2024 WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Cup
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| Tournoi UFOA A U-20 Filles Senegal 2024 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Senegal |
| City | Thiès |
| Dates | 20–30 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Senegal (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Guinea-Bissau |
| Third place |  Liberia |
| Fourth place |  Guinea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 47 (3.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Edwardline Jackson (6 goals) |
| Best player | Fatoumata Yaya Samoura |
| Best goalkeeper | Khady Faye |
| Fair play award |  Mali |
← 2023 2026 → | |
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.
Participating teams
Eight WAFU zone A members associations confirmed participation in the Second edition in Senegal.
| Team | App | Last | Best placement in the tournament |
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 Gambia | 1st | N/a | debut |
| Guinea | 2nd | 2023 | Runners-up (2023) |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2nd | 2023 | Fourth place (2023) |
| Liberia | 1st | N/a | debut |
| Mali | 1st | N/a | debut |
 Mauritania | 1st | N/a | debut |
| Senegal | 2nd | 2023 | Champions (2023) |
 Sierra Leone | 2nd | 2023 | Third place (2023) |
- Did not enter
Draw
Venues
WAFU A has announced Thiès as the host city and confirmed the selection of the following two venues:
| Thiès |   Thiès 2024 WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Cup (Senegal) | |
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| Stade Lat-Dior | Stade Maniang Soumaré | |
| Capacity: 8,712 | Capacity: 8,000 | |
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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
Fatou Ngum
Aïssatou Kanté
Sylvina Garnett
Yacine Samassa
Fatoumata Sall Touré- Aida Sy
- Mariétou Fall
Humu Marah
Assistant referees
Marisa Monteiro- Jainaba Manneh
- Mahawa Kourouma
Blossan Vaz Carlitos- Hannah Moses
Mariam Coulibaly- Kadidia Dicko
- Houleye Diba
- Precious Amara
Group Stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
| Mali | 1–1 | Guinea-Bissau |
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| Mali | 1–1 | Gambia |
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| Guinea-Bissau | 0–1 | Senegal |
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| Gambia | 1–1 | Guinea-Bissau |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Mauritania | 0–2 | Sierra Leone |
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| Mauritania | 0–8 | Guinea |
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| Sierra Leone | 0–7 | Liberia |
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| Guinea | 2–0 | Sierra Leone |
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| Liberia | 7–0 | Mauritania |
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