Senegal walked away with the WAFU Cup of Nations title on Sunday, winning it on home soil after beating defending champions Ghana in a penalty shootout.
The Black Stars B could not defend the title but received prestigious awards with Maxwell Konadu taking home best Coach of the tournament with Shafiu Mumuni taking the best player as well.
In Ghana, where domestic football has been suspended since June 2018 due to the corruption scandal that has devastated the nation's game.
In this context, he did exceptionally well to guide this collection of players to the final, and the team grew dramatically into the competition after their unconvincing opening 1-0 victory over Gambia.
There have been some exceptional individual displays in this tournament, notably Guinea's Moustet in his side's plate semifinal and final, Assane Mbodj in Senegal's opener, Mamaye Coulibaly in Mali's first match, but none were as impressive as Ghana's Mumuni against Ivory Coast. The striker, who equalized the Black Stars' quarterfinal victory over Burkina Faso, turned on the class in the semifinal against Ivory Coast, scoring three times in the space of 20 minutes. It was the first time ever that a player had scored a hat-trick in the WAFU Cup, and Mumuni demonstrated his intelligent positioning to bundle home the first, and then twice met crosses -- one from the right, one from the left -- to head beyond Eliezer Ira Tape.