2019 WAFU Cup of Nations explained

Tourney Name:	WAFU Cup of Nations
Year:	2019
Country:	Senegal
Dates:	28 September – 13 October 2019
Num Teams:	16
Sub-Confederations:	1
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Champion:	Senegal
Count:	1
Second:	Ghana
Matches:	22
Goals:	42
Top Scorer:	Shafiu Mumuni (4 goals)
Prevseason:	2017
Nextseason:	2021

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.^[1]

Sponsorship

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

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

Officials

Referees^[5]

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

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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:^[6] ^[7] ^[8]

Coach: Maxwell Konadu^[9]

Individual awards

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

Top scorer

Shafiu Mumuni (4 goals)^[10]

Golden Glove

Alpha Jalloh

Coach of the Tournament^[11]

Maxwell Konadu

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Bah. Momodou. 14 October 2019. Senegal beat Ghana on penalties to win Wafu 2019. live. 17 August 2021. BBC Sport. BBC. https://web.archive.org/web/20210710203337/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50043640 . 2021-07-10 .
Web site: ROYAL AIR MAROC CONFIRMED AS OFFICIAL AIRLINE SPONSOR OF WAFU 2019. 2021-08-17. Fédération Sénégalaise de Football. fr-FR.
Web site: EIB’s Henry Asante Twum appointed ESPN\FOX WAFU Commentator Starr Fm. live. 2021-08-17. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210817164926/https://starrfm.com.gh/2019/09/eibs-henry-asante-twum-appointed-espnfox-wafu-commentator/ . 2021-08-17 .
Web site: 2019 WAFU draw produces fascinating ties. ESPN Africa. en. 28 May 2019. 2019-05-29.
News: Pictures of the officials during 2019 WAFU Nations Cup in Senegal. 28 September 2019 . 28 September 2019.
Web site: Kwafo. Eric Nana Yaw. 21 October 2019. 2019 WAFU Cup: Ghanaian Trio Included In Team Of The Tournament. live. 17 August 2021. Modern Ghana. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210817154521/https://www.modernghana.com/sports/962592/2019-wafu-cup-ghanaian-trio-included-in-team-of.html . 2021-08-17 .
Web site: Three Ghanaians Named In 2019 ESPN WAFU Tournament Team :: Ghana Olympic Committee. live. 2021-08-17. www.ghanaolympic.org. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210817161246/http://www.ghanaolympic.org/?item=7421 . 2021-08-17 .
Web site: Kapoor. Daraja Jr.. 2019-10-21. 2019 WAFU Cup: Ghanaian trio named in Team of the Tournament. 2021-08-17. Football Made In Ghana. en-US.
Web site: Okine. Sammy Heywood. 17 October 2019. Ghana's Maxwell Konadu Adjudged Best Coach Of The 2019 ESPN WAFU Tournament :: Ghana Olympic Committee. live. 2021-08-17. ghanaolympic.org. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210817154430/http://ghanaolympic.org/?item=7322 . 2021-08-17 .
Web site: Teye. Prince Narkortu. 14 October 2019. Wafu Cup: Ghana captain Shafiu wins Golden Boot award. live. 17 August 2021. www.goal.com. Goal. https://web.archive.org/web/20191014110539/https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/wafu-cup-ghana-captain-shafiu-wins-golden-boot-award/1my3ujvb6832z1aihdnjs7q05w . 2019-10-14 .
Web site: Kapoor. Daraja Jr.. 2019-10-16. 2019 WAFU Cup: Maxwell Konadu voted ESPN Best Coach of the Tournament. 2021-08-17. Football Made In Ghana. en-US.