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2024 WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Cup

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]

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)Liberia Edwardline Jackson
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Guinea Fatoumata Yaya Samoura
Best goalkeeperSenegal Khady Faye
Fair play award Mali
← 2023
TBD →

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

Teams

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Participating teams

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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

Draw

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

Venues

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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

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Main article: 2024 WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Cup squads

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

Match officials

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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

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times are local SNT (UTC).

Group A

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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'
Referee: Aissatou Kanté (Guinea)
Senegal  2–0  Gambia
 Report [6]
Referee: Sylvina Garnett (Liberia)
Mali  1–1  Gambia
Referee: Humu Marah (Sierra Leone)
Guinea-Bissau  0–1  Senegal
Referee: Yacine Samassa (Mauritania)
Gambia  1–1  Guinea-Bissau
Referee: Sylvina Garnett (Liberia)
Senegal  4–0  Mali
Referee: Aissatou Kanté (Guinea)

Group B

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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
 Report [7]
Referee: Fatoumata Sall Touré (Senegal)
Mauritania  0–2  Sierra Leone
Referee: Fatou Ngum (Gambia)
Mauritania  0–8  Guinea
Referee: Aida Sy (Senegal)
Sierra Leone  0–7  Liberia
Referee: Mariétou Fall (Senegal)
Guinea  2–0  Sierra Leone
Referee: Fatoumata Sall Touré (Senegal)
Liberia  7–0  Mauritania
Referee: Fatou Ngum (Gambia)

Knockout stage

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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

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Senegal  4–0  Guinea
Referee: Yacine Samassa (Mauritania)
Liberia  1–1  Guinea-Bissau
Penalties
 1–3
Referee: Fatou Ngum (Gambia)

Third place match

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Guinea  0–0  Liberia
Penalties
 2–3
Referee: Mariétou Fall (Senegal)

Final

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Senegal  3–0  Guinea-Bissau
Referee: Aissatou Kanté (Guinea)

Goalscorers

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

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: WAFU A

References

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  1. ^ "Tournoi UFOA/A U20 (F) : L'édition 2024 se déroulera au Sénégal" [WAFU/A U20 (W) Tournament: The 2024 edition will be held in Senegal]. wiwsport.com (in French). 14 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Tournoi UFOA-A U20 2024 (F) : Le programme des matchs du Sénégal dévoilé" [UFOA-A U20 2024 (W) Tournament: Senegal's match schedule revealed]. africafootunited.com (in French). 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  3. ^ "TOURNOI UFOA/A U20 : L'équipe nationale féminine U20 connaît ces adversaires pour la phase de groupe" [WAFU/A U20 Tournament: The U20 women's national team knows their opponents for the group stage]. exclusif.net (in French). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  4. ^ "UFOA-A (U20 F) : LE SÉNÉGAL DANS LE GROUPE A" [WAFU-A (U20 W): SENEGAL IN GROUP A]. dsports.sn (in French). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Tournoi UFOA/A U20 (F) : Les Lioncelles connaissent leurs trois adversaires en poules" [WAFU/A U20 (W) Tournament: The Lioncelles know their three group stage opponents]. kewoulo.info (in French). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  6. ^ https://www.fsfoot.sn/tournoi-ufoa-a-u20-feminin-le-senegal-bat-la-gambie-et-se-place-a-la-tete-du-groupe-a/
  7. ^ https://www.facebook.com/LiberiaFootballAssociation/posts/960510076079421
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