West African Football Union
- Sports governing body
- Football administration
Cape Verde
Gambia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Benin
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Niger
Nigeria
Togo
- WAFU Zone A
- WAFU Zone B
The West African Football Union (French: Union des Fédérations Ouest-Africaines de Football; Portuguese: União das Federações Oeste Africanas), officially abbreviated as WAFU-UFOA and WAFU, is a sports governing body representing the football associations in West Africa that was founded in 1975 and is a subregional body of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
It mainly organizes qualifying tournaments/championships for the CAF Women's Champions League and CAF's national team competitions except the Africa Cup of Nations, but also organizes its own competitions, like the currently-inactive WAFU Nations Cup.
Presidents
K. Tandoh (1975–1977)
Seyi Memene (1977–1984)
Abdoulaye Fofana (1984–1988)
Jonathan Boytie Ogufere (1988–1994)
Dieng Ousseynou (1994–1999)
Abdulmumini Aminu (1999–2002)
El Hadji Malick Sy (2002–2004)
Jacques Anouma (2004–2008)[1]
Amos Adamu (2008–2010)
Kwesi Nyantakyi (2011–2018)[2]
Kurt Okraku (2019–present)
Member associations
WAFU consists of all football associations of West Africa, but got spilt into two zones by CAF, who cited citing "organisational issues facing WAFU."[3]
- Zone A (Niger)
- Zone B (Volta Niger)
Mauritania is the only WAFU member to also be a member of the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA).
Competitions
WAFU runs main and qualifying competitions covering men, women and youth.
Current title holders
Competition | Year | Champions | Rank/Score | Runners-up | Next edition | Dates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WAFU Nations Cup | 2019 | ![]() | 1st | ![]() | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WAFU Zone A Nations Cup | 2024 | 5 – 17 July | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zone A U-20 Championship | 2023 | ![]() | 2st | ![]() | 2024 | 15 – 30 September | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zone B U-20 Championship | 2023 | ![]() | 1st | ![]() | 2024 | 17 – 31 October | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zone A U-17 Championship | 2023 | ![]() | ![]() | 2024 WAFU Zone A U-17 Championship | 20 Oct – 3 Nov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zone B U-17 Championship | 2024 | ![]() | 3–1[4] | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zone A U-15 Championship | 2022 | ![]() | 3–0[5] | ![]() | TBD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zone A Schools Championship | 2022 | ![]() | 1st | ![]() | TBD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zone B Schools Championship | 2022 | ![]() | 1st | ![]() | TBD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WAFU Zone A Beach Soccer | 2024 | 3 – 7 July | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National teams (women) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zone A Women's Cup | 2023 | ![]() | 2nd | ![]() | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zone B Women's Cup | 2019 | ![]() | 1st | ![]() | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WAFU Zone A U20 Women's Cup | 2024 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WAFU Zone B U20 Women's Cup | 2023 | ![]() | 1st | ![]() | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zone A Girls Schools Championship | 2022 | ![]() | 1st | ![]() | TBD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zone B Girls Schools Championship | 2022 | ![]() | 1st | ![]() | TBD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clubs (women) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CAF Women's Champions League Qualifiers (Zone A) | 2023 | ![]() | 1st | ![]() | 2024 | TBD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CAF Women's Champions League Qualifiers (Zone B) | 2023 | ![]() | 1st | ![]() | 2024 | TBD |
Defunct competitions
Competition | Duration |
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CEDEAO Cup | 1977–1991 |
West African Club Championship | 1977–2011 |
Amílcar Cabral Cup | 1979–2007 |
West African Nations Cup | 1982–1987 |
UEMOA Tournament | 2007–2016 |
FIFA World Rankings
Men's national teams
Rankings are calculated by FIFA.[6]
WAFU | Zone | FIFA | Country | Points | +/− |
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1 | A | 17 | ![]() | 1624.73 | ![]() |
2 | B | 30 | ![]() | 1520.27 | ![]() |
3 | A | 38 | ![]() | 1498.8 | ![]() |
4 | B | 44 | ![]() | 1477.9 | ![]() |
5 | B | 62 | ![]() | 1390.38 | ![]() |
6 | B | 65 | ![]() | 1425.64 | ![]() |
6 | B | 68 | ![]() | 1358.77 | ![]() |
7 | A | 76 | ![]() | 1324.65 | ![]() |
8 | A | 97 | ![]() | 1225.68 | ![]() |
9 | B | 105 | ![]() | 1195.5 | ![]() |
10 | A | 113 | ![]() | 1170.34 | ![]() |
11 | B | 113 | ![]() | 1163.44 | ![]() |
12 | A | 126 | ![]() | 1137.36 | ![]() |
13 | B | 129 | ![]() | 1125.5 | ![]() |
14 | A | 130 | ![]() | 1114.8 | ![]() |
16 | A | 152 | ![]() | 1029.58 | ![]() |
Last updated 4 April 2024
Top-ranked men's national football teams
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See also
References
- ^ "Wafu Cup to make a comeback". BBC Sport. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
Amos Adamu, president of Wafu,...
- ^ "Nyantakyi resigns from FIFA, CAF, and WAFU positions". Graphic Online. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "West African Football Union (Wafu) disbanded by Caf". BBC Sport. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Tapsoba double fires Burkina Faso to WAFU B U-17 AFCON qualifying title". CAFOnline.com. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Senegal win WAFU A U15 boys tournament". CAFOnline.com. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking (Men)". FIFA. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
External links
- Official website for WAFU Zone A
- Official website for WAFU Zone B
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