2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup

The 2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup was the second 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, and Ghana were the defending champions. All team had participate only Benin did not enter . Nigeria defeated Ivory Coast through penalties in the final to win their first trophy in the tournament.[1] Uchenna Kanu topped the scorers chart with ten goals.[2]

2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup
Tournament details
Host countryCôte d'Ivoire
Dates8-18 May 2019
Teams8 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (1st title)
Runners-up Ivory Coast
Third place Ghana
Fourth place Mali
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored69 (4.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uchenna Kanu (10)

Draw

The draws were made on April 16, 2019 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, with May 8 set for the opening game. The tournament was also highlighted as preparation for Football at the Summer Olympics qualifiers for some of the teams. Robert Champroux Stadium and Stade du Parc des Sports were retained as venues.[3][4]

Squad

Nigeria's manager, Thomas Dennerby released his 20-man squad for the tournament on May 6.[5] Ghana's manager, named the full squad [6]

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ivory Coast (H) 3 2 1 0 9 0 +9 7 Advance to semi-finals
2  Ghana 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 7
3  Togo 3 1 0 2 2 12 −10 3
4  Senegal 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
Ghana 2–0 Senegal
Ivory Coast 5–0 Togo
 Report
Ghana 6–0 Togo
Ivory Coast 4–0 Senegal
 Report
Ghana 0–0 Ivory Coast
Report
Senegal 1–2 Togo

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 3 0 0 22 1 +21 9 Advance to semi-finals
2  Mali 3 2 0 1 15 3 +12 6
3  Burkina Faso 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1 3
4  Niger 3 0 0 3 0 32 −32 0
Source:
Nigeria 5–1 Burkina Faso
 Report
Mali 12–0 Niger
Nigeria 15–0 Niger
 Report
Mali 3–1 Burkina Faso
Mali 0–2 Nigeria
Report
Burkina Faso 5–0 Niger

Knockout stage

Semi finals
Ivory Coast 2–1 Mali
 Report
Ghana 0–0 Nigeria
Report
Penalties
2–4

Third place
Ghana 0–0 Mali
Report
Penalties
8–7

Final
Ivory Coast 1–1 Nigeria
 Report
Penalties
4–5
Stade Robert Champroux de Macory

References
  1. "Nigeria celebrate first Women's Wafu title win". BBC Sport.
  2. "Super Falcons win WAFU Women's Cup after beating hosts Cote d'Ivoire". Vanguard. 19 May 2019.
  3. "WAFU Women's Cup draw throws up interesting groups". Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  4. "Wafu Women's Cup draw: Ghana battle Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria face Mali". Goal.com. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  5. "WAFU Cup: Super Falcons Coach names 20 players for tourney". Premium Times. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  6. "Black Queens coach names 20-man squad for WAFU Zone B Cup of Nations". 3 May 2019.
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