2008 WAFU U-20 Championship

The first WAFU Under-20 Championship took place in Nigeria. The tournament is sometimes referred to as the Ibori Cup and is contested by countries in the West Africa region.

2008 WAFU Under 20 Championship

West Africa Football Union Under 20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Nigeria
City	Delta State
Dates	November 30 - December 14
Teams	14
Final positions
Champions	Ghana
Runners-up	Senegal
Third place	Ivory Coast
Fourth place	Burkina Faso

Eligible Participants

• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Cape Verde (withdrew)
• Ivory Coast
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau (withdrew)
• Liberia
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• Togo

Group A

29 November 2008

Nigeria	2 - 0	Togo

1 December 2008

Nigeria	1 - 0	Benin

3 December 2008

Togo	1 - 1	Benin

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nigeria	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	6
Benin	2	0	1	0	1	2	-1	1
Togo	2	0	1	0	1	3	-2	1

Group B

29 November 2008

Ghana	2 - 0	Senegal

29 November 2008

Gambia	1 - 1	Guinea

Referee: Aly Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

1 December 2008

Ghana	2 - 1	Guinea

2 December 2008

Gambia	0 - 2	Senegal

4 December 2008

Guinea	0 - 0	Senegal

4 December 2008

Ghana	1 - 0	Gambia

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ghana	3	3	0	0	5	1	4	9
Senegal	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Guinea	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1	2
Gambia	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3	1

Group C

29 November 2008

Ivory Coast	0 - 1	Burkina Faso

29 November 2008

Sierra Leone	2 - 0	Mauritania

1 December 2008

Burkina Faso	0 - 2	Sierra Leone

2 December 2008

Ivory Coast	4 - 1	Mauritania

4 December 2008

Ivory Coast	1 - 0	Sierra Leone

4 December 2008

Burkina Faso	4 - 0	Mauritania

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Burkina Faso	3	2	0	1	5	2	3	6
Ivory Coast	3	2	0	1	5	2	3	6
Sierra Leone	3	2	0	1	4	1	3	6
Mauritania	3	0	0	3	1	10	-9	0

Group D

29 November 2008

Niger	1 - 1	Liberia

1 December 2008

Mali	1 - 1	Liberia

Referee: Aly Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

3 December 2008

Mali	1 - 0	Niger

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mali	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	4
Liberia	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
Niger	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1

Quarter finals

6 December 2008

Nigeria	1 - 1	Senegal
Penalties
	3 - 5

6 December 2008

Ghana	1 - 0	Benin

6 December 2008

Burkina Faso	4 - 0	Liberia

6 December 2008

Mali	1 - 2	Ivory Coast

Semi finals

8 December 2008

Senegal	4 - 1	Ivory Coast

8 December 2008

Ghana	2 - 1	Burkina Faso

Third place match

10 December 2008

Ivory Coast	2 - 0	Burkina Faso

Final

10 December 2008

Ghana	1 - 1	Senegal
		Oghara Township Stadium
Penalties
	3 - 2

Oghara

See also

• WAFU U-20 Championship

External links

• Official Site