2019 WAFU U-20 Tournament

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2019 WAFU U-20 Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Dates24 November – 8 December 2019
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Runners-upFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Third placeFlag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Fourth placeFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
2018
2020

The 2019 WAFU U-20 Tournament was the second edition of the international U-20 men's football event for teams under the West African Football Union. The competition was hosted by Guinea in November to December 2019 in two match venues.

Contents

Host Guinea, Mauritania, Senegal and Sierra Leone make up Group A whilst Liberia, Mali and Gambia complete Group B (as Guinea-Bissau withdrew).

Matches were held at Stade du 28 Septembre and the Nongo Stadium, both in Conakry, Guinea.


Participants

Officials

Player eligibility

Players born 1 January 1999 or later are eligible to participate in the competition.

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  5. Drawing of lots.
  6. If, after applying criteria 1 to 3 to several teams, more than two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 7 to 9 apply;
  7. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  8. Goal difference in matches between the teams concerned;
  9. The greatest number of goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned.

All times are local UTC±00:00.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone (Q)32017706 Knockout stage
2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal (Q)312052+35
3Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea (H, E)311143+14
4Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania (E)30122641
First match(es) will be played on 2019. Source: WAFU
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg2–0Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
Report
General Lansana Conté Stadium, Conakry
Referee: Flag of Benin.svg Raphiou Ligali (Benin)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg4–1Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Report

Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg3–1Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
Report
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Flag of The Gambia.svg Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg0–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Flag of Togo.svg Y. G. Mawabwè Bodjona (Togo)

Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg2–3Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Report
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Flag of Benin.svg Raphiou Ligali (Benin)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–1Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
General Lansana Conté Stadium, Conakry
Referee: Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Reinaldo Domingos Barbosa (Guinea-Bissau)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia (Q)211021+14 Knockout stage
2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali (Q)20202202
3Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia (E)20111211
First match(es) will be played on 2018. Source: WAFU
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg1–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Flag of Guinea.svg Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)

Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg1–0Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Report
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Flag of Senegal.svg Alioune Sandigui (Senegal)

Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg1–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Flag of Togo.svg Y. G. Mawabwè Bodjona (Togo)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 Dec.– Conakry
 
 
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 0
 
7 Dec. – Conakry
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0
 
4 Dec. – Conakry
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2
 
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 1 (2)
 
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
7 Dec. – Conakry
 
 
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 0 (7)
 
 
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 0 (8)

Semi-finals

Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg0–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Flag of Benin.svg Raphiou Ligali (Benin)

Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg1–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Penalties
2-4
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Flag of Togo.svg Y. G. Mawabwè Bodjona (Togo)

Third place match

Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg0-0 Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg
Penalties
7-8
General Lansana Conté Stadium, Conakry
Referee: Flag of Senegal.svg Alioune Sandigui (Senegal)

Final

Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0-2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
General Lansana Conté Stadium, Conakry
Referee: Flag of Guinea.svg Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)

Winners

 2019 WAFU U-20 Tournament 
Flag of Senegal.svg
Senegal
First title

Awards

Best Player

Flag of The Gambia.svg Matarr Ceesay

Best Goalkeeper

Flag of Senegal.svg Boubacar Fall

Top Scorer

Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Suffian Kalokoh

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References

  1. "Pictures of the officials during 2019 WAFU U-20 Tournament in Guinea". 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.