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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	12nd – 26th December
Teams	7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	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(s)	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.

Teams

Participating nations

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

Team	App	Last	Best placement in the tournament
Benin	1st	—	debut
Burkina Faso	1st	—	debut
Ghana	1st	—	debut
Ivory Coast	1st	—	debut
Niger	1st	—	debut
Nigeria	1st	—	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).

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.

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

Ghana	4-1	Benin
Mensah ??' Ashiaku ??', ??', ??'		Gandonou ??'

Ghana	3-2	Benin
Amoafa ??', ??' Mensah ??'		Gandonou ??', ??'

Group B

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

Nigeria	9-0	Niger
Moshood ??', ??', ??', ??' Akekekoromowei ??', ??', ??' Animashaun ??' Effiong ??'

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

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

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

Ghana	5-0	Ivory Coast
Ashiaku ?', ?', ?' Ayantoya ?' Wahab ?'

Nigeria	2-0	Benin
Nkpa ?' Effiong ?'

Third place match

Ivory Coast	0-0	Benin
Penalties
	3–4

Final 2024 u-17 women's

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

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

• Shakirat Moshood
• Adjoua Rolande N'Guessan
• Chidi Harmony

3 goals

• Janet Akekekoromowei
• Gertrude Amoafa
• Priscilla Mensah

2 goals

• Yenido Gandonou
• Peace Effiong

1 goal

• Aishat Animashaun
• Mary Nkpa
• Precious Oscar
• Zea Alimatou Kone
• Awa Ambeu
• Appoh Reine Esther Kouame
• Romaine Gandonou
• Zipporah Ayantoya
• Seidatu Wahab

References

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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