Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 6 - 16 December 2018 |
Teams | 8 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
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 Mali (from Zone A) replaced Côte d'Ivoire, who had withdrawn before the tournament. Mali (from Zone A) replaced Côte d'Ivoire, who had withdrawn before the tournament, and Senegal (from Zone A) were invited to make the numbers up to eight.[1] The tournament was won by Senegal.[2]
The WAFU B U-20 Tournament draw ceremony was held in Lomé ON 12 November 2018. [3]
Players born 1 January 1998 or later are eligible to participate in the competition.
The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.
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.
All times are local UTC±00:00.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
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 | |
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Best Goalkeeper |
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Player of the Tournament |