CEDEAO Cup

The CEDEAO Cup was an international men's football tournament for nations in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; Communauté Economique Des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, CEDEAO). The tournament was held biannually between 1983 and 1991, and may also have taken place in 1977, but few data are known.

General statistics

Year Host Final Third place match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
1977
Details
Nigeria
Nigeria
unclear
1983
Details
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
2–1
1–0

Nigeria
unclear
1985
Details
Senegal
Senegal
Group system
Ivory Coast

Guinea
1987
Details
Liberia
Ivory Coast
2–1
Liberia

Senegal
1–0
Burkina Faso
1990
Details
Nigeria
Nigeria
1–1
Senegal

Ivory Coast
1–0
Liberia
1991
Details
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1–0
Senegal

Ghana
1–0
Nigeria

Most CEDEAO Cup wins

WinsNationYear(s)
3 times Ivory Coast1983, 1987, 1991
2 times Nigeria1977, 1990
1 time Senegal1985

1983 CEDEAO Cup

First qualifying round

Benin 11 Mauritania
Mauritania 20 Benin

Niger 20 Senegal
Senegal 20 Niger

2–2 on aggregate; Senegal won on penalty shootout.


Sierra Leone 01 Gambia
Gambia 01 Sierra Leone

1–1 on aggregate; Gambia won on penalty shootout.


Guinea 11 Mali
Mali 11 Guinea

2–2 on aggregate; Mali won on penalty shootout.


Guinea-Bissau 20 Togo
Togo 30 Guinea-Bissau

Nigeria w/o Ghana

Ghana withdrew; Nigeria advanced.

Second qualifying round

Gambia 11 Mali
Mali 00 Gambia

Mali advanced, possibly by away goals rule.


Mauritania 04 Togo

The return round was not played. Togo advanced.


Nigeria 10 Senegal
Senegal 01 Nigeria

Nigeria advanced.

Final round

The final round was held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Semi-finals

Ivory Coast 11 (a.e.t.) Mali

Ivory Coast won on penalties


Togo 52 Nigeria

Third place match

Mali 00 (a.e.t.) Nigeria

Unknown who won the match

Final

Ivory Coast (Abandoned) Togo

Abandoned at 2–1 in extra time (105').


Replay
Ivory Coast 1–0 Togo

1985 CEDEAO Cup

First round

Mali 40 Togo
Togo 30 Mali

Second round

Guinea 11 Mali
Mali 11 Guinea
Penalties
24

Final round

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Senegal 2200514
 Ivory Coast 2101122
 Guinea 2002140
25 December 1985 Senegal  31  Guinea
27 December 1985 Ivory Coast  10  Guinea
29 November 1985 Senegal  20  Ivory Coast

1987 CEDEAO Cup

Preliminary round

Ivory Coast 30 Togo
Togo 10 Ivory Coast

Final round

Semi-finals

Ivory Coast 10 Senegal
Liberia 10 Burkina Faso

Third place match

Senegal 10 Burkina Faso

Final

Ivory Coast 21 Liberia

1990 CEDEAO Cup

Qualifying round

The qualifying tournament was held in Liberia.

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Liberia 2110313
 Ghana 2020222
 Guinea 2011131
26 November 1989 Guinea  11  Ghana
28 November 1989 Liberia  20  Guinea
29 November 1989 Liberia  11  Ghana

Final round

  • The final round was played in Nigeria.
  • Nigeria qualified as hosts, Ivory Coast as holders. Circumstances of Senegal's qualification were unclear.

Semi-finals

Senegal 10 Liberia

Nigeria 20 Ivory Coast

Third place match

Ivory Coast 10 Liberia

Final

Nigeria 11 Senegal

Some sources record the score as 00. Nigeria won on penalty shootout.

1991 CEDEAO Cup

Held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Semi-finals

Senegal 32 Ghana
Sarr  22'
Diagne  60'
Sène  88'
Akonnor  62'
Yaw  75'
Ivory Coast 20 Nigeria
Sié  10'
A. Traoré  30'

Third place match

Ghana 10 Nigeria
N. Mensah  11'

Final

Ivory Coast 10 Senegal
A. Traoré  7'

References

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