The 2026 WAFU Zone B U-17 Girls Cup is the ongoing second edition of the WAFU Zone B U-17 Girls Cup, the international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of the West African Football Union Zone B. The tournament takes place in Ivory Coast between 15 – 27 September 2026.

Teams Participating nations Six out of seven team of WAFU zone B members associations confirmed participation in the first edition in Ivory Coast. Team Best placement in the tournament 2024 2024 2024 2024

Draw The initial draw took place in Ouagadougou, Ivory Coast, on 3 September 2026. Group A Group B (hosts)

After being drawn in group B the team withdrew.

Thus the tournament shifted to a single-group league format utilizing a round-robin competition after Benin's late withdrew from the tournament.

Venues In September 2026, WAFU B announced Yamoussoukro as the host city and confirmed venues selected for the tournament.

CitiesVenuesCapacityYamoussoukroCharles Konan Banny Stadium 20,000Lycée ScientifiqueINPHB Centre

Squads

Players born before 1 January 2009 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Match officials The following match officials were selected for the tournament.

Referees

Gbemisola Yusuf Scholastica Ikeobi

Assistant referees Patricia Kyeraa Kouessan Diane

Tournament All times are local, GMT (UTC+0)

TiebreakersThe ranking of teams in each group was determined by the points obtained in all group matches. If two or more teams were equal on points, the following criteria were used to determine the ranking: Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group; Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points); Drawing of lots.

Matches Matchday 1

Matchday 2

Matchday 3

Matchday 4

Matchday 5

Goalscorers

Awards The following awards were given for the tournament:

Top Goal scorer Most Valuable Player Best Goalkeeper

References