2024 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship explained

Tourney Name:WAFF U-18
Girls Championship
Year:2024
Other Titles:Arabic: بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الرابعة للشابات<br/>الأردن ٢٠٢٤
Country:Jordan
City:Aqaba
Dates:28 November – 6 December
Num Teams:5
Sub-Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Matches:6
Goals:19
Top Scorer: Kinda Al-Titi
Tatianna Kanaan
Narin Abu Asfar
Mayar Alloush
(2 goals each)
Prevseason:2022
Updated:2 December 2024

The 2024 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship (ar|بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الرابعة للشابات) is the upcoming 4th edition of the WAFF U-18 Girls Championship, the international women's football youth championship of Western Asia organized by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the women's under-18 national teams. It will be held in Aqaba, Jordan from 28 November to 6 December 2024.[1]

Lebanon are the two-time defending champions, having won the previous two editions held in Bahrain and on home soil.[2]

Participation

Participating teams

Initially, six (out of 12) WAFF nations were set to enter the final tournament.[3] However Kuwait withdrew prior to the draw reducing the number of teams to five.[4] Saudi Arabia are set to make their tournament debut, marking their first competitive competition.[5]

CountryPrevious best performance
(2018)
(2019, 2022)
(2018)
Debut
(2022)
Did not enter

Draw

The official tournament draw to determine the positions of the participating teams was held on 12 November 2024 at 12:00 AST (UTC+3) and streamed live on the federation's YouTube channel.[6]

The draw resulted in the following positions:

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A1
A2
A3
A4
A5

Squads

Players born between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2009 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Main tournament

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Matches

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: العقبة تستضيف بطولة غرب آسيا للشابات. ar. Aqaba hosts the WAFF U-18 Girls Championship.. 6 October 2024. alghad.com. 21 November 2024.
  2. Web site: منتخب لبنان للشابات يستعد للدفاع عن لقبه في غرب آسيا. ar. The Lebanon U-18 women's team prepares to defend its title in the WAFF Championship.. 12 November 2024. elsport.com. 21 November 2024.
  3. Web site: الأردن يستضيف بطولة الشابات الرابعة. ar. Jordan hosts the 4th WAFF U-18 Women's Championship.. 23 October 2024. the-waff.com. WAFF. 21 November 2024.
  4. Web site: «غرب آسيا للشابات»: 5 منتخبات عربية تتنافس على اللقب. ar. WAFF U-18 Women's Championship": 5 Arab teams compete for the title.. 12 November 2024. aawsat.com. 21 November 2024.
  5. Web site: شابات السعودية يشاركن لأول مرة في غرب آسيا. ar. Saudi U-18 girls make their debut in the WAFF Championship.. 24 October 2024. kooora.com. Riyan Al Jidani. 21 November 2024.
  6. Web site: سحب قرعة بطولة الشابات الرابعة. ar. The draw for the 4th U-18 Women's Championship. 12 November 2024. the-waff.com. 21 November 2024.