WAFU U-20 Championship

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WAFU U-20 Championship
Founded2008
RegionInternational (CAF)
Current champions Gambia (2 titles) WAFU Zone A
 Ghana (2 titles)
WAFU Zone B
Most successful team(s) Gambia (2 titles) WAFU Zone A
 Ghana (2 titles)
WAFU Zone B
Websitewafuonline.com
2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification

The WAFU U-20 Championship is an association football tournament that is contested between West African nations. It was funded by The Economic Community Of West African States.[1]

Eligible participants[]

2018 edition[]

In 2018, the WAFU Championship was relaunched and the championship was placed in two different tournaments based on the zones.

WAFU Zones (A&B)[]

Country Zone Governing body
 Cape Verde Zone A Cape Verdean Football Federation
 Gambia Gambia Football Association
 Guinea Guinean Football Federation
 Guinea-Bissau Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau
 Liberia Liberia Football Association
 Mali Malian Football Federation
 Mauritania Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
 Senegal Senegalese Football Federation
 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Football Association
 Benin Zone B Benin Football Federation
 Burkina Faso Burkinabé Football Federation
 Ghana Ghana Football Association
 Ivory Coast Ivorian Football Federation
 Niger Nigerien Football Federation
 Nigeria Nigeria Football Federation
 Togo Togolese Football Federation

Tournaments[]

Year Host Final Third Place Match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
2008
Details
 Nigeria
Ghana
1 – 1 aet
(3–2 pen)

Senegal

Ivory Coast
2 – 0
Burkina Faso

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ecowas To Bankroll WAFU Competition". April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2010.

External links[]

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