WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament

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WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament
WAFU.svg
  Zone A
  Zone B
Founded2018
RegionInternational (CAF)
Current championsFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana (1 title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal (1 title) Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana (1 title)
Website wafuonline.com
Soccerball current event.svg 2020 WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament

The WAFU Zone B U-20 Championship is an association football tournament that is contested between competition contested by national teams of Zone B of the West African Football Union.The current champions are Ghana. [1] [2]

Contents

Eligible participants

Inaugural Tournament (2018)

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 Mali (from Zone A) replaced Côte d'Ivoire, who had withdrawn before the tournament, and Senegal (from Zone A) were invited to make the numbers up to eight. [3] The tournament was won by Senegal after defeating Nigeria in the final. [4]

Previous Tournaments

YearHostFinalThird Place Match
WinnerScoreRunner-up3rd PlaceScore4th Place
2018
Details
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo
Flag of Senegal.svg
Senegal
2 - 0Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
Flag of Mali.svg
Mali
2 - 1Flag of Niger.svg
Niger
2020 [1]
Details
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo [5]
Flag of Ghana.svg
Ghana
2 - 1 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg
Burkina Faso
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Ivory Coast
2 - 0 Flag of Niger.svg
Niger
2023
Details
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Ivory Coast
2 - 1 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg
Burkina Faso
Flag of Benin.svg
Benin
2 - 0 Flag of Togo.svg
Togo

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References

  1. 1 2 Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Ghana stage remarkable fightback to win WAFU B U-20 Championship". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  2. "WAFU Zone B: Ghana 2-1 Burkina Faso – Black Satellites crowned champions after comeback win". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  3. "Black-satellites to face Senegal,Mali-Burkina Faso in 2019".
  4. "Wafu B U-20 Cup: Guests Senegal beat Nigeria to lift trophy". 16 December 2018.
  5. Association, Ghana Football. "WAFU announces new dates for U20 & U17 tournaments". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-02-01.