2023 WAFU Zone B U-20 Women's Cup explained

Tourney Name:WAFU Zone B U-20 Women's Cup
Year:2023
Other Titles:U-20 Coupe féminine UFOA Zone B
Ghana 2023
Country:Ghana
City:Kumasi
Num Teams:7
Sub-Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:1
Matches:13
Goals:55
Top Scorer:Esther Ajakaye (6 goals)
Player: Stella Nyamekye

The 2023 WAFU Zone B U-20 Women's Cup is the inaugural edition of the WAFU Zone B U20 Women's Cup, the international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of the West African Football Union Zone B, the tournament is scheduled to take place in Ghana between 20 May and 3 June 2023.[1]

Teams

Participating nations

All WAFU zone B members associations confirmed participation in the first edition in Ghana.[2]

Draw

The final draw took place at the WAFU-B headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on 17 April 2023 at 10:00 GMT (UTC+0).[3] [4]

Venues

on 30 March 2023, WAFU B announced Kumasi as the host city and confirmed venues selected for the tournament.[5]

Kumasi
Baba Yara StadiumPaa Joe Stadium
Capacity: 40,528Capacity: 20,000

Squads

Players born between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2007 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

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

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Group B

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Knockout stage

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

Final 2023 u-20 women's

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghana to host maiden WAFU-B U-20 Women's Cup of Nations. 28 February 2023. kick442.com. 9 April 2023.
  2. Web site: WAFU B SECRETARIAT RELEASES LOGO FOR WOMEN'S U-20 CUP OF NATIONS. ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. 9 April 2023.
  3. Web site: BLACK PRINCESSES, SATELLITES TO KNOW WAFU B GROUP OPPONENTS NEXT WEEK. 12 April 2023. ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. 13 April 2023.
  4. Web site: GHANA PAIRED WITH BENIN AND COTE D’IVOIRE IN WAFU B GIRLS CUP OF NATIONS. 17 April 2023. ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. 17 April 2023.
  5. Web site: Baba Yara, Dr. Kwame Kyei Complex to host 2023 U-20 Women's WAFU B AFCON. 30 March 2023. ghanasoccernet.com. 9 April 2023.
  6. https://twitter.com/UfoawafuB/status/1654821787836858371
  7. https://leadership.ng/danjuma-invites-20-players-for-wafu-b-u20-tournament/
  8. https://ghstandard.com/wafu-b-u20-girls-cup-black-princesses-coach-yussif-basigi-names-20-squad-for-tournament/83423/