Founded | 2023 |
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Region | West Africa |
Number of teams | 8 |
Current champions | Senegal |
2024 WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Cup |
The WAFU Zone A U20 Women's Cup is a women's association football competition contested by national teams of Zone A West African Football Union.
The first edition will take place from May 24 to June 4, 2023, in Bo with four teams . [1] [2] [3]
Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
2023 Details [4] | Sierra Leone | Senegal | round-robin | Guinea | Sierra Leone | round-robin | Guinea-Bissau | ||
2024 Details | Senegal | Senegal | 3–0 | Guinea-Bissau | Liberia | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Guinea | ||
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Team | 2023 | 2024 | Years |
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Cape Verde | • | • | 0 |
Gambia | • | GS | 1 |
Guinea | 2nd | 4th | 2 |
Guinea-Bissau | 4th | 2nd | 2 |
Liberia | • | 3rd | 1 |
Mali | • | GS | 1 |
Mauritania | • | GS | 1 |
Senegal | 1st | 1st | 2 |
Sierra Leone | 3rd | GS | 2 |
Total (8 Teams) | 4 | 8 |
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