The 2018

WAFU Zone B Women's Cup The WAFU Zone B Women's Cup is a women's association football competition contested by national teams of Zone B of the West African Football Union The West African Football Union (french: Union des Fédérations Ouest-Africaines de Football; pt, ...

was the maiden edition of the international women's football event for teams from Zone B of the

West African Football Union The West African Football Union (french: Union des Fédérations Ouest-Africaines de Football; pt, União das Federações Oeste Africanas), officially abbreviated as WAFU-UFOA and WAFU, is an association of the football playing nations in West ...

(WAFU). The competition was hosted by

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at three match venues.

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defeated

in the final, making them simultaneously champions of both the men's and women's regional tournaments.

Portia Boakye Portia Boakye (born 17 April 1989) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays as a forward /defender for Djurgården in Sweden. She is regarded as one of the best left-footed players on the Africa continent. Club career Östersunds DFF 201 ...

was the top scorer with four goals.

Draw

The draw was held on 9 January in Abidjan. Six of WAFU's Zone B members entered a team (Benin did not enter), with Mali and Senegal (from Zone A) being invited to make up the numbers.

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semifinals

Third place

Final

Top scorers

;4 goals *

;3 goals *

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Ines Nrehy Vino Inès Nrehy Tia (born 1 October 1993), also known as Inès Tia, is an Ivorian women's football forward who plays for the WK League side Changnyeong WFC. She was part of the Ivorian squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Club career ...

Janet Egyir Janet Egyir (born 7 May 1992]) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a defender for Israeli Women's Premier League club Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem FC and the Ghana women's national team. She was part of the team at the 2014 African Women's Cha ...

* Chinaza Uchendu ;2 goals *

Grace Asantewaa Grace Asantewaa (born 5 December 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX Femenil club FC Juárez and the Ghana women's national team. International career Asantewaa competed for Ghana at the 2018 Afric ...

Priscilla Okyere Priscilla Okyere (born 6 June 1995) is a Ghanaian footballer, who plays as a central midfielder for Turkish club Fatih Vatan S.K. and the Ghana women's national team. Club career She played for Fabulous Ladies F.C. before joining AMPEM DARKOA ...

* Jane Ayieyam *

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* Nina Kpaho * Aguecha Diarra * Fatoumata Diarra * Bassira Touré *

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References

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