WAFU Zone A Women's Cup

The WAFU Zone A Women's Cup is a women's association football competition contested by national teams of the West African Football Union (WAFU). The WAFU region is divided into two zone and each has its own tournament.

WAFU Zone A Women's Cup
Organising bodyWAFU
Founded2020 (2020)
RegionWest Africa
Number of teams9 (Maximum)
Current champions Senegal (2nd title)
Most successful team(s) Senegal (2 titles)
2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup
Tournaments

The first edition was planned for December 2019 but then postponed two months.[1] It was then played in 2020 with eight teams. The only national team from Zone A not entering was Mauritania.[2]

The relevant WAFU Zone B Women's Cup was first played out two years earlier in 2018.

Results
Editions Years Hosts Finals Third place playoff Number of teams
Winners Scores Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
1 2020  Sierra Leone
Senegal		 3–0
Mali
Liberia		 1–0
Cape Verde		 8
2 2023  Cape Verde
Senegal		 1–0
Cape Verde
Gambia		 3–2
Guinea-Bissau		 7
3 TBD

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend

  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
  •    – Hosts

For each tournament, the number of teams (in brackets) are shown.

Team 2020
Sierra Leone
(8)		 2023
Cape Verde
(7)		 Total
 Cape Verde 4th 2nd 2
 Gambia GS 3rd 2
 Guinea GS GS 2
 Guinea-Bissau GS 4th 2
 Liberia 3rd × 1
 Mali 2nd × 1
 Mauritania × GS 1
 Senegal 1st 1st 2
 Sierra Leone GS GS 2

Overall team records

Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

As of 2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup
Rank Team Part Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Senegal 210910263+2328
2  Cape Verde 29414159+613
3  Mali 15401123+912
4  Gambia 284041419−512
5  Liberia 1530286+29
6  Guinea 2611419−84
7  Sierra Leone 26033210−83
8  Guinea-Bissau 27106522−173
9  Mauritania 1200207−70

Awards

References
  1. Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "New date set for 2020 WAFU Women's Cup". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  2. News, F. S. L. (2020-02-09). "Draw for Wafu Women's Sierra Leone 2020 released". Football Sierra Leone. Retrieved 2021-08-24. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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