarter-finals edit

Guinea-Bissau  0–2  Guinea
Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)
Mauritania  0–0  Gambia
Penalties
2–4
Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)
Nigeria  1–1  Cape Verde
Penalties
2–3
Referee: (Ms) Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
Liberia  1–0  Niger
Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)

Semi-finals edit

Gambia  0–1  Cape Verde
Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
Guinea  1–0  Liberia
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

Final edit

Guinea  0–0  Cape Verde
Penalties
4–3
Referee: (Ms) Vincentia Amedome (Togo)

Cup competition edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Senegal1
 
 
 
  Benin0
 
  Senegal2
 
 
 
  Mali0
 
  Sierra Leone0
 
 
 
  Mali1
 
  Senegal 1 (3)
 
 
 
  Ghana1 (1)
 
  Burkina Faso1 (4)
 
 
 
  Ghana1 (5)
 
  Ghana3
 
 
 
  Ivory Coast1
 
  Togo0 (2)
 
 
  Ivory Coast0 (4)
 

Quarter-finals edit

Senegal  1–0  Benin
Referee: Boureima Sanogo (Burkina Faso)
Burkina Faso  1–1  Ghana
Penalties
4–5
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Togo  0–0  Ivory Coast
Penalties
2–4
Referee: Bonifacio Julio da Silva (Guinea-Bissau)
Sierra Leone  0–1  Mali
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)

Semi-finals edit

Ghana  3–1  Ivory Coast
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Senegal  2–0  Mali
Referee: Boureima Sanogo (Burkina Faso)

Final edit

Ghana  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Senegal
Penalties
1–3
Referee: Omar Sallah (Gambia)

Champion edit

 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations 
 
Senegal
First title

WAFU Team of the Tournament edit

Source:[6][7][8]

Coach:   Maxwell Konadu[9]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forward
  Alpha Jalloh   Fatawu Mohammed

  Kangnivi Ama Tchoutchoui

  Moussa Ndiaye

  Moutarou Baldé

  Jean Mohamed Mouste

  Ibrahima Ouattara

  Joseph Esso

  Mamaye Coulibaly

  Ousseynou Niang

  Shafiu Mumuni

Individual awards edit

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Top scorer
Golden Glove
  •   Alpha Jalloh
Coach of the Tournament[11]

References edit

  1. ^ Bah, Momodou (14 October 2019). "Senegal beat Ghana on penalties to win Wafu 2019". BBC Sport. BBC. Archived from the original on 2021-07-10. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ "ROYAL AIR MAROC CONFIRMED AS OFFICIAL AIRLINE SPONSOR OF WAFU 2019". Fédération Sénégalaise de Football (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  3. ^ "EIB's Henry Asante Twum appointed ESPN\FOX WAFU Commentator | Starr Fm". Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  4. ^ "2019 WAFU draw produces fascinating ties". ESPN Africa. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  5. ^ "Pictures of the officials during 2019 WAFU Nations Cup in Senegal". 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.

External links edit

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