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

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
2024 WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Cup is located in Senegal
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

  • The Gambia Fatou Ngum
  • Guinea Aïssatou Kanté
  • Liberia Sylvina Garnett
  • Mauritania Yacine Samassa
  • Senegal Fatoumata Sall Touré
  • Senegal Aida Sy
  • Senegal Mariétou Fall
  • Sierra Leone Humu Marah

Assistant referees

  • Cape Verde Marisa Monteiro
  • The Gambia Jainaba Manneh
  • Guinea Mahawa Kourouma
  • Guinea-Bissau Blossan Vaz Carlitos
  • Liberia Hannah Moses
  • Mali Mariam Coulibaly
  • Mali Kadidia Dicko
  • Mauritania Houleye Diba
  • Sierra Leone 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 (FSF)
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 (LFA)
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 Red card 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
  • Quachie 82' (pen.)
  • F. Alfredo 86'
Penalties
  • Bogar soccer ball with red X
  • Fatomah soccer ball with red X
  • Brown soccer ball with check mark
  • Jackson soccer ball with red X
 1–3
  • soccer ball with red X F. Bá
  • soccer ball with check mark Sanó
  • soccer ball with check mark Djata
  • soccer ball with check mark F. Alfredo
Referee: Fatou Ngum (Gambia)

Third place match

Guinea 0–0 Liberia
Penalties
  • Kourouma soccer ball with red X
  • A. Diallo soccer ball with red X
  • N. Camara soccer ball with red X
  • M. Traoré soccer ball with check mark
  • Samoura soccer ball with check mark
 2–3
  • soccer ball with red X Brown
  • soccer ball with red X Quachie
  • soccer ball with check mark Tokpah
  • soccer ball with check mark Fatomah
  • soccer ball with check mark 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

  • Liberia Edwardline Jackson

4 goals

  • Guinea Fatoumata Samoura
  • Senegal Adji Ndiaye

3 goals

  • Liberia Jessica Quachie
  • Senegal Rokhyatou Kandé
  • Senegal Sokhna Pène

2 goals

  • Guinea Fatoumata Dédé Diallo
  • Liberia Louise Brown
  • Liberia Patience Kowolo

1 goal

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

1 own goal

  • The Gambia Wuday Colley (against Senegal)

Source: WAFU A

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