# 2023 WAFU Zone B U-20 Women's Cup

The 2023 WAFU Zone B U-20 Women's Cup is the inaugural edition of the WAFU Zone B U20 Women's Cup, the international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of the West African Football Union Zone B, the tournament is scheduled to take place in Ghana between 20 May and 3 June 2023.

## Teams
### Participating nations

All WAFU zone B members associations confirmed participation in the first edition in Ghana.
| Team | App | Last | Best placement in the tournament |
| Benin | 1st | — | debut |
| Burkina Faso | 1st | — | debut |
| Ghana | 1st | — | debut |
| Ivory Coast | 1st | — | debut |
| Niger | 1st | — | debut |
| Nigeria | 1st | — | debut |
| Togo | 1st | — | debut |

### Draw

The final draw took place at the WAFU-B headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on 17 April 2023 at 10:00 GMT (UTC+0).
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Ghana (hosts)  Nigeria | Ivory Coast  Togo | Burkina Faso  Benin | Niger |

## Venues

on 30 March 2023, WAFU B announced Kumasi as the host city and confirmed venues selected for the tournament.
| Kumasi | Kumasi | Kumasi |
| Kumasi | Baba Yara Stadium | Paa Joe Stadium |
| Kumasi | Capacity: 40,528 | Capacity: 20,000 |

## Squads

Players born between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2007 are eligible to compete in the tournament.
* benin
* Nigeria :
* Ghana

## Match officials

WAFU B appointed referees and assistant referees for the tournament are yet to be announced.
Referees
Assistant referees

## Group Stage

All times are local, GMT (UTC+0)

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ghana (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Benin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Togo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Niger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 31 May – Kumasi | 31 May – Kumasi |
| Ghana | 3 |
| Ghana | 3 | 3 June – Kumasi | 3 June – Kumasi |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 3 June – Kumasi | 3 June – Kumasi |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | Ghana(p) | 1(3) |
| 31 May – Kumasi | 31 May – Kumasi | | Ghana(p) | 1(3) |
| 31 May – Kumasi | 31 May – Kumasi | Nigeria | 1(1) |
| Nigeria | 3 | Nigeria | 1(1) |
| Benin | 0 | | |
| Benin | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 3 June – Kumasi | 3 June – Kumasi |
| | | Burkina Faso | 2 |
| | | Benin | 1 |

### Final 2023 u-20 women's
## Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:
* Best Player
* Stella Nyamekye
* Top Scorer
* Esther Opeyemi Ajakaye (6 goals)
* GoalKeeper of the Tournament
* Afi Amenyeku

## Goalscorers

There were 55 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 4.23 goals per match.
6 goals
* Esther Ajakaye
5 goals
* Esther Onyenezide
* Adèle Kabré
4 goals
* Stella Nyamekye
* Flourish Sabastine
3 goals
* Amina Bello
* Mafiaa Nyame
2 goals
* Milhad Titilola Sadikou
* Ragnangnewende Djigumende
1 goal
* Mary Amponsah
* Succes Ameyaa
* Feizu Seidu
* Mahugnon Zinsou
* Kaddiatou Imorou
* Eunice Coreen
* Essi Dagba
* Amenan Nidri
* Chinyere Kalu
* Adaobi Okah
* Victoria Alani
* Chioma Olise
* Mounifatou Helbi
* Alimeta Belém
* Deborah Guira
* Salamatu Kouanda
* Ange Kelly Nayaga
* Ragnangnewende Kabore
* Akouvi Azimevi
* Tatiana Kayaba
* Adjovi Zoutepe
1 own goal
* Noella Gueasseh