The 2018 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup 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 (; ), officially abbreviated as WAFU-UFOA and WAFU, is a sports governing body representing the football associations in West Africa that was founded in 1975 and is a subregional body of the Confederation of Afr ...

(WAFU). The competition was hosted by

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...

at three match venues.

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

defeated

in the final, making them simultaneously champions of both the men's and women's regional tournaments. Portia Boakye 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 * Portia Boakye ;3 goals * Rasheedat Ajibade * Ines Nrehy * Janet Egyir * Chinaza Uchendu ;2 goals * Grace Asantewaa * Priscilla Okyere * Jane Ayieyam * Mariama Diedhiou * Nina Kpaho * Aguecha Diarra * Fatoumata Diarra * Bassira Touré *

Salimata Simporé Salimata Simporé (born 29 January 1987) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays as a forward for Belarusian Premier League club FC Minsk and the Burkina Faso women's national team. Club career Simporé played in Burkina Faso for Princesses in 20 ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wafu Women's Cup West African Football Union competitions 2018 in Ivorian sport WAFU Zone B Cup Women's sport in Abidjan