Organising body | WAFU |
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Founded | 2018 |
Region | West Africa |
Number of teams | 8 |
Current champions | Nigeria (1st title) |
Most successful team(s) | Ghana Nigeria (1 title each) |
2023 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup |
The WAFU Zone B Women's Cup is a women's association football competition contested by national teams of Zone B of the West African Football Union.
The first edition was played in 2018 with eight teams, which included some foreign-based players. [1]
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 Mali (from Zone A) replaced Benin, who had withdrawn shortly before the tournament, and Senegal (from Zone A) were invited to make the numbers up to eight. [2] The tournament was won by Ghana. [3]
Editions | Years | Hosts | Finals | Third place playoff | Number of teams | |||||||
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Winners | Scores | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||||||
1 | 2018 | Ivory Coast | Ghana | 1–0 | Ivory Coast | Nigeria | 2–1 | Mali | 8 | |||
2 | 2019 | Ivory Coast | Nigeria | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Ivory Coast | Ghana | 0–0 (8–7 p) | Mali | 8 | |||
3 | 2023 |
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Team | 2018 | 2019 | Years |
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Ivory Coast | 2nd | 2nd | 5 |
Ghana | 1st | 3rd | 5 |
Niger | GS | GS | 5 |
Burkina Faso | GS | GS | 5 |
Togo | GS | GS | 5 |
Nigeria | 3rd | 1st | 1 |
Benin | |||
Total (8 Teams) | 8 | 8 |
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