Black Stars B and Hearts of Oak striker Joseph Esso insists that the entire team gave their very best in the 2019 West African Football Union Cup.

Ghana failed to retain the WAFU Cup after losing to 2019 host nation Senegal 3-1 on Penalties.

Despite the disappointment of failing to defend the title, Esso was happy with the experience from his first tournament and stated that the team gave their best.

“As an upcoming player, getting to play in my first international tournament says a lot. It will improve me and it will enhance my career going forward,” he told ESPN Africa.

The Black Stars B arrived in Ghana last night and will head to camp as they prepare for the second leg of the CHAN qualifiers against Burkina Faso.

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Host nation Senegal are the champions of the 2019 West African Football Union Cup after beating defending champions Ghana 3-1 on penalties.

The scoreline was goalless after normal 90 minutes before going into extra time where Senegal took the lead and Ghana equalizing a minute later to send the game to penalties.

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Ghana Black Stars B will face Senegal in the finals of the 2019 WAFU Cup.

The defending champions will fight for the prestigious title against the Lions of Senegal this Sunday.

Senegal who are the host of the competition booked their place in the finals after beating Mali 2-0 on Wednesday night at the Stade Lat Dior.

Ghana sealed their place in the final after recording a 3-1 win against Ivory Coast.

Ghana and Senegal will lock horns in the finals on Sunday.

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Senegal opened the 2019 West African Football Union Cup (WAFU) with a 3-1 win against Guinea Bissau on Saturday afternoon.

The game started well for the host nation as Djibril Gueye opened the scoring just nine minutes into the game.

Assane Mbodj doubled the lead for Senegal in the 29th minute with a great finish, Claudio Gomes snatched one goal back for Guinea-Bissau ten minutes later before the half time whistle was blown.

Abdoulaye Ba scored the third goal for Senegal to seal the win for his team in the second half.

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AFCON 2019: Algeria crowned champions of Africa for the second time

Baghdad Bounedjah’s first minute deflected effort handed Algeria their second Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title after a 29-year wait with a 1-0 victory over Senegal in a highly charged final at the Cairo International Stadium on Friday night.

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WATCH: AFCON 2019: Uganda 0-1 Senegal | Match Highlights

Senegal became the second side to reach the quarterfinals of the ongoing Total Africa Cup of Nations 2019, beating Uganda 1-0 at Cairo International Stadium on Friday (5 July 2019).

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Senegal demolished Kenya to qualify to the next round of the 2019 Afrcia Cup of Nations thanks to goals from Ismaila and Sadio Mane.

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WATCH: AFCON 2019: Senegal 0-1 Algeria | Goals and Highlights

Algeria became the third team to book their place in the 2019 Total AFCON round of 16 when they emerged victorious 1-0 from their Group C Matchday 2 thriller over fellow favorites and Africa’s best-ranked team Senegal on Thursday at Cairo based 30 June Stadium.

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Senegal are off to a flying start after beating Tanzania 2-0 in their opening game of Africa Cup of Nations 2019.

Keita Balde opened the scoring in the 28th minute before  Diatta scored the second to give Senegal a commanding victory.

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The Ghana Black Queens began their WAFU Women’s Cup campaign with an emphatic 2-0 win over Senegal on Wednesday evening.

The game started in a very great manner but both teams failed to find the back of the net in the first forty-five minutes of the game.

Evelyn Badu broke the deadlock in the 75th minute with a close-range effort to put the Black Queens in front, before Abdulai Mukarama scored in the 90th minute to seal the victory for Ghana.

Earlier in Group A, host nation Ivory Coast thrashed Togo 5-0.



Ghana will face Togo on Friday as they will be looking to secure a spot in the semi-finals.

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