2018 WAFU/FOX U-20 Tournament explained
| Tourney Name: | WAFU/FOX U-20 Tournament |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Size: | 200px |
| Dates: | 24 April – 5 May 2018 |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Sub-Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Prevseason: | 2008 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 WAFU/FOX U-20 Tournament was the first edition of the international U-20 men's football event for teams under the West African Football Union. The competition will be hosted by Liberia in April to May 2018 in two match venues. The organizers of the tournament, which is sponsored by FOX Sports, said it will run from April 24, to May 6, 2018 in Monrovia and will feature eight of the nine countries in WAFU Zone A who have confirmed their participation in the zonal youth championship.[1]
Host Liberia, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sierra Leone make up Group A whilst Senegal, Mali, Gambia and Guinea complete Group B.
Matches will be held at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Stadium and the Antoinette Tubman Stadium, both in Monrovia, Liberia.[2]
Participants
- Group A
- Group B
Officials
Referees
Daouda Gueye
Omar Sallah
Babacar Sarr
Harouna Coulibaly- Gilberto Antonio dos Santos
Jerry Yekeh
Baba Leno
Raymond Coker
Assistant Referees
- Serigne Cheikh Touré
- Ebrima Jallow
- Hamedine Diba
- Baba Yomboliba
- Firmino Bassafim
- Sekou Kanneh Jr
- Ibrahim Ba
- Mamadou Tere
Draw
The draw was held on 26 March in Monrovia.[3]
Player eligibility
Players born 1 January 1998 or later are eligible to participate in the competition.
Group stage
The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.
- TiebreakersTeams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
- Drawing of lots.
- If, after applying criteria 1 to 3 to several teams, more than two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 7 to 9 apply;
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in matches between the teams concerned;
- The greatest number of goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned.
All times are local .
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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Final
Awards
| Best Player | Allen Njie[4] |
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| Best Goalkeeper | Yankuba Colley |
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| Top Scorer |  Yalatif Diabate | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: WAFU 'A' U-20 Championship kicks off in Liberia April 24. April 16, 2018. April 16, 2018.
- Web site: WAFU A/FOX U-20 TOURNAMENT FIXTURES. Cafonline.com.
- Web site: WAFU U-20 Draw: Liberia Face Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sierra Leone in Group A. March 27, 2018. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: HOW GAMBIA CONQUERED WAFU - The Standard Newspaper. The Standard Newspaper. 19 May 2018. 10 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180520124705/http://standard.gm/site/2018/05/10/how-gambia-conquered-wafu/. 20 May 2018. dead.
