2018 WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament

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2018 WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Togo.svg  Togo
Dates6 - 16 December 2018
Teams8 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Runners-upFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Third placeFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Fourth placeFlag of Niger.svg  Niger
← 2008

The 2018 WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament is the first edition of the international Zone B U-20 men's football event for teams under the West African Football Union. The competition was hosted by Togo in December 2018 in One match venues. The organizers of the tournament, said it will run from 6-16 December 2018 which will feature eight teams were drawn in two groups of four. WAFU Zone B member teams were Ivory Coast, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria and Benin. Mali (from Zone A) replaced Côte d'Ivoire, who had withdrawn before the tournament. Mali (from Zone A) replaced Côte d'Ivoire, who had withdrawn before the tournament, and Senegal (from Zone A) were invited to make the numbers up to eight. [1] The tournament was won by Senegal. [2]

Contents

Participants

Draw

The WAFU B U-20 Tournament draw ceremony was held in Lomé ON 12 November 2018. [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 Senegal.svg  Senegal 330050+59 Knockout stage
2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 32012206
3Flag of Togo.svg  Togo (H)310223−13
4Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 000015−40
First match(es) will be played on 2018. Source: WAFU
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg0–2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
Stade Municipal, Lomé
Togo  Flag of Togo.svg0–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report
Stade Municipal, Lomé
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1-0Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report
Stade Municipal, Lomé
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1-0Flag of Togo.svg  Togo
Report
Stade Municipal, Lomé
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg1–2Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report
Stade Municipal, Lomé
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg0–2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report
Stade Municipal, Lomé

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 211042+24 Knockout stage
2Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 211010+14
3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 200225−30
First match(es) will be played on 2018. Source: WAFU
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg0–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report
Stade Municipal, Lomé
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–0Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Report
Stade Municipal, Lomé
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–4Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Report
Stade Municipal, Lomé


Semi-finals

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2(4)-2(2)Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Report
Stade Municipal, Lomé
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1(5)-1(4)Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report
Stade Municipal, Lomé

Third place match

Niger  Flag of Niger.svg1-2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report
Stade Municipal, Lomé

Final

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2-0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Stade Municipal, Lomé

Awards

The Golden Ball is awarded to the best player of the tournament. The Best Goalkeeper is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The Golden Shoe is awarded to the top scorer of the tournament.

Top Scorer

Flag of Senegal.svg Allen Njie [4]

Best Goalkeeper

Flag of Senegal.svg Dialy N'Diaye [4]

Player of the Tournament

Flag of Mali.svg Boubacar Konté [4]

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