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WAFU Zone A U-20 Championship

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The WAFU Zone A U-20 Championship is an association football tournament that is contested between competition contested by national teams of Zone A of the West African Football Union.[2] The current champions are Gambia.[3]

Founded2018
RegionInternational (CAF) (WAFU)
Teams8
Current champions Gambia (2 titles)[1]
Quick facts Founded, Region ...
WAFU Zone A U-20 Championship
  Zone A
  Zone B
Founded2018
RegionInternational (CAF) (WAFU)
Teams8
Current champions Gambia (2 titles)[1]
Most championships Gambia (2 titles)
2020 WAFU Zone A U-20 Tournament
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Eligible participants

2018 edition

Eight teams were drawn in two groups of four from WAFU Zone A members including hosts Liberia, Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone and The Gambia.[4] Mauritania declined to participate in the tournament and Cape Verde later withdrew to be replaced by Ivory Coast.[5]

Tournaments

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Year Host Final Third Place Match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
2018

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 Liberia
Gambia		 2 – 1
Liberia
Mali		 1 – 0
Ivory Coast
2019

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 Guinea
Senegal		 2 – 0
Mali
Gambia		 0 – 0

(8–7 pen)
Sierra Leone
2020[6]

Details

 Senegal[7] [8]
Gambia		 2 – 2

(4–3 pen)
Senegal
Guinea-Bissau		 No Game
Guinea
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