The West African Soccer Union (WAFU Zone B) has introduced the postponement and restructuring of the 2025 WAFU B U20 Women’ Cup following the withdrawal of Mali and Burkina Faso from the regional championship.
Initially scheduled for November 3–10, the competitors will now happen from November 7 to 17 in Cotonou, Benin Republic, with a revised league-style format that includes solely three taking part groups — Nigeria, Ghana, and hosts Benin Republic.
In line with WAFU B, the brand new association was designed to keep up aggressive steadiness and supply every nation with extra enjoying alternatives regardless of the lowered variety of individuals.
Nigeria’s Falconets, runners-up on the earlier version, will start their quest for the title with a high-profile conflict in opposition to defending champions Ghana on Sunday, November 9. The match will open two days earlier with Benin Republic taking over Ghana within the curtain-raiser.
The brand new round-robin format replaces the standard knockout system, guaranteeing that every staff faces the others residence and away. The aspect with the best factors on the finish of all fixtures will probably be topped champion.
For Nigeria, this match represents an opportunity at redemption after falling to Ghana on penalties in final 12 months’s tense last in Kumasi.
Newly appointed head coach Moses Aduku leads a rejuvenated Falconets squad desirous to reclaim regional supremacy.
WAFU B famous that the revised format additionally aligns with its wider developmental goals — offering extra enjoying time, tactical development, and aggressive publicity for younger feminine footballers throughout the sub-region.
Full Match Schedule (Cotonou, Benin Republic):
Nov 7: Benin Republic vs Ghana
Nov 9: Nigeria vs Ghana
Nov 11: Nigeria vs Benin Republic
Nov 14: Ghana vs Nigeria (return leg)
Nov 17: Benin Republic vs Nigeria (last fixture)
The ten-day match guarantees thrilling encounters as the highest three sides in WAFU Zone B ladies’s youth soccer battle for regional glory.
