2024 WAFU Zone B U-17 Women's Cup

2024 WAFU Zone B U-17 Women's Cup
U-17 Coupe fรฉminine UFOA Zone B
Ghana 2024
Tournament details
Host countryGhana
CityPrampram
Dates12nd โ€“ 26th December
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Ghana (1st title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place Benin
Fourth place Ivory Coast
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored40 (4.44 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ghana ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ง๐š ๐€๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐š๐ค๐ฎ
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Ghana ๐‹๐š๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐š ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐š๐ก
Best goalkeeperNigeria ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ง๐š ๐”๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐š
TBC โ†’
All statistics correct as of 29 December 2024.

The 2024 WAFU Zone B U-17 Women's Cup is the inaugural edition of the WAFU Zone B U17 Women's Cup, the international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of the West African Football Union Zone B. The tournament took place in Ghana between 12 and 26 December 2024.[1]

Teams

Participating nations

Six out of seven team of WAFU zone B members associations confirmed participation in the first edition in Ghana.[2]

Team App Last Best placement in the tournament
 Benin
1st
 โ€” debut
 Burkina Faso
1st
 โ€” debut
 Ghana
1st
 โ€” debut
 Ivory Coast
1st
 โ€” debut
 Niger
1st
 โ€” debut
 Nigeria
1st
 โ€” debut

Draw

The final draw took place at the WAFU-B headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on 29 November 2024 at 9:00 GMT (UTC+0).[3][4][5]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

 Ghana (hosts)
 Nigeria

 Ivory Coast
 Benin

 Burkina Faso
 Niger

After being drawn in group A the  Burkina Faso team withdrew.

Venues

In November 2024, WAFU B announced Prampram as the host city and confirmed venues selected for the tournament.

  • the GFA Technical Center Prampram.

Squads

Players born before 1 January 2008 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Match officials

WAFU B appointed referees and assistant referees for the tournament are yet to be announced.

Referees

Assistant referees

Group Stage

All times are local, GMT (UTC+0)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana (H) 2 2 0 0 7 3 +4 6 Knockout stage
2  Benin 2 0 0 2 3 7 โˆ’4 0
Source: WAFU B
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ghana 4-1 Benin
  • Mensah ??'
  • Ashiaku ??', ??', ??'
 Gandonou ??'
GFA Technical Center Prampram
Ghana 3-2 Benin
  • Gandonou ??', ??'
GFA Technical Center Prampram

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 2 2 0 0 12 2 +10 6 Knockout stage
2  Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 7 3 +4 3
3  Niger 2 0 0 2 0 14 โˆ’14 0
Source: WAFU B
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Nigeria 9-0 Niger
  • Moshood ??', ??', ??', ??'
  • Akekekoromowei ??', ??', ??'
  • Animashaun ??'
  • Effiong ??'
GFA Technical Center Prampram
Niger 0-5 Ivory Coast
  • N'Guessan ??', ??', ??'
  • Kone ??'
  • Ambeu ??'
GFA Technical Center Prampram
Ivory Coast 2-3 Nigeria
  • Kouame ??'
  • N'Guessan ??'
 Harmony ??', ??', ??'
GFA Technical Center Prampram

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.

Progression

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 December โ€“ GFA Technical Center Prampram
 
 
 Ghana5
 
22 December โ€“ GFA Technical Center Prampram
 
 Ivory Coast0
 
 Ghana(p) 2(4)
 
19 December โ€“ GFA Technical Center Prampram
 
 Nigeria 2(2)
 
 Nigeria2
 
 
 Benin 0
 
Third place
 
 
22 December โ€“ GFA Technical Center Prampram
 
 
  Ivory Coast0(3)
 
 
 Benin(p) 0(4)

Semi-finals

Ghana 5-0 Ivory Coast
  • Ashiaku ?', ?', ?'
  • Ayantoya ?'
  • Wahab ?'
GFA Technical Center Prampram
Nigeria 2-0 Benin
  • Nkpa ?'
  • Effiong ?'
GFA Technical Center Prampram

Third place match

Ivory Coast 0-0 Benin
Penalties
3โ€“4
GFA Technical Center Prampram

Final 2024 u-17 women's

Nigeria 2-2 Ghana
  • Oscar ?'
  • Chidi ?'
Penalties
2โ€“4
GFA Technical Center Prampram

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:

Best Player
Ghana ๐‹๐š๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐š ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐š๐ก
Top Scorer
Ghana ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ง๐š ๐€๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐š๐ค๐ฎ
(6 goals)
GoalKeeper of the Tournament
Nigeria ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ง๐š ๐”๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐š

Goalscorers

There were 40 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 4.44 goals per match.

6 goals

  • Ghana Christiana Ashiaku

4 goals

  • Nigeria Shakirat Moshood
  • Ivory Coast Adjoua Rolande N'Guessan
  • Nigeria Chidi Harmony

3 goals

2 goals

  • Benin Yenido Gandonou
  • Nigeria Peace Effiong

1 goal

  • Nigeria Aishat Animashaun
  • Nigeria Mary Nkpa
  • NigeriaPrecious Oscar
  • Ivory CoastZea Alimatou Kone
  • Ivory CoastAwa Ambeu
  • Ivory CoastAppoh Reine Esther Kouame
  • BeninRomaine Gandonou
  • GhanaZipporah Ayantoya
  • GhanaSeidatu Wahab

References

  1. ^ "Ghana set to host the first edition of 2024 WAFU B U17 Girls' Cup". sportsworldghana.com. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  2. ^ "WAFU B announces draw date for U-17 Girls Cup". ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Black Maidens drawn against Benin, Burkina Faso in WAFU Zone B U17 Girls Cup". 23 October 2023.
  4. ^ "WAFU B Girls U-17 Cup: Nigeria's Flamingos to face Niger and Ivory Coast". 30 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Ghana draw Benin, Burkina Faso in WAFU Zone B U-17 Girls Cup".
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