2024 WAFU Zone B U-17 Women's Cup
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| U-17 Coupe féminine UFOA Zone B Ghana 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ghana |
| City | Prampram |
| Dates | 12 – 26 December |
| Teams | 7 (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 played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 40 (4.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐤𝐮 (6 goals) |
| Best player(s) | 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐡 |
| Best goalkeeper | 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐔𝐳𝐨𝐦𝐚 |
TBC →
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]
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 | — | debut |
 Burkina Faso | 1st | — | debut |
| Ghana | 1st | — | debut |
| Ivory Coast | 1st | — | debut |
 Niger | 1st | — | debut |
| Nigeria | 1st | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|
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.[clarification needed]
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 | −4 | 0 |
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 | −14 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Nigeria | 9-0 | Niger |
|---|---|---|
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| Niger | 0-5 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2-3 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
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Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.
Progression
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 19 December – GFA Technical Center Prampram | ||||||
| Ghana | 5 | |||||
| 22 December – GFA Technical Center Prampram | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 0 | |||||
| Ghana(p) | 2(4) | |||||
| 19 December – GFA Technical Center Prampram | ||||||
| Nigeria | 2(2) | |||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||
| Benin | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 22 December – GFA Technical Center Prampram | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 0(3) | |||||
| Benin(p) | 0(4) | |||||
Semi-finals
| Ghana | 5-0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
Third place match
| Ivory Coast | 0-0 | Benin |
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–4 | ||