The WAFU Zone B U-20 Championship is an association football tournament that is contested between competition contested by national teams of Zone B of the West African Football Union.The current champions are Nigeria.[1][2]
 Zone A Zone B | |
| Founded | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Region | International (CAF) |
| Current champions |  Nigeria (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) |  Senegal
(1 title each) |
| Website | wafuonline.com |
 2020 WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament | |
Eligible participants
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Inaugural Tournament (2018)
editEight teams were drawn in two groups of four. WAFU Zone B member teams were Ivory Coast, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria and Benin. Mali (from Zone A) replaced Côte d'Ivoire, who had withdrawn before the tournament, and Senegal (from Zone A) were invited to make the numbers up to eight.[3] The tournament was won by Senegal after defeating Nigeria in the final.[4]
Previous Tournaments
edit| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||||
| 2018 Details |
 Togo |
 Senegal |
2 - 0 |  Nigeria |
 Mali |
2 - 1 |  Niger | ||
| 2020[1] Details |
Togo[5] |
 Ghana |
2 - 1 |  Burkina Faso |
 Ivory Coast |
2 - 0 | Niger | ||
| 2023 Details |
 Ivory Coast
|
Ivory Coast |
2 - 1 | Burkina Faso |
 Benin |
2 - 0 |  Togo | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Ghana stage remarkable fightback to win WAFU B U-20 Championship". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ "WAFU Zone B: Ghana 2-1 Burkina Faso – Black Satellites crowned champions after comeback win". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ "Black-satellites to face Senegal, Mali-Burkina Faso in 2019".
- ^ "Wafu B U-20 Cup: Guests Senegal beat Nigeria to lift trophy". 16 December 2018.
- ^ Association, Ghana Football. "WAFU announces new dates for U20 & U17 tournaments". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-02-01.