2018 WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament


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 two match venues. The organizers of the tournament, said it will run from 6-16 of 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 Mali replaced Côte d'Ivoire, who had withdrawn before the tournament. Mali replaced Côte d'Ivoire, who had withdrawn before the tournament, and Senegal were invited to make the numbers up to eight. The tournament was won by Senegal.

Participants

;Group A
;Group B

Draw

The WAFU B U-20 Tournament draw ceremony was held in Lomé ON 12th of November 2018.

Player eligibility

Players born 1 January 1998 or later are eligible to participate in the competition.

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.
;Tiebreakers
Teams are ranked according to points, and if tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.
  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Disciplinary points ;
  5. Drawing of lots.
  6. 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;
  7. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  8. Goal difference in matches between the teams concerned;
  9. The greatest number of goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned.
All times are local.

Group A

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Group B

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Semi-finals

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Third place match

Final

Awards

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
Allen Njie
Best Goalkeeper
Moussa N'Diaye
Player of the Tournament
Boubacar Konté