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) |
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
Matches
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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| Burkina Faso | 1–1 | Mauritania |
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| 4–3 | ||
| Nigeria | 1–2 | Togo |
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| Sierra Leone | 1–0 | Liberia |
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| Mali | 3–1 | Niger |
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| Ivory Coast | 4–1 | Cape Verde |
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| Guinea | 1–2 | Benin |
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Plate competition
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Guinea-Bissau | 0 | |||||||||
| Guinea | 2 | |||||||||
| Guinea | 1 | |||||||||
| Liberia | 0 | |||||||||
| Liberia | 1 | |||||||||
| Niger | 0 | |||||||||
| Guinea | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Cape Verde | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| Mauritania | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| Gambia | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Gambia | 0 | |||||||||
| Cape Verde | 1 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| Cape Verde | 1 (3) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Guinea-Bissau | 0–2 | Guinea |
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| Mauritania | 0–0 | Gambia |
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| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
| Nigeria | 1–1 | Cape Verde |
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| 2–3 | ||
Semi-finals
| Gambia | 0–1 | Cape Verde |
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Final
| Guinea | 0–0 | Cape Verde |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Cup competition
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Senegal | 1 | |||||||||
| Benin | 0 | |||||||||
| Senegal | 2 | |||||||||
| Mali | 0 | |||||||||
| Sierra Leone | 0 | |||||||||
| Mali | 1 | |||||||||
| Senegal | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Ghana | 1 (1) | |||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Ghana | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| Ghana | 3 | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 1 | |||||||||
| Togo | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 0 (4) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Senegal | 1–0 | Benin |
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| Burkina Faso | 1–1 | Ghana |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
| Togo | 0–0 | Ivory Coast |
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| 2–4 | ||
| Sierra Leone | 0–1 | Mali |
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Semi-finals
| Ghana | 3–1 | Ivory Coast |
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| Senegal | 2–0 | Mali |
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Final
Champion
| 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations |
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| Senegal First title |
WAFU Team of the Tournament
Source:
Coach: Maxwell Konadu
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forward |
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| Alpha Jalloh | Fatawu Mohammed | Jean Mohamed Mouste | Shafiu Mumuni |
Individual awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
- Top scorer
- Shafiu Mumuni (4 goals)
- Golden Glove
- Coach of the Tournament