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) |
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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]
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]
The draw took place on 29 May 2019 at Radisson Blu Sea Plaza Hotel in Dakar.[4]
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Referees[5]
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Assistant Referees
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The 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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 30' 86' |
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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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43' (o.g.) |
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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63', 67' |
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Referee: Bonifacio Julio da Silva (Guinea-Bissau)
Ivory Coast  | 4–1 |  Cape Verde |
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22', 90+3' |
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Referee: Omar Sallah (Gambia)
| Ghana | 1–0 |  Gambia |
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Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Guinea  | 1–2 |  Benin |
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90+5' |
Referee: Allou Franc Eric Miessan (Ivory Coast)
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
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| Guinea-Bissau | 0 | ||||||||
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| Guinea | 2 | ||||||||
| Guinea | 1 | ||||||||
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| Liberia | 0 | ||||||||
| Liberia | 1 | ||||||||
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| Niger | 0 | ||||||||
| Guinea | 0 (4) | ||||||||
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| Cape Verde | 0 (3) | ||||||||
| Mauritania | 0 (2) | ||||||||
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| Gambia | 0 (4) | ||||||||
| Gambia | 0 | ||||||||
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| Cape Verde | 1 | ||||||||
| Nigeria | 1 (2) | ||||||||
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| Cape Verde | 1 (3) | ||||||||
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| Guinea-Bissau | 0–2 | Guinea |
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88' |
Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)
| Mauritania | 0–0 | Gambia |
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| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)
| Nigeria | 1–1 | Cape Verde |
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| Penalties | ||
| 2–3 | ||
Referee: (Ms) Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
| Liberia | 1–0 | Niger |
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Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)
| Gambia | 0–1 | Cape Verde |
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Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
| Guinea | 1–0 | Liberia |
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Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
| Guinea | 0–0 | Cape Verde |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Referee: (Ms) Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
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| Senegal | 1 | ||||||||
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| Benin | 0 | ||||||||
| Senegal | 2 | ||||||||
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| Mali | 0 | ||||||||
| Sierra Leone | 0 | ||||||||
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| Mali | 1 | ||||||||
| Senegal | 1 (3) | ||||||||
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| Ghana | 1 (1) | ||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 1 (4) | ||||||||
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| Ghana | 1 (5) | ||||||||
| Ghana | 3 | ||||||||
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| Ivory Coast | 1 | ||||||||
| Togo | 0 (2) | ||||||||
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| Ivory Coast | 0 (4) | ||||||||
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| 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)
| Ghana | 3–1 | Ivory Coast |
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Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
| Senegal | 2–0 | Mali |
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83' (pen.) |
Referee: Boureima Sanogo (Burkina Faso)
| Ghana | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Senegal |
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| Penalties | ||
| 1–3 | ||
Referee: Omar Sallah (Gambia)
| 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations |
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 Senegal First title |
Coach: 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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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
Shafiu Mumuni (4 goals)[10] Alpha Jalloh