The 2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup is an international women's association football tournament held in Cape Verde from 20 January until 1 February 2023. The 8 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of at least 20 players, including two goalkeepers at minimum. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
The age listed for each player is on 20 January 2023, the first day of the tournament. The number of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team.
Head coach: Silvéria Nédio
The final 23-player squad was announced on 17 January 2023. [1]
As Cape Verde uses the Portuguese naming system the Portuguese nicknames of the players are in parentheses.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Jacinta Rodrigues (Jacinta) | 0 | ![]() | ||
2 | DF | Varsénia Da Luz (Varsénia) | 7 | 0 | ![]() | |
4 | DF | Leonora Dos Santos (Evy) | 7 | 0 | ![]() | |
6 | MF | Maísa Tavares Cardoso (Grampola) | 0 | ![]() | ||
7 | FW | Ivânia Moreira (Vá) | 7 | 0 | ![]() | |
8 | DF | Romina Rosário (Romina) | 5 | 0 | ![]() | |
9 | MF | Kleydiana Borges (Diana) | 5 October 1995 (aged 27) | 0 | ![]() | |
10 | MF | Sasha Whannon (Sasha) | 3 August 1997 (aged 25) | 0 | ![]() | |
11 | FW | Leonilde Rodrigues (Leo) | 21 August 1998 (aged 24) | 0 | ![]() | |
13 | FW | Dara Centeio (Camoca) | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
16 | DF | Leidina Semedo (Leh) | 0 | ![]() | ||
17 | DF | Joseane Fernandes (Jô) | 5 | 0 | ![]() | |
18 | MF | Alcione Gomes (Alcione) | 0 | ![]() | ||
19 | MF | Jussara Silva Lizardo (Djuá) | 0 | ![]() | ||
20 | FW | Aicha Lopes (Lopes) | 0 | ![]() | ||
21 | FW | Letícia dos Santos (Tixa) | 0 | ![]() | ||
22 | DF | Zuleika Brito Sousa (Zuzu) | 0 | ![]() | ||
23 | GK | Jéssica de Pina (Nádia) | 0 | ![]() | ||
DF | Lariza Rocha (Lariza) | 0 | ![]() | |||
MF | Cristilene Neves (Cristy) | (aged 16) | 0 | ![]() | ||
MF | Ruth Duarte (Ruth) | 31 August | 4 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Edna Monteiro (Edna) | 3 | 0 | ![]() | ||
FW | Jussara Furtado (Sara) | 0 | ![]() |
Head coach: Mariama Sowe
The final 20-player squad was announced on 17 January 2023. [2] [3]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Aminata Gaye | 3 March 1996 (aged 26) | ![]() | ||
2 | FW | Mbassey Darboe | 20 May 1998 (aged 24) | ![]() | ||
3 | DF | Fatou Lowe | ![]() | |||
4 | DF | Bintou Ceesay | 18 February 2001 (aged 21) | ![]() | ||
5 | DF | Wuday Colley | ![]() | |||
6 | MF | Kaddy Jatta | ![]() | |||
7 | FW | Fatoumatta Jammeh | ![]() | |||
8 | MF | Mamie Sylva | 25 April 1992 (aged 30) | ![]() | ||
9 | FW | Ola Buwaro | 23 December 2001 (aged 21) | ![]() | ||
10 | FW | Catherine Jatta | 21 November 2001 (aged 21) | ![]() | ||
11 | DF | Fatou Fatty | 26 May 2001 (aged 21) | ![]() | ||
12 | DF | Fatoumatta Mook | ![]() | |||
13 | DF | Ruggy Joof (captain) | 13 April 2001 (aged 21) | ![]() | ||
16 | FW | Kaddy Jarju | ![]() | |||
18 | GK | Matty Manga | 5 March 2001 (aged 21) | ![]() | ||
19 | MF | Metta Sanneh | 10 February 1993 (aged 29) | ![]() | ||
20 | MF | Jabou Jobarteh | 15 August 1993 (aged 29) | ![]() | ||
21 | FW | Kumba Kuyateh | 30 October 2002 (aged 20) | ![]() | ||
22 | GK | Mariama Ceesay | 22 January 1998 (aged 24) | ![]() | ||
MF | Kadijatou Bayo | ![]() |
Head coach: Sékou Tidiane Kaba
The final 20-player squad was announced on 18 January 2023. [4]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Aïssatou Diallo (captain) | 31 December 1987 (aged 35) | ![]() | ||
2 | DF | Fatoumata Amara Sylla | ![]() | |||
3 | DF | Damaye Camara | ![]() | |||
4 | DF | Habibatou Coumbassa | ![]() | |||
5 | DF | Mamaïssata Camara | 11 May 2002 (aged 20) | ![]() | ||
6 | MF | N’Nabinty Sylla | 20 August 2003 (aged 19) | ![]() | ||
7 | FW | Nathaly Cisse | ![]() | |||
9 | FW | Mariam Barry | 11 November 1997 (aged 25) | ![]() | ||
8 | MF | Odia Essomba | ![]() | |||
10 | MF | Mamet Camara | ![]() | |||
11 | MF | Marie Camara | ![]() | |||
12 | DF | Ivone Kolie | ![]() | |||
13 | DF | Oumou Hawa Balde | ![]() | |||
FW | Fanta Kante | ![]() | ||||
15 | FW | Fanta Danda Camara | ![]() | |||
16 | GK | Mahawa Traore | ![]() | |||
17 | MF | Mariame Soumah | ![]() | |||
18 | MF | Mabinty Camara | 5 February 1994 (aged 28) | ![]() | ||
19 | MF | Fatoumata Dédé Diallo | ![]() | |||
22 | GK | Djaka Chérif Haïdara | ![]() |
head coach: Romão dos Santos [5]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Nandinha Almeida | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
2 | Binta Anssumane Mane | ![]() | ||||
4 | Fatumata Zacarias Ba' | ![]() | ||||
5 | DF | Indira Agostinho Indi (captain) | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
6 | DF | Pasfan Nhaga | ![]() | |||
7 | FW | Nadi Quade | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
8 | FW | Safiatu Baldé | ![]() | |||
9 | Cátia José Cali | ![]() | ||||
10 | FW | Mariama Sambu | ![]() | |||
11 | FW | Suraia Da Silva | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
12 | GK | Sãozinha Mendes Pereira | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
13 | Julia Mendes | ![]() | ||||
14 | DF | Itcha Cesário Gomes | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
15 | DF | Nani Coli | ![]() | |||
16 | MF | Ami Samba N'Dong | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
17 | Teresa Luís Sambu | ![]() | ||||
18 | MF | Luisa Paulo Mendes | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
19 | Julieta Iala N'quitcha | ![]() | ||||
20 | Cadidjatu Demba | ![]() |
Head coach: Abdoulaye Diallo
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Salimata Samba | 0 | ![]() | ||
2 | DF | Coumba Sy | 0 | ![]() | ||
3 | DF | Coumba Gueye | 0 | ![]() | ||
4 | DF | Funmilayo Adiara Adebisi | 0 | ![]() | ||
5 | DF | Aichetou Boilil | 0 | ![]() | ||
6 | MF | Rougui Dia | 0 | ![]() | ||
7 | MF | Fatimata Anne | 0 | ![]() | ||
8 | MF | Haby N'diaye | 0 | ![]() | ||
9 | FW | Zeinebou Ahmed | 0 | ![]() | ||
10 | FW | Fatou Diop (captain) | 5 May 1994 (aged 28) | 1 | ![]() | |
11 | FW | Tacko Diabira | 0 | ![]() | ||
13 | MF | Hawa Diallo | 0 | ![]() | ||
14 | MF | El Alia Mohamed | 0 | ![]() | ||
15 | MF | Leila Blal | 0 | ![]() | ||
16 | GK | Ramatoulaye Diallo | 0 | ![]() | ||
17 | MF | Ramata Gangui | 0 | ![]() | ||
18 | FW | Aghlahoum M'Haimid | 0 | ![]() | ||
19 | DF | Aida Ba | 0 | ![]() | ||
DF | Aida Diangne | 0 | ![]() | |||
GK | Djeinaba Dia | 0 | ![]() | |||
DF | Adama Diallo | 0 | ![]() | |||
MF | Hawa Mocter Vall | 0 | ![]() | |||
FW | Meije Cissé | 0 | ![]() |
Head coach: Mame Moussa Cissé
The final 21-player squad was announced on 19 January 2023. [6]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK | Tening Séné | 21 January 1990 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
GK | Adji Ndiaye | 4 August 2006 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
2 | DF | Marième Babou | 13 April 2003 | ![]() | ||
3 | DF | Anta Dembele | 15 June 1994 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
26 | DF | Astou Sy | 11 December 1986 | ![]() | ||
5 | DF | Ndeye Ndiaye Kané | 2 January 1997 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
DF | Mame fatma Diagne | ![]() | ||||
DF | Aminata Ba | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
DF | Aminata Kanté | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
14 | DF | Salimata Ndiaye | 17 February 1995 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Edmée Diagne | 1 May 1998 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
MF | Wolimata Ndiaye | ![]() | ||||
13 | MF | Jeannette Sagna | 4 August 1999 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Jeanne Niang | 5 February 1998 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | MF | Bineta Korkel Seck | 11 January 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | MF | Gladys Irène Dacosta | 21 September 1995 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Nguenar Ndiaye | 10 January 1995 | 4 | 7 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Haby Balde | 4 | 7 | ![]() | |
17 | FW | Hapsatou Malado Diallo | 14 April 2005 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | FW | Korka Fall | 19 February 1990 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
24 | FW | Coumba Sylla Mbodji | 26 August 2003 | ![]() |
Head coach: Ernest Hallowell
The final 20-player squad was announced on 16 January 2023. [7]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Cecilia Bangura | ![]() | |||
2 | DF | Aminata Bellon | ![]() | |||
3 | DF | Mamusu Tamu | ![]() | |||
4 | DF | Marie Kamara | ![]() | |||
5 | DF | Alice Koroma | ![]() | |||
6 | MF | Jeneba Koroma (captain) | ![]() | |||
7 | MF | Adama Kargbo | ![]() | |||
8 | MF | Memunatu Kamara | ![]() | |||
9 | FW | Kumba Z. Brima | ![]() | |||
10 | MF | Sarah Bangura | ![]() | |||
11 | MF | Matilda Kabba | ![]() | |||
12 | MF | Kadiatu Kanu | ![]() | |||
13 | MF | Kadiatu M. Kamara | ![]() | |||
14 | FW | Wuyah S. Mohai | ![]() | |||
16 | GK | Isha Kamara | ![]() | |||
18 | DF | Isha Sesay | ![]() | |||
19 | MF | Kadiatu A. Kamara | ![]() | |||
23 | GK | Hannah Juana | ![]() | |||
DF | Mabel Bongay | ![]() | ||||
MF | Sarah Sesay | ![]() | ||||
MF | Kadiatu M. Jalloh | ![]() |
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