WAFU U-20 Championship

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.

WAFU U-20 Championship

Founded	2008
Region	International (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
Website	wafuonline.com
2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification

Eligible participants

• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Cape Verde
• Ivory Coast
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Liberia
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• Gambia
• Togo

2018 edition

Main articles: WAFU Zone A U-20 Tournament and WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament

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

• WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament
• WAFU Zone A U-20 Tournament

External links

• WafuOnline.com - Official Site