2024 WAFU Zone B U-17 Women's Cup

2024 WAFU Zone B U-17 Women's Cup
U-17 Coupe féminine UFOA Zone B; Ghana 2024
Tournament details
Host country	Ghana
City	Prampram
Dates	12 – 26 December
Teams	7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Ghana (1st title)
Runners-up	Nigeria
Third place	Benin
Fourth place	Ivory Coast
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	40 (4.44 per match)
Top scorer(s)	𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐤𝐮 ; (6 goals)
Best player	𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐡
Best goalkeeper	𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐔𝐳𝐨𝐦𝐚
	TBC → All statistics correct as of 29 December 2024.

The 2024 WAFU Zone B U-17 Women's Cup is the inaugural edition of the WAFU Zone B U17 Women's Cup, the international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of the West African Football Union Zone B. The tournament took place in Ghana between 12 and 26 December 2024.^[1]

Teams

Participating nations

Six out of seven team of WAFU zone B members associations confirmed participation in the first edition in Ghana.^[2]

Team	App	Last	Best placement in the tournament
Benin	1st	N/a	debut
Burkina Faso	1st	N/a	debut
Ghana	1st	N/a	debut
Ivory Coast	1st	N/a	debut
Niger	1st	N/a	debut
Nigeria	1st	N/a	debut

Draw

The final draw took place at the WAFU-B headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on 29 November 2024 at 9:00 GMT (UTC+0).^[3]^[4]^[5]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
Ghana (hosts) Nigeria	Ivory Coast Benin	Burkina Faso Niger

After being drawn in group A the Burkina Faso team withdrew.

Venues

In November 2024, WAFU B announced Prampram as the host city and confirmed venues selected for the tournament.

the GFA Technical Center Prampram.

Squads

Players born before 1 January 2008 are eligible to compete in the tournament.^{[clarification needed]}

Match officials

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

Referees

Assistant referees

Group Stage

All times are local, GMT (UTC+0)

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ghana (H)	2	2	0	0	7	3	+4	6	Knockout stage
2	Benin	2	0	0	2	3	7	−4	0	Knockout stage

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

12 December 2024

15:00

Ghana	4-1	Benin
Mensah (??) Ashiaku (??)		Gandonou (??)

GFA Technical Center Prampram

14 December 2024

15:00

Ghana	3-2	Benin
Amoafa (??) Mensah (??)		Gandonou (??)

GFA Technical Center Prampram

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	2	2	0	12	2	+10	6	Knockout stage
2	Ivory Coast	2	1	1	7	3	+4	3	Knockout stage
3	Niger	2	0	2	0	14	−14	0

Source: WAFU B
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

12 December 2024

18:00

Nigeria	9-0	Niger
Moshood (??) Akekekoromowei (??) Animashaun (??) Effiong (??)

GFA Technical Center Prampram

14 December 2024

18:00

Niger	0-5	Ivory Coast
		N'Guessan (??) Kone (??) Ambeu (??)

GFA Technical Center Prampram

16 December 2024

15:00

Ivory Coast	2-3	Nigeria
Kouame (??) N'Guessan (??)		Harmony (??)

GFA Technical Center Prampram

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.

Progression

Semi-finals		Final

19 December – GFA Technical Center Prampram

Ghana	5
		22 December – GFA Technical Center Prampram
Ivory Coast	0
		Ghana(p)	2(4)
19 December – GFA Technical Center Prampram
		Nigeria	2(2)
Nigeria	2

Benin	0
		Third place

		22 December – GFA Technical Center Prampram

		Ivory Coast	0(3)

		Benin(p)	0(4)

Semi-finals

19 December 2024

15:00

Ghana	5-0	Ivory Coast
Ashiaku (?) Ayantoya (?) Wahab (?)

GFA Technical Center Prampram

19 December 2024

18:00

Nigeria	2-0	Benin
Nkpa (?) Effiong (?)

GFA Technical Center Prampram

Third place match

22 December 2024

15:00

Ivory Coast	0-0	Benin

Penalties
	3–4

GFA Technical Center Prampram

Final 2024 u-17 women's

22 December 2024

18:00

Nigeria	2-2	Ghana
Oscar (?) Chidi (?)		Amoafa (?) Mensah (?)
Penalties
	2–4

GFA Technical Center Prampram

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:

Best Player
𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐡
Top Scorer
𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐤𝐮 (6 goals)
GoalKeeper of the Tournament
𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐔𝐳𝐨𝐦𝐚

Goalscorers

There were 40 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 4.44 goals per match.

6 goals

Christiana Ashiaku

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

↑ "Ghana set to host the first edition of 2024 WAFU B U17 Girls' Cup". sportsworldghana.com. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
↑ "WAFU B announces draw date for U-17 Girls Cup". ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
↑ "Black Maidens drawn against Benin, Burkina Faso in WAFU Zone B U17 Girls Cup". 23 October 2023.
↑ "WAFU B Girls U-17 Cup: Nigeria's Flamingos to face Niger and Ivory Coast". 30 November 2024.
↑ "Ghana draw Benin, Burkina Faso in WAFU Zone B U-17 Girls Cup".

[1] "Ghana set to host the first edition of 2024 WAFU B U17 Girls' Cup". sportsworldghana.com. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.

[2] "WAFU B announces draw date for U-17 Girls Cup". ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 12 December 2024.

[3] "Black Maidens drawn against Benin, Burkina Faso in WAFU Zone B U17 Girls Cup". 23 October 2023.

[4] "WAFU B Girls U-17 Cup: Nigeria's Flamingos to face Niger and Ivory Coast". 30 November 2024.

[5] "Ghana draw Benin, Burkina Faso in WAFU Zone B U-17 Girls Cup".

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