The 2018 WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament is the first edition of the international Zone B U-20 men's football event for teams under the West African Football Union. The competition was hosted by Togo in December 2018 in One match venues. The organizers of the tournament, said it will run from 6-16 December 2018 which will feature eight teams were drawn in two groups of four. WAFU Zone B member teams were Ivory Coast, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria and Benin. Mali (from Zone A) replaced Côte d'Ivoire, who had withdrawn before the tournament. Mali (from Zone A) replaced Côte d'Ivoire, who had withdrawn before the tournament, and Senegal (from Zone A) were invited to make the numbers up to eight.[1] The tournament was won by Senegal.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Togo |
| Dates | 6 - 16 December 2018 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Senegal |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Mali |
| Fourth place |  Niger |
Participants edit
Draw edit
The WAFU B U-20 Tournament draw ceremony was held in Lomé ON 12 November 2018. [3]
Player eligibility edit
Players born 1 January 1998 or later are eligible to participate in the competition.
Group stage edit
The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.
- Tiebreakers
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
- Drawing of lots.
- If, after applying criteria 1 to 3 to several teams, more than two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 7 to 9 apply;
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in matches between the teams concerned;
- The greatest number of goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned.
All times are local UTC±00:00.
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mali
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Togo (H)
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Burkina Faso
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Niger
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Ghana
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Semi-finals edit
Third place match edit
Final edit
Awards edit
The Golden Ball is awarded to the best player of the tournament. The Best Goalkeeper is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The Golden Shoe is awarded to the top scorer of the tournament.
| Top Scorer | |
|---|---|
| Best Goalkeeper | |
| Player of the Tournament |
References edit
- ^ "BLACK SATELLITES TO FACE SENEGAL, MALI & BURKINA FASO IN 2019 AYC". Archived from the original on 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Wafu B U-20 Cup: Guests Senegal beat Nigeria to lift trophy". FootyGhana. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ @UfoawafuB (13 November 2018). "@UfoawafuB WAFU B U-20 TOURNAMENT DRAW CEREMONY HELD IN LOME ON 12th NOVEMBER 2018 DISPLAYED THE FOLLOWING RESULTS…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c "Wafu B U-20 Cup: Guests Senegal beat Nigeria to lift trophy". footy-ghana.com. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2020.