2024 WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Cup

2024 WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Cup

Tournoi UFOA A U-20 Filles Senegal 2024
Tournament details
Host country	Senegal
City	Thiès
Dates	20–30 May
Teams	8 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Senegal (2nd title)
Runners-up	Guinea-Bissau
Third place	Liberia
Fourth place	Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	47 (3.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Edwardline Jackson (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Fatoumata Yaya Samoura
Best goalkeeper	Khady Faye
Fair play award	Mali
← 2023 TBD →

The 2024 WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Cup is the 2nd edition of the WAFU Zone A U20 Women's Cup, the international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of the West African Football Union Zone A, The tournament is set to take place in Senegal from 20 to 30 May 2024. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Senegal are the title holders, having won last year's inaugural edition.

Teams

Participating teams

Eight WAFU zone A members associations confirmed participation in the Second edition in Senegal.

Team	App	Last	Best placement in the tournament
Gambia	1st	—	debut
Guinea	2nd	2023	Runners-up (2023)
Guinea-Bissau	2nd	2023	Fourth place (2023)
Liberia	1st	—	debut
Mali	1st	—	debut
Mauritania	1st	—	debut
Senegal	2nd	2023	Champions (2023)
Sierra Leone	2nd	2023	Third place (2023)

Did not enter

•   Cape Verde

Draw

The final draw took place in Senegal on 15 May 2024. ^{[4] [5]}

Venues

WAFU A has announced Thiès as the host city and confirmed the selection of the following two venues:

Thiès		Thiès 2024 WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Cup (Senegal)
Stade Lat-Dior	Stade Maniang Soumaré
Capacity: 8,712	Capacity: 8,000

Squads

Main article: 2024 WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Cup squads

Players born between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2008 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Match officials

WAFU A appointed referees and assistant referees for the tournament are yet to be announced.

Referees

• Fatou Ngum
• Aïssatou Kanté
• Sylvina Garnett
• Yacine Samassa
• Fatoumata Sall Touré
• Aida Sy
• Mariétou Fall
• Humu Marah

Assistant referees

• Marisa Monteiro
• Jainaba Manneh
• Mahawa Kourouma
• Blossan Vaz Carlitos
• Hannah Moses
• Mariam Coulibaly
• Kadidia Dicko
• Houleye Diba
• Precious Amara

Group Stage

times are local SNT (UTC).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Senegal (H)	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9	Knockout stage
2	Guinea-Bissau	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
3	Gambia	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	2
4	Mali	3	0	2	1	2	6	−4	2

Source: WAFU A
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

20 May 2024 (2024-05-20)

16:00

Mali	1–1	Guinea-Bissau
D. Traoré 25'		C. Camará 45'

Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Referee: Aissatou Kanté (Guinea)

20 May 2024 (2024-05-20)

19:00

Senegal	2–0	Gambia
Colley 39' (o.g.) A. Ndiaye 90+3' (pen.)	Report [6]

Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Referee: Sylvina Garnett (Liberia)

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22 May 2024 (2024-05-22)

16:00

Mali	1–1	Gambia
Tienou 74'		Drammeh 3'

Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Referee: Humu Marah (Sierra Leone)

22 May 2024 (2024-05-22)

19:00

Guinea-Bissau	0–1	Senegal
		Kandé 15'

Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Referee: Yacine Samassa (Mauritania)

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24 May 2024 (2024-05-24)

17:00

Gambia	1–1	Guinea-Bissau
Saidykhan 3'		Djata 36'

Stade Maniang Soumaré, Thiès

Referee: Sylvina Garnett (Liberia)

24 May 2024 (2024-05-24)

17:00

Senegal	4–0	Mali
A. Ndiaye 24' Kandé 62', 65' Pène 78'

Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Referee: Aissatou Kanté (Guinea)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Liberia	3	3	0	0	16	0	+16	9	Knockout stage
2	Guinea	3	2	0	1	10	2	+8	6
3	Sierra Leone	3	1	0	2	2	9	−7	3
4	Mauritania	3	0	0	3	0	17	−17	0

Source: WAFU A
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

21 May 2024 (2024-05-21)

16:00

Liberia	2–0	Guinea
Parsons 60' Kowolo 77'	Report [7]

Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Referee: Fatoumata Sall Touré (Senegal)

21 May 2024 (2024-05-21)

19:00

Mauritania	0–2	Sierra Leone
		K. Kamara 42' Brima 44'

Stade Lat-Dior,Thiès

Referee: Fatou Ngum (Gambia)

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23 May 2024 (2024-05-23)

16:00

Mauritania	0–8	Guinea
		Samoura 11', 18' (pen.), 80' N. Diallo 51' N. Camara 56' F. Diallo 71', 73' Cissé 83'

Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Referee: Aida Sy (Senegal)

23 May 2024 (2024-05-23)

19:00

Sierra Leone	0–7	Liberia
F. Turay  40'		Brown 31', 70' Jackson 37', 60', 86' Quachie 74' Tarpeh 90+1'

Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Referee: Mariétou Fall (Senegal)

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25 May 2024 (2024-05-25)

17:00

Guinea	2–0	Sierra Leone
Samoura 19' (pen.) Conté 58'

Stade Maniang Soumaré, Thiès

Referee: Fatoumata Sall Touré (Senegal)

25 May 2024 (2024-05-25)

17:00

Liberia	7–0	Mauritania
Bogar 11' Gibson 36' Kawolo 41' Jackson 52', 54', 83' Quachie 89'

Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Referee: Fatou Ngum (Gambia)

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	27 May – Stade Lat-Dior
	Senegal	4
					29 May – Stade Lat-Dior
	Guinea	0
					Senegal	3
	27 May – Stade Lat-Dior
					Guinea-Bissau	0
	Liberia	1 (1)
	Guinea-Bissau (p)	1 (3)
					Third Place
					29 May – Stade Lat-Dior
					Guinea	0 (2)
					Liberia (p)	0 (3)

Semi-finals

27 May 2024 (2024-05-27)

16:00

Senegal	4–0	Guinea
Pène 12' A. Ndiaye 38' W. Ndiaye 61' Sarr 84'

Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Referee: Yacine Samassa (Mauritania)

27 May 2024 (2024-05-27)

19:00

Liberia	1–1	Guinea-Bissau
Quachie 82' (pen.)		F. Alfredo 86'
Penalties
Bogar Fatomah Brown Jackson	1–3	F. Bá Sanó Djata F. Alfredo

Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Referee: Fatou Ngum (Gambia)

Third place match

29 May 2024 (2024-05-29)

16:00

Guinea	0–0	Liberia
Penalties
Kourouma A. Diallo N. Camara M. Traoré Samoura	2–3	Brown Quachie Tokpah Fatomah Capehart

Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Referee: Mariétou Fall (Senegal)

Final

29 May 2024 (2024-05-29)

19:00

Senegal	3–0	Guinea-Bissau
A. Ndiaye 17' Pène 19' Badio 81' (pen.)

Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Referee: Aissatou Kanté (Guinea)

Goalscorers

There were 50 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.12 goals per match.

6 goals

• Edwardline Jackson

4 goals

• Fatoumata Samoura
• Adji Ndiaye

3 goals

• Jessica Quachie
• Rokhyatou Kandé
• Sokhna Pène

2 goals

• Fatoumata Dédé Diallo
• Louise Brown
• Patience Kowolo

1 goal

• Haddijatou Drammeh
• Salimata Saidykhan
• Nimatoulaye Diallo
• Nana Camara
• Mamaïssata Cissé
• Binta Conté
• Cumba Mamadu Camará
• Djara Djata
• Flávia Ebatomog Alfredo
• Erica Parsons
• Annieta Tarpeh
• Princess Bogar
• Blessing Gibson
• Latifatou Tienou
• Djamako Traoré
• Marie Louise Sarr
• Wolimata Ndiaye
• Khadija Badio
• Kadiatu Kamara
• Juliet Brima

1 own goal

• Wuday Colley (against Senegal)

Source: WAFU A

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