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.
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) Dahane Beida (Mauritania) Bangaly Konate (Guinea) Salisu Basheer (Nigeria) Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde) Omar Sallah (Gambia) 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) Mohamed Mahmoud Youssouf (Mauritania) Mamady Tere (Guinea) Peter Eigege Ogwu (Nigeria) (Ms) Mimisen Iyorhe (Nigeria) Essawa Sowe (Gambia) 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
Semi-finals
Final
Cup competition
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Champion
WAFU Team of the Tournament Source:
Coach: Maxwell Konadu GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForward 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 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
Maxwell Konadu
References
External links
Senegal beats defending champions Ghana to lift 1st WAFU title 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations