The UEMOA Tournament is a football (soccer) tournament held between nations who are a member of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA). The tournament was first played in 2007. It is also called Coupe de l'intégration ouest africaine.
Founded | 2007 |
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Region | Africa (CAF) |
Number of teams | 8 |
Current champions | Senegal |
2017 UEMOA Tournament |
The teams are made up of players in national leagues of the organisation's member countries, in an effort to promote local talents.
Participating Nations
The participating nations are:
Past winners
The 2014 edition was cancelled because of an ebola outbreak. The next edition then was only played in 2016.[1][2]
Year | Host nation | Final | |||
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Champion | Score | Second Place | |||
2007 Details | Burkina Faso | Ivory Coast | 2-0 | Niger | |
2008 Details | Mali | Ivory Coast | 1-1 (6-5p) | Mali | |
2009 Details | Benin | Senegal | 1-0 | Niger | |
2010 Details | Niger | Niger | 1-0 | Benin | |
2011 Details | Senegal | Senegal | 1-0 | Mali | |
2013 Details | Ivory Coast | Burkina Faso | 0-0 (9-8p) | Benin | |
2014 | Togo | Cancelled due to the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa.[3] | |||
2016 Details | Togo | Senegal | 1-0 | Mali | |
2017? Details | Senegal |
References
- ^ http://www.uemoa.int/fr/uemoafootball-7eme-edition-de-la-coupe-de-lintegration-ouest-africaine-lome-au-togo-du-26-novembre
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/uemoa.html
- ^ "Le Tournoi de l'Uemoa 2014 au Togo annulé à cause d'Ebola" (in French). afriquefoot.rfi.fr. 18 November 2014.
External links
- Official Site