2018 WAFU/FOX U-20 Tournament

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2018 WAFU/FOX U-20 Tournament
2018 WAFU-FOX U-20 Tournament.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Dates24 April – 5 May 2018
Teams8 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Runners-upFlag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Third placeFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Fourth placeFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
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The 2018 WAFU/FOX U-20 Tournament was the first edition of the international U-20 men's football event for teams under the West African Football Union. The competition will be hosted by Liberia in April to May 2018 in two match venues. The organizers of the tournament, which is sponsored by FOX Sports, said it will run from April 24, to May 6, 2018 in Monrovia and will feature eight of the nine countries in WAFU Zone A who have confirmed their participation in the zonal youth championship. [1]

Contents

Host Liberia, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sierra Leone make up Group A whilst Senegal, Mali, Gambia and Guinea complete Group B.

Matches will be held at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Stadium and the Antoinette Tubman Stadium, both in Monrovia, Liberia. [2]

Participants

Officials

Draw

The draw was held on 26 March in Monrovia. [3]

Player eligibility

Players born 1 January 1998 or later are eligible to participate in the competition.

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  5. Drawing of lots.
  6. If, after applying criteria 1 to 3 to several teams, more than two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 7 to 9 apply;
  7. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  8. Goal difference in matches between the teams concerned;
  9. The greatest number of goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned.

All times are local UTC±00:00.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 3300111+109 Knockout stage
2Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia (H)320175+26
3Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 310241063
4Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 30032860
First match(es) will be played on 2018. Source: WAFU
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg0–3Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg1–2Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Report

Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg1–4Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg2–1Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia
Referee: Flag of Mali.svg Harouna Coulibaly

Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg5–1Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Report
Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia
Referee: Flag of Senegal.svg Daouda Gueye
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg4–0Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Report
Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia
Referee: Flag of Mali.svg Harouna Coulibaly

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 320142+26 Knockout stage
2Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 312021+15
3Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 31115504
4Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 30123631
First match(es) will be played on 2018. Source: WAFU
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Sagna Soccerball shade.svg77' Report
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg1–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Jammeh Soccerball shade.svg31' Report Vebe Soccerball shade.svg26'

Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg0–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg0–0Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia
Referee: Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Gilberto Antonio dos Santos

Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg2–4Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg0–1Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia
Referee: Flag of Mauritania.svg Babacar Sarr

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 May – Monrovia
 
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1 (5)
 
5 May – Monrovia
 
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 1 (6)
 
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 2
 
2 May – Monrovia
 
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 1
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0
 
 
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 1
 
Third place
 
 
5 May – Monrovia
 
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0
 
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1

Semi-finals

Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg1–1Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Report
Penalties
5–6

Mali  Flag of Mali.svg0–1Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Report
Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia
Referee: Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Gilberto Antonio dos Santos

Third place match

Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg0–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report Gary Soccerball shade.svg32'

Final

Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg2–1Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Report Sengbeh Soccerball shade.svg50'

Winners

 2018 WAFU/FOX U-20 Tournament 
Flag of The Gambia.svg
Gambia
First title

Awards

Best Player

Flag of Liberia.svg Allen Njie [5]

Best Goalkeeper

Flag of The Gambia.svg Yankuba Colley [5]

Top Scorer

Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Yalatif Diabate [5]

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  2. "WAFU A/FOX U-20 TOURNAMENT FIXTURES" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
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