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.
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
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Referees[1]
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Assistant Referees
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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.
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- 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);
- Drawing of lots.
- 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;
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in matches between the teams concerned;
- The greatest number of goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned.
All times are local UTC±00:00.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Sierra Leone (Q)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Senegal (Q)
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Guinea (H, E)
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Mauritania (E)
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
| Guinea | 2–0 | Mauritania |
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Raphiou Ligali (Benin)| Senegal | 4–1 | Sierra Leone |
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Hassan Corneh (Liberia)| Sierra Leone | 3–1 | Mauritania |
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Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)| Guinea | 2–3 | Sierra Leone |
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Raphiou Ligali (Benin)| Senegal | 1–1 | Mauritania |
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Reinaldo Domingos Barbosa (Guinea-Bissau)Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Gambia (Q)
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Mali (Q)
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Liberia (E)
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 Dec.– Conakry | ||||||
| Sierra Leone | 0 | |||||
| 7 Dec. – Conakry | ||||||
| Mali | 1 | |||||
| Mali | 0 | |||||
| 4 Dec. – Conakry | ||||||
| Senegal | 2 | |||||
| Gambia | 1 (2) | |||||
| Senegal | 1 (4) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 7 Dec. – Conakry | ||||||
| Sierra Leone | 0 (7) | |||||
| Gambia | 0 (8) | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Winners
| 2019 WAFU U-20 Tournament |
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 Senegal First title |
Awards
| Best Player |
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| Best Goalkeeper | |
| Top Scorer |
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References
- ^ "Pictures of the officials during 2019 WAFU U-20 Tournament in Guinea". 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
This page was last edited on 4 December 2022, at 08:21