# 2024 WAFU Zone B U-17 Women's Cup

The 2024 WAFU Zone B U-17 Women's Cup is the inaugural edition of the WAFU Zone B U17 Women's Cup, the international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of the West African Football Union Zone B. The tournament took place in Ghana between 12 and 26 December 2024.

## Teams
### Participating nations

Six out of seven team of 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 |

### Draw

The final draw took place at the WAFU-B headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on 29 November 2024 at 9:00 GMT (UTC+0).
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
| Ghana (hosts)  Nigeria | Ivory Coast  Benin | Burkina Faso  Niger |
After being drawn in group A the Burkina Faso team withdrew.

## Venues

In November 2024, WAFU B announced Prampram as the host city and confirmed venues selected for the tournament.
* the GFA Technical Center Prampram.

## Squads

Players born before 1 January 2008 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

## 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 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Benin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | Knockout stage |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Niger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage

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

### Progression

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 19 December – GFA Technical Center Prampram | 19 December – GFA Technical Center Prampram |
| Ghana | 5 |
| Ghana | 5 | 22 December – GFA Technical Center Prampram | 22 December – GFA Technical Center Prampram |
| Ivory Coast | 0 | 22 December – GFA Technical Center Prampram | 22 December – GFA Technical Center Prampram |
| Ivory Coast | 0 | Ghana(p) | 2(4) |
| 19 December – GFA Technical Center Prampram | 19 December – GFA Technical Center Prampram | | Ghana(p) | 2(4) |
| 19 December – GFA Technical Center Prampram | 19 December – GFA Technical Center Prampram | Nigeria | 2(2) |
| Nigeria | 2 | Nigeria | 2(2) |
| Benin | 0 | | |
| Benin | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 22 December – GFA Technical Center Prampram | 22 December – GFA Technical Center Prampram |
| | | Ivory Coast | 0(3) |
| | | Benin(p) | 0(4) |

### Final 2024 u-17 women's
## Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:
* Best Player
* 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐡
* Top Scorer
* 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐤𝐮 (6 goals)
* GoalKeeper of the Tournament
* 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐔𝐳𝐨𝐦𝐚

## Goalscorers

There were 40 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 4.44 goals per match.
6 goals
* Christiana Ashiaku
4 goals
* Shakirat Moshood
* Adjoua Rolande N'Guessan
* Chidi Harmony
3 goals
* Janet Akekekoromowei
* Gertrude Amoafa
* Priscilla Mensah
2 goals
* Yenido Gandonou
* Peace Effiong
1 goal
* Aishat Animashaun
* Mary Nkpa
* Precious Oscar
* Zea Alimatou Kone
* Awa Ambeu
* Appoh Reine Esther Kouame
* Romaine Gandonou
* Zipporah Ayantoya
* Seidatu Wahab