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West African Football Union

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sub-regional football governing body in West Africa
"WAFU" redirects here. For other uses, seeWafu (disambiguation).

  • West African Football Union
  • Union des Fédérations Ouest-Africaines de Football
  • União das Federações Oeste Africanas
Logo used between 2017 and 2020
  Zone A
  Zone B
Formation1975; 50 years ago (1975)
Type
Region served
West Africa
Membership
Official language
English,French andPortuguese
AffiliationsCAF,FIFA
Website

TheWest African Football Union (French:Union des Fédérations Ouest-Africaines de Football;Portuguese:União das Federações Oeste Africanas), officially abbreviated asWAFU-UFOA andWAFU, is asports governing body representing thefootball associations inWest Africa that was founded in 1975 and is asubregional body of theConfederation of African Football (CAF).

It mainly organizes qualifying tournaments/championships for theCAF Women's Champions League and CAF's national team competitions except theAfrica Cup of Nations, but also organizes its own competitions, like the currently-inactiveWAFU Nations Cup.

Presidents

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  • Ghana K. Tandoh (1975–1977)
  • Togo Seyi Memene (1977–1984)
  • Senegal Abdoulaye Fofana (1984–1988)
  • Nigeria Jonathan Boytie Ogufere (1988–1994)
  • Ivory Coast Dieng Ousseynou (1994–1999)
  • Nigeria Abdulmumini Aminu (1999–2002)
  • Senegal El Hadji Malick Sy (2002–2004)
  • Ivory CoastJacques Anouma (2004–2008)[1]
  • NigeriaAmos Adamu (2008–2010)
  • GhanaKwesi Nyantakyi (2011–2018)[2]
  • GhanaKurt Okraku (2019–present)

Member associations

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WAFU consists of all football associations of West Africa, but got split into two zones by CAF, who cited "organisational issues facing WAFU."[3]

Mauritania is the only WAFU member to also be a member of theUnion of Arab Football Associations (UAFA).

CountryZoneGoverning body
 Cape VerdeZone ACape Verdean Football Federation
 GambiaGambia Football Association
 GuineaGuinean Football Federation
 Guinea-BissauFootball Federation of Guinea-Bissau
 LiberiaLiberia Football Association
 MaliMalian Football Federation
 MauritaniaFootball Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
 SenegalSenegalese Football Federation
 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone Football Association
 BeninZone BBenin Football Federation
 Burkina FasoBurkinabé Football Federation
 GhanaGhana Football Association
 Ivory CoastIvorian Football Federation
 NigerNigerien Football Federation
 NigeriaNigeria Football Federation
 TogoTogolese Football Federation

Competitions

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See also:List of association football competitions andFIFA International Match Calendar

WAFU runs main and qualifying competitions covering men, women and youth.

Current title holders

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See also:Portal:Current events/Sports,2025 in association football,2025 in sports, andFIFA International Match Calendar
For events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, seeImpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football.
CompetitionYearChampionsRank/ScoreRunners-upNext editionDates
National teams (men)
WAFU Nations Cup2019 Senegal1st GhanaTBDTBD
WAFU Zone A Nations CupTBDTBD
Zone A U-20 Championship2024 Senegal3st Sierra LeoneTBDTBD
Zone B U-20 Championship2025 Ivory Coast Nigeria
Zone A U-17 Championship2024 Senegal Mali202518 October - 1 November
Zone B U-17 Championship2025 Ivory Coast0–0 (4-3 P) Ghana
Zone A U-15 Championship2022 Senegal3–0[4] LiberiaTBDTBD
Zone A Schools Championship2022Guinea CS Ben Sekou Sylla1stThe Gambia New YundumTBDTBD
Zone B Schools Championship2022Benin CEG Sainte Rita1stIvory Coast CS Venus SaiouaTBDTBD
WAFU Zone A Beach SoccerTBDTBD
National teams (women)
Zone A Women's Cup2025 Sierra Leone1st SenegalTBDTBD
Zone B Women's Cup2019 Nigeria1st Ivory Coast20253–16 Nov 2025
WAFU Zone A U20 Women's Cup2024 Senegal Guinea-BissauTBDTBD
WAFU Zone A U-17 Girls Tournament2025 Sierra Leone1st SenegalTBDTBD
WAFU Zone B U20 Women's Cup2023 Ghana1st Nigeria2025November 3-10.
WAFU Zone B U17 Women's Cup2024 Ghana NigeriaTBDTBD
Zone A Girls Schools Championship2022The Gambia Scan Aid1stGuinea-Bissau Ecole Congresso De CassacaTBDTBD
Zone B Girls Schools Championship2022Benin CEG Colby1stBurkina Faso Ecole Chanvigny BTBDTBD
Clubs (women)
CAF Women's Champions League Qualifiers (Zone A)2025MaliUSFAS BamakoSenegalAigles de la Médina2026TBD
CAF Women's Champions League Qualifiers (Zone B)2025Ivory CoastASEC MimosasNigeriaBayelsa Queens2026TBD

Defunct competitions

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CompetitionDuration
CEDEAO Cup1977–1991
West African Club Championship1977–2011
Amílcar Cabral Cup1979–2007
West African Nations Cup1982–1987
UEMOA Tournament2007–2016
WAFU U20 Women's CupProposed for 2022 but never happened[5][6][7]

FIFA World Rankings

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Men's national teams

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Rankings are calculated byFIFA.[8]

WAFUZoneFIFACountryPoints+/−
1A17 Senegal1624.73Steady
2B30 Nigeria1520.27Steady
3A38 Ivory Coast1498.8Increase 1
4B44 Mali1477.9Decrease 1
5B62 Burkina Faso1390.38Steady
6B65 Cape Verde1425.64Increase 1
6B68 Ghana1358.77Decrease 1
7A76 Guinea1324.65Decrease 1
8A97 Benin1225.68Steady
9B105 Mauritania1195.5Steady
10A113 Togo1170.34Increase 6
11B113 Guinea-Bissau1163.44Increase 1
12A126 Sierra Leone1137.36Decrease 2
13B129 Niger1125.5Decrease 1
14A130 Gambia1114.8Decrease 1
16A152 Liberia1029.58Steady

Last updated 4 April 2024

Top-ranked men's national football teams

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Wafu Cup to make a comeback".BBC Sport. 29 September 2008. Retrieved2 January 2010.Amos Adamu, president of Wafu,...
  2. ^"Nyantakyi resigns from FIFA, CAF, and WAFU positions".Graphic Online. 11 June 2018. Retrieved9 October 2022.
  3. ^"West African Football Union (Wafu) disbanded by Caf".BBC Sport. 17 May 2011. Retrieved21 October 2012.
  4. ^"Senegal win WAFU A U15 boys tournament".CAFOnline.com. 21 August 2022. Retrieved21 August 2022.
  5. ^"Coupe Ufoa des nations U-20 féminine: Nécessité de vite remettre au travail Ouzérou et ses filles !".Matin Libre.
  6. ^"UFOA : Un nouveau tournoi pour les sélections nationales féminines U20 – Le Kpakpato Sportif". 23 October 2021.
  7. ^"UFOA : La 1ère édition du tournoi U20 féminin et prévue au Ghana 2022". 27 October 2021.
  8. ^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking (Men)".FIFA. Retrieved30 May 2024.

External links

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