WAFU Zone A Women's Cup explained

Organiser:WAFU
Number Of Teams:9 (Maximum)
Region:West Africa
Current:2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup

The WAFU Zone A Women's Cup is a women's association football competition contested by national teams of the West African Football Union (WAFU). The WAFU region is divided into two zone and each has its own tournament.

The first edition was planned for December 2019 but then postponed two months.[1] It was then played in 2020 with eight teams. The only national team from Zone A not entering was Mauritania.[2]

The relevant WAFU Zone B Women's Cup was first played out two years earlier in 2018.

Results

EditionsYearsHostswidth = 1% rowspan=5Finalswidth = 1% rowspan=5Third place playoffNumber of teams
width=15%Winnerswidth=8%Scoreswidth=15%Runners-upwidth=15%Third placewidth=8%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
12020 Sierra Leone3–01–08
22023 Cape Verde1–03–27
3TBD

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend

For each tournament, the number of teams (in brackets) are shown.

Team2020

(8)
2023

(7)
Total
4th2nd2
GS3rd2
GSGS2
GS4th2
3rd×1
bgcolor=Silver2nd×1
×GS1
bgcolor=Gold1stbgcolor=Gold1st2
GSGS2

Overall team records

Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

width=20Rankwidth=170Teamwidth=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20
1210910263+2328
229414159+613
315401123+912
4284041419−512
51530286+29
62611419−84
726033210−83
827106522−173
91200207−70

Awards

Winning coaches

YearTeamCoach
2020 Mame Moussa Cissé
2023

Top goalscorers

Year Goalscorers Goals
2020 Agueissa Diarra6
2023 Hapsatou Malado Diallo9

Fair play award

Year Team
2020
2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football. CAF-Confedération Africaine du. New date set for 2020 WAFU Women's Cup. 2021-08-24. CAFOnline.com. en.
  2. Web site: News. F. S. L.. 2020-02-09. Draw for Wafu Women's Sierra Leone 2020 released. 2021-08-24. Football Sierra Leone. en-GB.