2025 WAFU Zone A U-17 Girls Tournament
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Host countryLiberia
Dates17–27 September
Teams3 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
| Tournoi UFOA A U-17 Féminin 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Liberia |
| Dates | 17–27 September |
| Teams | 3 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Sierra Leone (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Senegal |
| Third place |  Liberia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 18 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ruth Bawoh Sarah Turay (3 goals each) |
| Best player | Mariam Sankoh |
| Best goalkeeper | Hawa Morison |
TBD → | |
2025 WAFU Zone A U-17 Girls Tournament (French: Tournoi UFOA A U-17 Féminin 2025) was the inaugural edition of the WAFU Zone A U-17 Girls Tournament, the international women's youth football championship contested by the women's under-17 national teams of the member associations of WAFU Zone A. Liberia hosted the tournament in Paynesville, Monrovia from 17 to 27 September 2025.[1][2]
Sierra Leone became the first champions of the tournament after remaining unbeaten in the round-robin stage.[3][4]
Withdrawals
3 (out of 9) WAFU Zone A nations entered the tournament, with hosts Liberia joined by neighbouring Sierra Leone and Senegal.
| Team | Appearance |
|---|---|
| Liberia | 1st |
| Senegal | 1st |
| Sierra Leone | 1st |
Guinea – On 14 September 2025, the FEGUFOOT withdrew its team due to internal mismanagement and poor governance.[5]
Mali – On 15 September Agence de presse sénégalaise announced that Senegal and the other two participants would be joined by Mali, with fixtures released.[6] However, the following day, WAFU A confirmed the fixtures with only three teams.
- Did not enter
Venue
All matches were held in the capital Monrovia.
| Paynesville | |
|---|---|
| Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex (SKD Stadium) | |
| Capacity: 22,000 | |
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sierra Leone |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 10 |
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Senegal |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
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Liberia (H) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 |
