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

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Year Host Final Third place match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
1977
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Nigeria  
Nigeria
unclear
1983
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Ivory Coast  
Ivory Coast
2–1
1–0
 
Nigeria
unclear
1985
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Senegal  
Senegal
Group system  
Ivory Coast
 
Guinea
1987
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Liberia  
Ivory Coast
2–1  
Liberia
 
Senegal
1–0  
Burkina Faso
1990
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Nigeria  
Nigeria
1–1  
Senegal
 
Ivory Coast
1–0  
Liberia
1991
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Ivory Coast  
Ivory Coast
1–0  
Senegal
 
Ghana
1–0  
Nigeria

Most CEDEAO Cup wins

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Wins Nation Year(s)
3 times   Ivory Coast 1983, 1987, 1991
2 times   Nigeria 1977, 1990
1 time   Senegal 1985

1983 CEDEAO Cup

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Qualifying round

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First qualifying round

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Benin  1–1  Mauritania
Mauritania  2–0  Benin

Niger  2–0  Senegal
Senegal  2–0  Niger

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


Sierra Leone  0–1  Gambia
Gambia  0–1  Sierra Leone

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


Guinea  1–1  Mali
Mali  1–1  Guinea

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


Guinea-Bissau  2–0  Togo
Togo  3–0  Guinea-Bissau

Nigeria  w/o  Ghana

Ghana withdrew; Nigeria advanced.

Second qualifying round

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Gambia  1–1  Mali
Mali  0–0  Gambia

Mali advanced, possibly by away goals rule.


Mauritania  0–4  Togo

The return round was not played. Togo advanced.


Nigeria  1–0  Senegal
Senegal  0–1  Nigeria

Nigeria advanced.

Final round

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The final round was held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Semi-finals

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Ivory Coast  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Mali

Ivory Coast won on penalties


Togo  5–2  Nigeria

Third place match

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Mali  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Nigeria

Unknown who won the match

Final

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Ivory Coast  (Abandoned)  Togo

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


Replay
Ivory Coast  1–0  Togo

1985 CEDEAO Cup

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Qualifying round

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First round

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Mali  4–0  Togo
Togo  3–0  Mali

Second round

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Guinea  1–1  Mali
Mali  1–1  Guinea
Penalties
2–4

Final round

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Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
  Senegal 2 2 0 0 5 1 4
  Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 1 2 2
  Guinea 2 0 0 2 1 4 0
25 December 1985 Senegal   3–1   Guinea
27 December 1985 Ivory Coast   1–0   Guinea
29 November 1985 Senegal   2–0   Ivory Coast

1987 CEDEAO Cup

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Preliminary round

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Ivory Coast  3–0  Togo
Togo  1–0  Ivory Coast

Final round

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Semi-finals

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Ivory Coast  1–0  Senegal
Liberia  1–0  Burkina Faso
Weah  

Third place match

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Senegal  1–0  Burkina Faso

Final

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Ivory Coast  2–1  Liberia
  Weah  
?  

1990 CEDEAO Cup

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Qualifying round

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The qualifying tournament was held in Liberia.

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
  Liberia 2 1 1 0 3 1 3
  Ghana 2 0 2 0 2 2 2
  Guinea 2 0 1 1 1 3 1
26 November 1989 Guinea   1–1   Ghana
28 November 1989 Liberia   2–0   Guinea
29 November 1989 Liberia   1–1   Ghana

Final round

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

Semi-finals

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Senegal  1–0  Liberia

Nigeria  2–0  Ivory Coast

Third place match

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Ivory Coast  1–0  Liberia

Final

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Nigeria  1–1  Senegal

Some sources record the score as 0–0. Nigeria won on penalty shootout.

1991 CEDEAO Cup

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Held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Semi-finals

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Senegal  3–2  Ghana
Sarr   22'
Diagne   60'
Sène   88'
Akonnor   62'
Yaw   75'
Ivory Coast  2–0  Nigeria
Sié   10'
A. Traoré   30'

Third place match

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Ghana  1–0  Nigeria
N. Mensah   11'

Final

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Ivory Coast  1–0  Senegal
A. Traoré   7'

References

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