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 | 10 |
| Goals scored | 29 (2.9 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Shakirat Moshood
 Adjoua Rolande N'Guessan (4 goals) |
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
|
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
| Niger | 0-5 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2-3 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
Chidi Harmony  ??', ??', ??' |
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 | Final | |||||
| December – GFA Technical Center Prampram | ||||||
| Ghana | ||||||
| December – GFA Technical Center Prampram | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | ||||||
| December – GFA Technical Center Prampram | ||||||
| Nigeria | ||||||
| Benin | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| December – GFA Technical Center Prampram | ||||||
Semi-finals
[edit]| Ghana | 5-0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
Third place match
[edit]| Ivory Coast | 0-0 | Benin |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 3–4 | ||
Final 2024 u-17 women's
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There were 29 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.9 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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.
- ^ "WAFU B announces draw date for U-17 Girls Cup". ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "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". 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Ghana draw Benin, Burkina Faso in WAFU Zone B U-17 Girls Cup".