UEMOA Tournament

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UEMOA Tournament
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Founded 2007
Region Africa (CAF)
Number of teams 8
Current champions  Senegal
2013 UEMOA Tournament

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.

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

Year Host nation Final
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.[1]

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References

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