The 2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup was the second 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 ...

, and Ghana were the defending champions. All team had participate only

Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...

did not enter .

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

defeated

through penalties in the final to win their first trophy in the tournament. Uchenna Kanu topped the scorers chart with ten goals.

Draw

The draws were made on April 16, 2019 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, with May 8 set for the opening game. The tournament was also highlighted as preparation for

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qualifiers for some of the teams. Robert Champroux Stadium and Stade du Parc des Sports were retained as venues.

Squad

Nigeria's manager,

Thomas Dennerby Thomas Lennart Dennerby (born 13 August 1959) is a Swedish football manager. He managed Sweden to a third place finish at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. He last served as the head coach of the India women's football team. Career Dennerby, the ...

released his 20-man squad for the tournament on May 6. Ghana's manager, named the full squad

Draw

Squad

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Semi finals

Third place

Final

References

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