The 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations was the sixth edition of the
WAFU Nations Cup
The WAFU Nations Cup (also known as the WAFU Cup of Nations or simply the WAFU Cup) is an association football competition that is contested by representative teams of the West African Football Union.
History
A trophy was commissioned by President ...
, 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.
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.
Sponsorship
The competition was sponsored by
ESPN with
Royal Air Maroc being the exclusive airline sponsor. The tournament was telecast on all ESPN platforms.
Draw
The draw took place on 29 May 2019 at Radisson Blu Sea Plaza Hotel in
Dakar.
Officials
Referees
* Hassan Corneh (
Liberia
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)
* Dahane Beida (
Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...
)
* Bangaly Konate (
Guinea
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)
* Salisu Basheer (
Nigeria)
* Fabricio Duarte (
Cape Verde)
* Omar Sallah (
Gambia
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)
* Adaari Abdul Latif (
Ghana)
* Daouda Gueye (
Senegal)
* Mohamed Ali Moussa (
Niger)
* (Ms) Vincentia Amedome (
Togo)
* Boubou Traoré (
Mali)
* Bonifacio Julio da Silva (
Guinea-Bissau)
* Allou Franc Eric Miessan (
Ivory Coast)
* Boureima Sanogo (
Burkina Faso)
* Louis Houngnandande (
Benin)
Assistant Referees
* Sekou S. Kanneh Jr (
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...
)
* Mohamed Mahmoud Youssouf (
Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...
)
* Mamady Tere (
Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
)
* Peter Eigege Ogwu (
Nigeria)
* (Ms) Mimisen Iyorhe (
Nigeria)
* Essawa Sowe (
Gambia
The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...
)
* Noha Bangoura (
Senegal)
* Abdoul Aziz Yacouba (
Niger)
* (Ms) Adia Cissé (
Senegal)
* Komlan Domenyo Adiwotso (
Togo)
* Baba Yomboliba (
Mali)
* Adou Hermann N'Goh (
Ivory Coast)
* Habib Judicael Sanou (
Burkina Faso)
* Aymar Eric Ayimavo (
Benin)
Matches
The match winners qualified for the cup competition, with the losing teams qualifying for the plate competition.
Plate competition
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
Cup competition
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
Champion
WAFU Team of the Tournament
''Source:''
Coach:
Maxwelll Konadu
Individual awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
; Top scorer
*
Shafiu Mumuni
Shafiu Mumuni (born 11 May 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who last played as forward for Erbil SC.
Club career
Early career
He started his career with Agona Swedru-based Division Two side, ABS FC, as an attacking midfielder but s ...
(4 goals)
; Golden Glove
* Alpha Jalloh
; Coach of the Tournament
*
Maxwelll Konadu
References
External links
ALL ON THE WAFU CUP OF NATIONS- Senegal 2019Senegal beats defending champions Ghana to lift 1st WAFU title , 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations
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