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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Ghana |
| Dates | 15–29 May 2024 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
← 2022 TBD → | |
The 2024 WAFU U-17 Championship is the 3rd edition of the WAFU U-17 Championship. The tournament took place in Ghana, from 19 to 29 May 2024.[1]
Participants
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Venues
edit| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Legon | Legon Sports Stadium | 11,000 |
| Accra | Accra Sports Stadium | 40,000 |
Match officials
editReferees
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Abdul Lateef Adaari
Kokora Richard
Awa Alphonsine
Offin Laurande
Gnama Aklesso
Sadou Brahamou
Salisu Basheer
Assistant referees
edit- Emmanuel Dolagbanu
- Kone Lacine
- Soma Issouf
- Louis Prisca
- Ourotou Wassiou
- Hamidou Sakina
- Muhammad Yakubu
Tournament
editGroup stage
editThe seven teams were drawn into two groups of three and four teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
- Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Ghana (H)
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Ivory Coast
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Benin
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
| Ghana | 5–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
Coulibaly  50' |
| Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Benin |
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- Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Q, E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nigeria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Burkina Faso
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Niger
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Togo
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 0–0 | Nigeria |
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| Togo | 0–2 | Burkina Faso |
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| Niger | 0–1 | Burkina Faso |
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Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 May – Legon Sports Stadium | ||||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||
| 28 May – Legon Sports Stadium | ||||||
| Burkina Faso | 2 | |||||
| Burkina Faso | ||||||
| 25 May – Legon Sports Stadium | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | ||||||
| Nigeria | 0 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 28 May – Legon Sports Stadium | ||||||
| Ghana | ||||||
| Nigeria | ||||||
- Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2025 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
| Ghana | 1–2 | Burkina Faso |
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| Nigeria | 0–1 | Ivory Coast |
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| Coulibaly 55' |
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