Three Black Stars B players made it to the 2019 West African Football Union Cup of Nations Team of the tournament.

Shafiu Mumuni, Joseph Esso and Fatawu Mohammed were the Ghanaian players that made it to the Team of the tournament list after the Black Stars B finished second in the tournament.

Joseph Esso made the list after contributing two goals and some impressive displays in the tournament.

Shafiu Mumuni was the highest goalscorer in the competition with four goals and was definitely going to make the list.

Fatawu Mohammed earned his spot through several solid defensively display in the competition.

Here is the tournament’s Best XI:

GOALKEEPER

Alpha Jalloh (Liberia)

DEFENCE

Fatawu Mohammed (Ghana)

Ama Tchoutchoui Kangivi (Togo)

Moussa Ndiaye (Senegal)

Elhadj Moutarou Balde (Senegal)

MIDFIELD

Jean Mohamed Mouste (Guinea)

Ibrahima Ouattara (Ivory Coast)

Joseph Esso (Ghana)

Mamaye Coulibaly (Mali)

Ousseynou Niang (Senegal)

ATTACK

Shafiu Mumuni (Ghana)

WAFU defending champions Ghana are through to the finals of the 2019 edition after beating Ivory Coast 3-1, thanks to a Shafiu Mumuni hat trick.

Ghana opened the scoring through Shafiu Mumuni who made the most of a scrappy goalmouth scramble to give his team in the lead in the 30th minute of the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8bHUunslio

Shafiu Mumuni added his second in the first minute into the second with a great finish to extend the lead for his side.

The Black Stars B captain completed his hat trick in the 49th minute, becoming the first player to achieve this feat in the history of the WAFU competition.

Ivory Coast pulled one back through Doumbia who beat the goalkeeper with a well-taken free-kick.

Ghana are in the finals of the WAFU 2019 and will face either Senegal or Mali in the final game of the tournament.

Ghana Black Stars B are through to the semifinals of the WAFU 2019 tournament after defeating Burkina Faso 5-4 on penalties.

Ilina Teindrebeogo 3rd minute strike was canceled by Shafiu Mumuni’s 39th-minute strike. Nothing could separate both teams at the end of 90 minutes and the game went to penalties where the defending champions secured a 5-4 victory.

Watch the highlights below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_nXP2b9ZJs

Ghana Black Stars B are into the quarterfinals of the WAFU 2019 Competition after beating Gambia 1-0 in Senegal, thanks to Joseph Esso’s 65th-minute goal.

Gambia had to opportunity to restore parity when the referee awarded them a penalty but Modou Cham missed the opportunity to level the scoreline.

Watch the highlights below:

https://youtu.be/q3C5Z0pOgbo