2020 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup

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2020 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySierra Leone
Dates25 February to 7 March
Teams8 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Senegal (1st title)
Runners-up Mali
Third place Liberia
Fourth place Cape Verde
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored44 (2.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mali Agueissa Diarra (6 goals)
TBD →

The 2020 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup was the maiden edition of the international women's football event for teams from Zone A of the West African Football Union (WAFU). The competition was hosted by Sierra Leone at 2 match venues. Senegal win Mali in the final,[1] Agueissa Diarra was the top scorer with 6 goals.

Draw[]

The draw was held on 9 February in Sierra Leone.[2] eight of WAFU's Zone A members entered a team (Mauritania did not enter).[3]

Group Stage[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to semi-finals
2  Cape Verde 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Sierra Leone (H) 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3
4  Guinea 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source:[citation needed]
(H) Host
Sierra Leone 0-0 Cape Verde
Guinea 0-1 Senegal
  • 18' (pen.)
Cape Verde 0-2 Senegal
  • Sow 36'
  • Diop 67'
Sierra Leone 0-0 Guinea
Sierra Leone 1-1 Senegal
61' Diop 90+2'
Cape Verde 3-0 Guinea
2', 72', 78'
makeni town

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mali 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Advance to semi-finals
2  Liberia 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  Gambia 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
4  Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0 0 2 11 −9 0
Source:[citation needed]
Mali 6-0 Gambia
  • 33.pen', 49', 57'
Liberia 4-0 Guinea-Bissau
  • 13'
  • 43'
  • 45+1' (pen.)
  • 72'
Mali 3-0 Liberia
  • 31'
  • 43'
  • 78'
Gambia 5-2 Guinea-Bissau
  • Tamba 7', 48', 66', 77'
  • 88'
  • 4'
  • 44'
Guinea-Bissau 0-2 Mali
  • 60'
  • 90+'
Gambia 1-2 Liberia
 Report
  • 1'
  • 14'

Knockout Stage[]

Semifinals[]

Senegal 2-1 Liberia
 Report
  • 62'
Mali 4-0 Cape Verde
 Report

Third place[]

Liberia 1–0 Cape Verde
  • 59'

Final[]

Senegal 3-0 Mali
  • 27'
  • Sow 59'
  • 69'
 Report

Top scorers[]

There have been 44 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match (as of 11 December 2021). Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

6 goals

  • Mali Aguissa Diarra

5 goals

  • The Gambia Adama Tamba

4 goals

  • MaliSeynebu Sidibe

3 goals

  • Cape Verde Irland Lopez

2 goals

  • Mali Oumou Kone
  • Senegal Mama Diop
  • Liberia Angeline Kieh
  • Senegal Ndeya Diakhate
  • Senegal Mbayang Sow

1 goal

  • Senegal Haby Balde
  • Senegal Awa Diakhate
  • Liberia Lucy Massaquoi
  • Liberia Bernice Willie
  • Senegal Nguenar Ndiaye
  • Liberia Lucy Kikeh
  • Guinea-Bissau Tchaloda Mane
  • The Gambia Ola Buwuro
  • Guinea-Bissau Veva Te
  • Mali Binta Diarra
  • Sierra Leone Rashidatu Kamara
  • Liberia Kantie Sayee
  • Liberia HAwa Kpan

Links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Senegalwin inaugural WAFU Women's Cup". pressafrik. 26 February 2020. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. ^ "draw-for-wafu-womens-sierra-leone-2020-released". footballsierraleone. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Result of draw for wafu womens sierra leone 2020". facebook. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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