2024 WAFU Zone B U-17 Women's Cup
| U-17 Coupe féminine UFOA Zone B Ghana 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ghana |
| City | Prampram |
| Dates | 12nd – 26th December |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 24 (6 per match) |
TBC →
All statistics correct as of 12 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 is scheduled to take place in Ghana between 12 and 26 December 2024.[1]
Teams
[edit]Participating nations
[edit]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
[edit]The final draw took place at the WAFU-B headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on 29 Nouvember 2024 at 9:00 GMT (UTC+0).12 December 2024[3][4][5]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
After been draw in the group A the Burkina Faso team was withdraw
Venues
[edit]in November 2024, WAFU B announced Prampram as the host city and confirmed venues selected for the tournament.
- the GFA Technical Center Prampram,
Squads
[edit]Players born before 1 January 2008 are eligible to compete in the tournament.
Match officials
[edit]WAFU B appointed referees and assistant referees for the tournament are yet to be announced.
Referees
Assistant referees
Group Stage
[edit]All times are local, GMT (UTC+0)
Group A
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Ivory Coast
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 3 | |
| 3 | Niger
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Nigeria | 9-0 | Niger |
|---|---|---|
|
| Niger | 0-5 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
|
| Ivory Coast | v | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
Knockout stage
[edit]In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Third place match
[edit]Final 2024 u-17 women's
[edit]Goalscorers
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References
[edit]- ^ "Ghana set to host the first edition of 2024 WAFU B U17 Girls' Cup". sportsworldghana.com. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association https://www.ghanafa.org/wafu-b-announces-draw-date-for-u-17-girls-cup. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Black Maidens drawn against Benin, Burkina Faso in WAFU Zone B U17 Girls Cup". 23 October 2023.
- ^ "WAFU B Girls U-17 Cup: Nigeria's Flamingos to face Niger and Ivory Coast".
- ^ "Ghana draw Benin, Burkina Faso in WAFU Zone B U-17 Girls Cup".