2019 WAFU U-20 Tournament
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.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Guinea |
| Dates | 24 November – 8 December 2019 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Senegal |
| Runners-up |  Mali |
| Third place |  Gambia |
| Fourth place |  Sierra Leone |
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.
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) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Senegal (Q) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | Guinea (H, E) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Mauritania (E) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host; (Q) Qualified to 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) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mali (Q) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Liberia (E) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to 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) | |||||
Awards
| Best Player |
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| Best Goalkeeper |
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| 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.