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

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tournament that is affiliated with the

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(WAFU). It took place from 28 September to 13 October 2019 in

Thiès Thiès (; ar, ثيس, Ṯyass; Noon language, Noon: ''Chess'') is the third largest city in Senegal with a population officially estimated at 320,000 in 2005. It lies east of Dakar on the N2 road (Senegal), N2 road and at the junction of railwa ...

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

. 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.

won the tournament after beating defending champions

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Tog ...

in the final via a

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Sponsorship

The competition was sponsored by

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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 Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...

Officials

Referees * Hassan Corneh ( Liberia) * Dahane Beida ( Mauritania) * Bangaly Konate ( Guinea) * Salisu Basheer (

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

) * Fabricio Duarte ( Cape Verde) * Omar Sallah ( Gambia) * Adaari Abdul Latif (

) * Daouda Gueye (

) * Mohamed Ali Moussa (

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesTogo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...

) * Boubou Traoré (

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...

) * Bonifacio Julio da Silva (

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ), ...

) * Allou Franc Eric Miessan ( Ivory Coast) * Boureima Sanogo ( Burkina Faso) * Louis Houngnandande (

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...

) Assistant Referees * Sekou S. Kanneh Jr ( Liberia) * Mohamed Mahmoud Youssouf ( Mauritania) * Mamady Tere ( Guinea) * Peter Eigege Ogwu (

) * (Ms) Mimisen Iyorhe (

) * Essawa Sowe ( Gambia) * Noha Bangoura (

) * Abdoul Aziz Yacouba (

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesSenegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

) * Komlan Domenyo Adiwotso (

Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...

) * Baba Yomboliba (

) * Adou Hermann N'Goh ( Ivory Coast) * Habib Judicael Sanou ( Burkina Faso) * Aymar Eric Ayimavo (

)

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 (4 goals) ; Golden Glove * Alpha Jalloh ; Coach of the Tournament * Maxwelll Konadu

References

External links

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