CEDEAO Cup

CEDEAO Cup was a 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
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
1 time Nigeria1990
1 time Senegal1985

1983 CEDEAO Cup

Qualifying round

First qualifying round

17 January 1983
Benin  11  Mauritania

4 February 1983
Mauritania  20  Benin

13 January 1983
Niger  20  Senegal

6 February 1983
Senegal  20  Niger

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


6 February 1983
Sierra Leone  01  Gambia

20 February 1983
Gambia  01  Sierra Leone

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


13 February 1983
Guinea  11  Mali

27 February 1983
Mali  11  Guinea

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


17 April 1983
Guinea-Bissau  20  Togo

8 May 1983
Togo  30  Guinea-Bissau


Nigeria  w/o  Ghana

Ghana withdrew; Nigeria advanced.

Second qualifying round

3 July 1983
Gambia  11  Mali

17 July 1983
Mali  00  Gambia

Mali advanced, possibly by away goals rule.


12 August 1983
Mauritania  04  Togo

The return round was not played. Togo advanced.


15 November 1983
Nigeria  10  Senegal

19 November 1983
Senegal  01  Nigeria

Nigeria advanced.

Final round

The final round was held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Semi-finals

15 December 1983
Ivory Coast  11 (a.e.t.)  Mali

Ivory Coast won on penalties


16 December 1983
Togo  52  Nigeria

Third place match

18 December 1983
Mali  00 (a.e.t.)  Nigeria

Unknown who won the match

Final

18 December 1983
Ivory Coast  (Abandoned)  Togo

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


Replay

20 December 1983
Ivory Coast  1–0  Togo

1985 CEDEAO Cup

Qualifying round

First round

7 April 1985
Mali  40  Togo

21 April 1985
Togo  30  Mali

Second round

11 August 1985
Guinea  11  Mali

15 August 1985
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

22 November 1987
Ivory Coast  30  Togo

13 December 1987
Togo  10  Ivory Coast

Final round

Semi-finals

19 December 1987
Ivory Coast  10  Senegal

20 December 1987
Liberia  10  Burkina Faso

Third place match

22 December 1987
Senegal  10  Burkina Faso

Final

23 December 1987
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

Semi-finals

24 January 1990
Senegal  10  Liberia

25 January 1990
Nigeria  20  Ivory Coast

Third place match

27 January 1990
Ivory Coast  10  Liberia

Final

28 January 1990
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

31 October 1991
Senegal  32  Ghana
Sarr  22'
Diagne  60'
Sène  88'
Akonnor  62'
Yaw  75'

31 October 1991
Ivory Coast  20  Nigeria
Sié  10'
A. Traoré  30'

Third place match

2 November 1991
Ghana  10  Nigeria

Final

2 November 1991
Ivory Coast  10  Senegal
A. Traoré  7'

References

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