First edition of the WAFU Women's Cup. To be played in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire from February 14 - 24. Includes all from Zone B of WAFU and only Senegal from Zone A. Niger hasn't played since 2007, Benin & Togo haven't played since 2006. Group A Cote d’Ivoire Niger Burkina Faso Ghana Group B Nigeria Togo Benin Senegal
Mali replaced Benin in group B Preview Tournament fixtures February 14 (Group A) 15h00: Ivory Coast v Ghana Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium 18h00: Burkina Faso v Niger Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium February 15 (Group B) 15h00: Nigeria v Benin Robert Champroux Stadium 18h00: Senegal v Togo Robert Champroux Stadium February 16 (Group A) 15h00: Ghana v Niger Robert Champroux Stadium 18h00: Ivory Coast v Burkina Faso Robert Champroux Stadium at 18h00 February 17 (Group B) 15h00: Nigeria v Senegal Robert Champroux stadium 18h00: Benin v Togo Robert Champroux stadium February 18 (Group A) 16h00: Ivory Coast v Niger Robert Champroux stadium 16h00: Ghana v Burkina Faso Sports Park February 19 (Group B) 16h00: Nigeria v Togo Robert Champroux stadium at 16h00 16h00: Benin v Senegal Sports Park KNOCKOUTS Semi-finals: February 22 15h00: Winner Group A v Runners-up Group B Robert Champroux stadium 18h00: Winners Group B v Runners-up Group A Robert Champroux Stadium Final: February 24 Third/Fourth Place 14h30: Loser SF1 v Loser SF2 Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny FINAL 16h30: Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny
Wow, shouldn't Ghana be stronger than that? Did home crowd push Ivory Coast against local rivals (the two countries are neighbors)?
Maybe? Ghana has historically been the stronger side and is currently higher-ranked, but neither side made CAF's top four in the three CAF tournaments from 2008-2012, then each one has had one third-place finish in the 2014 (CIV) and 2016 (GHA) tournaments. Ghana has owned the CAF youth competitions for the past five tournaments in a row, but it hasn't translated to the senior level all that well.
TODAY GROUP A Ghana 4 - Burkina Faso 1 Ivory Coast 7 - Niger 0 1. Ivory Coast 7 pts 2. Ghana 6 pts 3. Burkina Faso 4 pts 4. Niger 0 pts
TODAY GROUP B Nigeria 3 - Togo 1 Mali 1 - Senegal 0 1. Nigeria 9 pts. 2. Mali 6 pts. 3. Senegal 3 pts. 4. Togo 0 pts.
Today SEMIFINALS Ivory Coast 2 - Mali 1 Ghana 1 - Nigeria 1 (Ghana wins on PKs) Final Feb. 25 Ivory Coast vs. Ghana