WAFU Zone B Women's Cup

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The WAFU Zone B Women's Cup is a women's association football competition contested by national teams of Zone B of the West African Football Union.

The first edition was played in 2018 with eight teams, which included some foreign-based players.[1]

Inaugural Tournament (2018)

Eight 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 Mali (from Zone A) replaced Benin, who had withdrawn shortly before the tournament, and Senegal (from Zone A) were invited to make the numbers up to eight.[2] The tournament was won by Ghana.[3]

Tournament history

EditionsYearsHostsFinalsThird place playoffNumber of teams
WinnersScoresRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
12018Ivory CoastGhana1–0Ivory CoastNigeria2–1Mali8
22019Ivory CoastNigeria1–1(5–4 p)Ivory CoastGhana0–0(8–7 p)Mali8
32025Benin (7–12 Nov)Cancelled–3

Participating nations

Legend
TeamIvory Coast2018Ivory Coast2019Years
 Ivory Coast2nd2nd5
 Ghana1st3rd5
 NigerGSGS5
 Burkina FasoGSGS5
 TogoGSGS5
 Nigeria3rd1st1
 Benin
Total (8 Teams)88

References

  1. ↑"BREAKING: Ivory Coast to host inaugural WAFU Women's Cup". Jwsports1.com. 22 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  2. ↑Usenekong, Gold (14 February 2018). "Super Falcons To Face Mali As Benin Withdraw From WAFU Women's Cup". Completesportsnigeria.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. ↑FIFA.com