2024 WAFU Zone B U-17 Women's Cup

2024 WAFU Zone B U-17 Women's Cup
U-17 Coupe fรฉminine UFOA Zone B
Ghana 2024
Tournament details
Host countryGhana
CityPrampram
Dates12nd โ€“ 26th December
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Ghana (1st title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place Benin
Fourth place Ivory Coast
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored40 (4.44 per match)
Top scorer(s) ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ง๐š ๐€๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐š๐ค๐ฎ
(6 goals)
Best player(s) ๐‹๐š๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐š ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐š๐ก
Best goalkeeper ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ง๐š ๐”๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐š
TBC โ†’
All statistics correct as of 29 December 2024.

The 2024 WAFU Zone B U-17 Women's Cup is the inaugural edition of the WAFU Zone B U17 Women's Cup, the international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of the West African Football Union Zone B. The tournament took place in Ghana between 12 and 26 December 2024.[1]

Teams

Participating nations

Six out of seven team of WAFU zone B members associations confirmed participation in the first edition in Ghana.[2]

Team App Last Best placement in the tournament
 Benin
1st
 โ€” debut
 Burkina Faso
1st
 โ€” debut
 Ghana
1st
 โ€” debut
 Ivory Coast
1st
 โ€” debut
 Niger
1st
 โ€” debut
 Nigeria
1st
 โ€” debut

Draw

The final draw took place at the WAFU-B headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on 29 November 2024 at 9:00 GMT (UTC+0).[3][4][5]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

 Ghana (hosts)
 Nigeria

 Ivory Coast
 Benin

 Burkina Faso
 Niger

After being drawn in group A the  Burkina Faso team withdrew.

Venues

In November 2024, WAFU B announced Prampram as the host city and confirmed venues selected for the tournament.

  • the GFA Technical Center Prampram.

Squads

Players born before 1 January 2008 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Match officials

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

Referees

    Assistant referees

      Group Stage

      All times are local, GMT (UTC+0)

      Group A

      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
      1  Ghana (H) 2 2 0 0 7 3 +4 6 Knockout stage
      2  Benin 2 0 0 2 3 7 โˆ’4 0
      Source: WAFU B
      Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
      (H) Hosts
      Ghana 4-1 Benin
      • Mensah ??'
      • Ashiaku ??', ??', ??'
      		 Gandonou ??'
      GFA Technical Center Prampram
      Ghana 3-2 Benin
      • Gandonou ??', ??'
      GFA Technical Center Prampram

      Group B

      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
      1  Nigeria 2 2 0 0 12 2 +10 6 Knockout stage
      2  Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 7 3 +4 3
      3  Niger 2 0 0 2 0 14 โˆ’14 0
      Source: WAFU B
      Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
      Nigeria 9-0 Niger
      • Moshood ??', ??', ??', ??'
      • Akekekoromowei ??', ??', ??'
      • Animashaun ??'
      • Effiong ??'
      GFA Technical Center Prampram
      Niger 0-5 Ivory Coast
      • N'Guessan ??', ??', ??'
      • Kone ??'
      • Ambeu ??'
      GFA Technical Center Prampram
      Ivory Coast 2-3 Nigeria
      • Kouame ??'
      • N'Guessan ??'
      		 Harmony ??', ??', ??'
      GFA Technical Center Prampram

      Knockout stage

      In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.

      Progression

       
      		Semi-finalsFinal
       
      		      
       
      		19 December โ€“ GFA Technical Center Prampram
       
       
      		 Ghana5
       
      		22 December โ€“ GFA Technical Center Prampram
       
      		 Ivory Coast0
       
      		 Ghana(p) 2(4)
       
      		19 December โ€“ GFA Technical Center Prampram
       
      		 Nigeria 2(2)
       
      		 Nigeria2
       
       
      		 Benin 0
       
      		Third place
       
       
      		22 December โ€“ GFA Technical Center Prampram
       
       
      		  Ivory Coast0(3)
       
       
      		 Benin(p) 0(4)

      Semi-finals

      Ghana 5-0 Ivory Coast
      • Ashiaku ?', ?', ?'
      • Ayantoya ?'
      • Wahab ?'
      GFA Technical Center Prampram
      Nigeria 2-0 Benin
      • Nkpa ?'
      • Effiong ?'
      GFA Technical Center Prampram

      Third place match

      Ivory Coast 0-0 Benin
      Penalties
      3โ€“4
      GFA Technical Center Prampram

      Final 2024 u-17 women's

      Nigeria 2-2 Ghana
      • Oscar ?'
      • Chidi ?'
      Penalties
      2โ€“4
      GFA Technical Center Prampram

      Awards

      The following awards were given for the tournament:

      Best Player
      ๐‹๐š๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐š ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐š๐ก
      Top Scorer
      ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ง๐š ๐€๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐š๐ค๐ฎ
      (6 goals)
      GoalKeeper of the Tournament
      ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ง๐š ๐”๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐š

      Goalscorers

      There were 40 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 4.44 goals per match.

      6 goals

      • Christiana Ashiaku

      4 goals

      • Shakirat Moshood
      • Adjoua Rolande N'Guessan
      • Chidi Harmony

      3 goals

      2 goals

      • Yenido Gandonou
      • Peace Effiong

      1 goal

      • Aishat Animashaun
      • Mary Nkpa
      • Precious Oscar
      • Zea Alimatou Kone
      • Awa Ambeu
      • Appoh Reine Esther Kouame
      • Romaine Gandonou
      • Zipporah Ayantoya
      • Seidatu Wahab

      References

      1. ^ "Ghana set to host the first edition of 2024 WAFU B U17 Girls' Cup". sportsworldghana.com. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
      2. ^ "WAFU B announces draw date for U-17 Girls Cup". ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
      3. ^ "Black Maidens drawn against Benin, Burkina Faso in WAFU Zone B U17 Girls Cup". 23 October 2023.
      4. ^ "WAFU B Girls U-17 Cup: Nigeria's Flamingos to face Niger and Ivory Coast". 30 November 2024.
      5. ^ "Ghana draw Benin, Burkina Faso in WAFU Zone B U-17 Girls Cup".
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