2018 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup

2018 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup
Tournament details
Host countryCôte d'Ivoire
Dates10–24 February 2018
Teams8 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venues3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Ghana (1st title)
Runners-up Ivory Coast
Third place Nigeria
Fourth place Mali
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored62 (3.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ghana Portia Boakye
(4 goals)
Best playerGhana Janet Egyir
Best goalkeeperIvory Coast Cynthia Djohore
2019 →

The 2018 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup was the maiden edition of the international women's football event for teams from Zone B of the West African Football Union (WAFU). The competition was hosted by Ivory Coast at three match venues. Ghana defeated Ivory Coast in the final,[1] making them simultaneously champions of both the men's and women's regional tournaments. Portia Boakye was the top scorer with four goals.

Draw

The draw was held on 9 January in Abidjan.[2] Six of WAFU's Zone B members entered a team (Benin did not enter), with Mali and Senegal (from Zone A) being invited to make up the numbers.

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ivory Coast (H) 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Advance to semi-finals
2  Ghana 3 2 0 1 13 2 +11 6
3  Burkina Faso 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
4  Niger 3 0 0 3 1 21 −20 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
Ivory Coast 1–0 Ghana
Kpaho 63' Report (FoF)
Burkina Faso 5–1 Niger
 Report (FoF) Moussa 70'
Ghana 9–0 Niger
 Report (FoF)
Ivory Coast 1–1 Burkina Faso
Diakité 50' Report Simporé 89' (pen.)
Ivory Coast 7–0 Niger
 Report (FoF)
Referee: Teneba Bagayoko (Mali)
Ghana 4–1 Burkina Faso
 Report (FoF) Simporé 7'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to semi-finals
2  Mali 3 2 0 1 9 1 +8 6
3  Senegal 3 1 0 2 6 4 +2 3
4  Togo 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0
Source:
Senegal 6–0 Togo
 Report (FoF)
Nigeria 1–0 Mali
Efih 90+4' Report (FoF)
Nigeria 3–0 Senegal
Ajibade 22', 32', 36' Report (FoF)
Mali 8–0 Togo
 Report (FoF)
Nigeria 3–1 Togo
 Report (FoF) Woedikou 82'
Mali 1–0 Senegal
A. Diarra 45' Report (FoF)

Knockout stage

Semifinals

Ivory Coast 2–0 Mali
Kpaho 30', 33'
Nigeria 1–1 Ghana
Ampah 18' Report Ogebe 8'
Penalties
4–5

Third place match

Mali 1–2 Nigeria
F. Diarra 10' Report Uchendu 14', 40'

Final

Ivory Coast 0–1 Ghana
Report Egyir 2'

Top scorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals

References

  1. ↑ "Ghana win inaugural WAFU Women's Cup". fifa.com. 26 February 2018. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Abidjan to host 2018 Wafu Women's Cup draw - Goal.com". Goal.com. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ghana lift maiden WAFU Women's Cup with win over Ivory Coast". myjoyonline.com. 25 February 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
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