2024 WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Cup

2024 WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Cup
Tournoi UFOA A U-20 Filles
Senegal 2024
Tournament details
Host countrySenegal
CityThiès
Dates20–30 May
Teams8 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Senegal (2nd title)
Runners-up Guinea-Bissau
Third place Liberia
Fourth place Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored47 (3.13 per match)
Top scorer(s) Edwardline Jackson
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Fatoumata Yaya Samoura
Best goalkeeper Khady Faye
Fair play award Mali
← 2023
TBD →

The 2024 WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Cup is the 2nd edition of the WAFU Zone A U20 Women's Cup, the international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of the West African Football Union Zone A, The tournament is set to take place in Senegal from 20 to 30 May 2024.[1][2][3]

Senegal are the title holders, having won last year's inaugural edition.

Teams

Participating teams

Eight WAFU zone A members associations confirmed participation in the Second edition in Senegal.

Team App Last Best placement in the tournament
 Gambia
1st
 — debut
 Guinea
2nd
 2023 Runners-up (2023)
 Guinea-Bissau
2nd
 2023 Fourth place (2023)
 Liberia
1st
 — debut
 Mali
1st
 — debut
 Mauritania
1st
 — debut
 Senegal
2nd
 2023 Champions (2023)
 Sierra Leone
2nd
 2023 Third place (2023)
Did not enter
  •  Cape Verde

Draw

The final draw took place in Senegal on 15 May 2024.[4][5]

Venues

WAFU A has announced Thiès as the host city and confirmed the selection of the following two venues:

Thiès
Thiès
2024 WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Cup (Senegal)
Stade Lat-Dior Stade Maniang Soumaré
Capacity: 8,712 Capacity: 8,000

Squads

Players born between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2008 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Match officials

WAFU A appointed referees and assistant referees for the tournament are yet to be announced.

Referees

  • Fatou Ngum
  • Aïssatou Kanté
  • Sylvina Garnett
  • Yacine Samassa
  • Fatoumata Sall Touré
  • Aida Sy
  • Mariétou Fall
  • Humu Marah

Assistant referees

  • Marisa Monteiro
  • Jainaba Manneh
  • Mahawa Kourouma
  • Blossan Vaz Carlitos
  • Hannah Moses
  • Mariam Coulibaly
  • Kadidia Dicko
  • Houleye Diba
  • Precious Amara

Group Stage

times are local SNT (UTC).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal (H) 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Knockout stage
2  Guinea-Bissau 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
3  Gambia 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
4  Mali 3 0 2 1 2 6 −4 2
Source: WAFU A
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Mali 1–1 Guinea-Bissau
  • D. Traoré 25'
  • C. Camará 45'
Referee: Aissatou Kanté (Guinea)
Senegal 2–0 Gambia
  • Colley 39' (o.g.)
  • A. Ndiaye 90+3' (pen.)
 Report [6]
Referee: Sylvina Garnett (Liberia)
Mali 1–1 Gambia
  • Tienou 74'
  • Drammeh 3'
Referee: Humu Marah (Sierra Leone)
Guinea-Bissau 0–1 Senegal
  • Kandé 15'
Referee: Yacine Samassa (Mauritania)
Gambia 1–1 Guinea-Bissau
  • Saidykhan 3'
  • Djata 36'
Referee: Sylvina Garnett (Liberia)
Senegal 4–0 Mali
  • A. Ndiaye 24'
  • Kandé 62', 65'
  • Pène 78'
Referee: Aissatou Kanté (Guinea)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Liberia 3 3 0 0 16 0 +16 9 Knockout stage
2  Guinea 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6
3  Sierra Leone 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 3
4  Mauritania 3 0 0 3 0 17 −17 0
Source: WAFU A
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Liberia 2–0 Guinea
  • Parsons 60'
  • Kowolo 77'
 Report [7]
Referee: Fatoumata Sall Touré (Senegal)
Mauritania 0–2 Sierra Leone
  • K. Kamara 42'
  • Brima 44'
Referee: Fatou Ngum (Gambia)
Mauritania 0–8 Guinea
  • Samoura 11', 18' (pen.), 80'
  • N. Diallo 51'
  • N. Camara 56'
  • F. Diallo 71', 73'
  • Cissé 83'
Referee: Aida Sy (Senegal)
Sierra Leone 0–7 Liberia
  • F. Turay  40'
  • Brown 31', 70'
  • Jackson 37', 60', 86'
  • Quachie 74'
  • Tarpeh 90+1'
Referee: Mariétou Fall (Senegal)
Guinea 2–0 Sierra Leone
  • Samoura 19' (pen.)
  • Conté 58'
Referee: Fatoumata Sall Touré (Senegal)
Liberia 7–0 Mauritania
  • Bogar 11'
  • Gibson 36'
  • Kawolo 41'
  • Jackson 52', 54', 83'
  • Quachie 89'
Referee: Fatou Ngum (Gambia)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 May – Stade Lat-Dior
 
 
 Senegal4
 
29 May – Stade Lat-Dior
 
 Guinea0
 
 Senegal3
 
27 May – Stade Lat-Dior
 
 Guinea-Bissau0
 
 Liberia1 (1)
 
 
 Guinea-Bissau (p)1 (3)
 
Third Place
 
 
29 May – Stade Lat-Dior
 
 
 Guinea0 (2)
 
 
 Liberia (p)0 (3)

Semi-finals

Senegal 4–0 Guinea
  • Pène 12'
  • A. Ndiaye 38'
  • W. Ndiaye 61'
  • Sarr 84'
Referee: Yacine Samassa (Mauritania)
Liberia 1–1 Guinea-Bissau
  • F. Alfredo 86'
Penalties
  • Bogar
  • Fatomah
  • Brown
  • Jackson
1–3
  • F. Bá
  • Sanó
  • Djata
  • F. Alfredo
Referee: Fatou Ngum (Gambia)

Third place match

Guinea 0–0 Liberia
Penalties
  • Kourouma
  • A. Diallo
  • N. Camara
  • M. Traoré
  • Samoura
2–3
  • Brown
  • Quachie
  • Tokpah
  • Fatomah
  • Capehart
Referee: Mariétou Fall (Senegal)

Final

Senegal 3–0 Guinea-Bissau
  • A. Ndiaye 17'
  • Pène 19'
  • Badio 81' (pen.)
Referee: Aissatou Kanté (Guinea)

Goalscorers

There were 50 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.12 goals per match.

6 goals

  • Edwardline Jackson

4 goals

  • Fatoumata Samoura
  • Adji Ndiaye

3 goals

2 goals

  • Fatoumata Dédé Diallo
  • Louise Brown
  • Patience Kowolo

1 goal

  • Haddijatou Drammeh
  • Salimata Saidykhan
  • Nimatoulaye Diallo
  • Nana Camara
  • Mamaïssata Cissé
  • Binta Conté
  • Cumba Mamadu Camará
  • Djara Djata
  • Flávia Ebatomog Alfredo
  • Erica Parsons
  • Annieta Tarpeh
  • Princess Bogar
  • Blessing Gibson
  • Latifatou Tienou
  • Djamako Traoré
  • Marie Louise Sarr
  • Wolimata Ndiaye
  • Khadija Badio
  • Kadiatu Kamara
  • Juliet Brima

1 own goal

  • Wuday Colley (against Senegal)

Source: WAFU A

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