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Mar 11th

Soccer: Senegal wins WAEMU soccer tournament

Football - Senegal on Sunday won the football tournament for member states of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), beating Niger 1-0 in the final in Cotonou.

In addition to the trophy, the Teranga Lions received the top prize of five million CFA francs, while the Nigeriens got three million CFA francs. Guinea Bissau won the fair-play trophy.

Cote d'Ivoire won the first two editions of the competition.

The tournament, reserved for players in the local league of the eight WAEMU member countries, is aimed at strengthening sub-regional integration.

Established 10 January 1994 in Dakar, the WAEMU comprises Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo.

Cotonou - Pana 30/11/2009