WAFU Zone A U-20 Tournament
The WAFU Zone A U-20 Championship is an association football tournament that is contested between competition contested by national teams of Zone A of the West African Football Union.[2] The current champions are Gambia.[3]
Zone A Zone B | |
Founded | 2018 |
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Region | International (CAF) (WAFU) |
Number of teams | 8 |
Current champions | Gambia (2 titles)[1] |
Most successful team(s) | Gambia (2 titles) |
2020 WAFU Zone A U-20 Tournament |
Eligible participants
2018 edition
Eight teams were drawn in two groups of four from WAFU Zone A members including hosts Liberia, Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone and The Gambia.[4] Mauritania declined to participate in the tournament and Cape Verde later withdrew to be replaced by Ivory Coast.[5]
Tournaments
Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||||
2018 | Liberia | Gambia |
2 – 1 | Liberia |
Mali |
1 – 0 | Ivory Coast | ||
2019 | Guinea | Senegal |
2 – 0 | Mali |
Gambia |
0 – 0
(8–7 pen) |
Sierra Leone | ||
2020[6] | Senegal[7] | [8] Gambia |
2 – 2
(4–3 pen) |
Senegal |
Guinea-Bissau |
No Game | Guinea |
References
- "Gambia U-20 qualify to Mauritania 2021". cafonline.
- Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Guinea and Guinea-Bissau join Senegal in WAFU-A U-20 semis". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- Busari, Niyi (2020-12-02). "Gambia Stuns Senegal To Emerge WAFU Zone A U20 Champions". BSN Sports. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- "Gambia To Seek Glory In Wafu U-20 Championship". The Standard Newspaper. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- "WAFU U-20 Draw: Liberia Face Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sierra Leone in Group A". March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- GFF (2020-11-06). "Wafu Draw- Gambia Faces Senegal In Group A". THE GFF | Official Website. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- "WAFU-A U-20 AFCON qualifiers draw held in Thies!". Arunava about Football. 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Gambia U-20 qualify to Mauritania 2021". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
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