West African Football Union

West African Football Union
Union des Fédérations Ouest-Africaines de Football
União das Federações Oeste Africanas
	Logo used between 2017 and 2020
	Zone A Zone B
Formation	1975; 51 years ago
Type	Sports governing body; Football administration;
Region served	West Africa
Members	Zone A – 9 members Cape Verde ; Gambia ; Guinea ; Guinea-Bissau ; Liberia ; Mauritania ; Mali ; Senegal ; Sierra Leone ; Zone B – 7 members Benin ; Burkina Faso ; Ghana ; Ivory Coast ; Niger ; Nigeria ; Togo ;
Official language	English, French and Portuguese
Affiliations	CAF, FIFA
Website	WAFU Zone A; WAFU Zone B;

The West African Football Union (French: Union des Fédérations Ouest-Africaines de Football; Portuguese: União das Federações Oeste Africanas), 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 African Football (CAF).

It mainly organizes qualifying tournaments/championships for the CAF Women's Champions League and CAF's national team competitions except the Africa Cup of Nations, but also organizes its own competitions, like the currently-inactive WAFU Nations Cup.

Presidents

K. Tandoh (1975–1977)
Seyi Memene (1977–1984)
Abdoulaye Fofana (1984–1988)
Jonathan Boytie Ogufere (1988–1994)
Dieng Ousseynou (1994–1999)
Abdulmumini Aminu (1999–2002)
El Hadji Malick Sy (2002–2004)
Jacques Anouma (2004–2008)
Amos Adamu (2008–2010)
Kwesi Nyantakyi (2011–2018)
Kurt Okraku (2019–present)

Member associations

WAFU consists of all football associations of West Africa, but is split into two zones by CAF, who cited "organisational issues facing WAFU."

Zone A
Zone B

Country	Zone	Governing body
Cape Verde	Zone A	Cape Verdean Football Federation
Gambia		Gambia Football Association
Guinea		Guinean Football Federation
Guinea-Bissau		Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau
Liberia		Liberia Football Association
Mali		Malian Football Federation
Mauritania		Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Senegal		Senegalese Football Federation
Sierra Leone		Sierra Leone Football Association
Benin	Zone B	Benin Football Federation
Burkina Faso		Burkinabé Football Federation
Ghana		Ghana Football Association
Ivory Coast		Ivorian Football Federation
Niger		Nigerien Football Federation
Nigeria		Nigeria Football Federation
Togo		Togolese Football Federation

Competitions

WAFU runs main and qualifying competitions covering men, women and youth.

Current title holders

National teams (men)
Competition		Year	Champions	Rank/Score	Runners-up		Next edition	Most titles
WAFU Nations Cup		2019	Senegal	1st	Ghana		TBD	Ghana (2)
Zone A U-20 Championship		2024	Senegal	3rd	Sierra Leone		2026	Senegal (3)
Zone B U-20 Championship		2026	Burkina Faso	1st	Nigeria		2028	Nigeria (2)
Zone A U-17 Championship		2025	Senegal	4th	Mali		2026	Senegal (4)
Zone B U-17 Championship		2025	Ivory Coast	2nd	Ghana		2026	Nigeria (2) Ivory Coast (2)
Zone A U-15 Championship		2022	Senegal	3–0	Liberia		TBD
Zone A Schools Championship		2022	CS Ben Sekou Sylla	1st	New Yundum		TBD
Zone B Schools Championship		2022	CEG Sainte Rita	1st	CS Venus Saioua		TBD
WAFU Zone A Beach Soccer							TBD
National teams (women)
Zone A Women's Cup			2025	Sierra Leone	1st		Senegal		TBD	Senegal (2)
Zone B Women's Cup	2019		Nigeria	1st	Ivory Coast	TBD	Ghana (1) Nigeria (1)
WAFU Zone A U20 Women's Cup	2026		Senegal	3rd	Liberia	TBD	Senegal (3)
WAFU Zone A U-17 Girls Tournament	2025		Sierra Leone	1st	Senegal	TBD	Sierra Leone (1)
WAFU Zone B U20 Women's Cup	2025		Nigeria	1st	Ghana	TBD	Ghana (1) Nigeria (1)
WAFU Zone B U-17 Girls Cup	2026		Nigeria	1st	Ghana	2028	Ghana (1) Nigeria (1)
Zone A Girls Schools Championship	2022		Scan Aid	1st	Ecole Congresso De Cassaca	TBD
Zone B Girls Schools Championship	2022		CEG Colby	1st	Ecole Chanvigny B	TBD
Clubs (women)
CAF Women's Champions League Qualifiers (Zone A)		2025	USFAS Bamako	1–0	Aigles de la Médina		2027	AS Mandé (women) (2) USFAS Bamako (women) (2)
CAF Women's Champions League Qualifiers (Zone B)		2026	Edo Queens	2–2 (4–1 p)	Ampem Darkoa Ladies		2027	Edo Queens (2)

Defunct competitions

Competition	Duration
CEDEAO Cup	1977–1991
West African Club Championship	1977–2011
Amílcar Cabral Cup	1979–2007
West African Nations Cup	1982–1987
UEMOA Tournament	2007–2016
WAFU U20 Women's Cup	Proposed for 2022 but never happened

Major tournament records

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
QF – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
R3 — Round 3 (2026–present: knockout round of 16)
R2 — Round 2 (1974–1978: second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16; 2026–present: knockout round of 32)
R1 — Round 1 (1930, 1950–1970 and 1986–present: group stage; 1934–1938: knockout round of 16; 1974–1982: first group stage)
Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
•• – Qualified but withdrew
• – Did not qualify
× – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
– Hosts
– Not affiliated in FIFA

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record
Team	1930 (13)	1934 (16)	1938 (15)	1950 (13)	1954 (16)	1958 (16)	1962 (16)	1966 (16)	1970 (16)	1974 (16)	1978 (16)	1982 (24)	1986 (24)	1990 (24)	1994 (24)	1998 (32)	2002 (32)	2006 (32)	2010 (32)	2014 (32)	2018 (32)	2022 (32)	2026 (48)	2030 (48)	2034 (48)	Apps.
Zone A Members
Cape Verde	Part of Portugal												×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2 32nd			1/7
Senegal	Part of France						×	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	QF 7th	•	•	•	R1 17th	R2 10th	R2 31st			4/13
Zone B Members
Ivory Coast	Part of France						×	×	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	R1 19th	R1 17th	R1 21st	•	•	R2 19th			4/12
Ghana	Part of the United Kingdom					×	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	R2 13th	QF 7th	R1 25th	•	R1 24th	R2 24th			5/15
Nigeria	Part of the United Kingdom						•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2 9th	R2 12th	R1 27th	•	R1 27th	R2 16th	R1 21st	•	•			6/16
Togo	Part of France						×	×	×	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	R1 30th	•	•	•	•	•			1/11
Total (6 teams)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	TBD	TBD	21

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Team	1991 (12)	1995 (12)	1999 (16)	2003 (16)	2007 (16)	2011 (16)	2015 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (32)	2027 (32)	Apps.
Zone B Members
Ghana	•	•	R1 T-13th	R1 12th	R1 15th	•	•	•	•		3/9
Ivory Coast	×	×	×	•	•	•	R1 23rd	•	•	•	1/7
Nigeria	R1 10th	R1 11th	QF 7th	R1 15th	R1 13th	R1 9th	R1 21st	R2 16th	R2 10th	•	9/10
Total (3 teams)	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1		13

Olympic Games

Men's tournament

Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team	1900 (3)	1904 (3)	1908 (6)	1912 (11)	1920 (14)	1924 (22)	1928 (17)	1936 (16)	1948 (18)	1952 (25)	1956 (11)	1960 (16)	1964 (14)	1968 (16)	1972 (16)	1976 (13)	1980 (16)	1984 (16)	1988 (16)	1992 (16)	1996 (16)	2000 (16)	2004 (16)	2008 (16)	2012 (16)	2016 (16)	2020 (16)	2024 (16)	2028 (12)	Apps.
Zone A Members
Guinea	Part of France													11			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16		2
Mali	Part of France												–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	14		2
Senegal	Part of France												–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–		1
Zone B Members
Ivory Coast	Part of France												–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–		7	–		2
Ghana	Part of the United Kingdom									–		–	7	12	16			–	–	3	8	–	9	–	–	–	–	–		6
Nigeria					Part of the United Kingdom					–	–	–	–	14	–		13	–	15	–	1	8	–	2	–	3	–	–		7
Total (6 teams)		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2		20

Women's tournament

Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
Team	1996 (8)	2000 (8)	2004 (10)	2008 (12)	2012 (12)	2016 (12)	2020 (12)	2024 (12)	2028 (16)	Apps.
Nigeria	–	8	6	11	–	–	–	11		4
Total (1 team)	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	TBD	4

Africa Cup of Nations

Team	1957 (3)	1959 (3)	1962 (4)	1963 (6)	1965 (6)	1968 (8)	1970 (8)	1972 (8)	1974 (8)	1976 (8)	1978 (8)	1980 (8)	1982 (8)	1984 (8)	1986 (8)	1988 (8)	1990 (8)	1992 (12)	1994 (12)	1996 (15)	1998 (16)	2000 (16)	2002 (16)	2004 (16)	2006 (16)	2008 (16)	2010 (15)	2012 (16)	2013 (16)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (24)	2021 (24)	2023 (24)	2025 (24)	2027 (24)	Apps.
Zone A Members
Cape Verde	Part of Portugal																		•	×		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	GS	•	•	R16	QF	•		4
Gambia	Part of the United Kingdom					×	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	QF	GS	•		2
Guinea	FRA			••	•	•	GS	•	GS	2nd	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	×	QF	QF	QF	•	GS	•	QF	•	R16	R16	QF	•		14
Guinea-Bissau	Part of Portugal															×	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	GS	•		4
Liberia				×	×	•	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
Mali	Part of France				•	•	•	2nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	•	4th	4th	•	GS	GS	3rd	3rd	GS	GS	R16	R16	QF	QF		14
Mauritania										×	×	•	•	×	•	×	×	•	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	GS	GS	R16	•		3
Senegal	Part of France				4th	GS	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	GS	•	4th	QF	QF	•	•	QF	2nd	QF	4th	GS	•	GS	•	GS	QF	2nd	1st	R16	2nd		18
Sierra Leone	Part of the UK					×	×	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	×	•	×	•	GS	GS	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	GS	•	•		3
Zone B Members
Benin	Part of France				×	×	×	•	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	R16		5
Burkina Faso	Part of France				×	•	×	×	•	×	GS	×	•	×	×	×	•	•	×	GS	4th	GS	GS	GS	•	•	GS	GS	2nd	GS	3rd	•	4th	R16	R16		14
Ghana	UK		•	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	•	•	•	1st	GS	1st	GS	•	•	•	2nd	QF	4th	GS	QF	QF	•	GS	3rd	2nd	4th	4th	2nd	4th	R16	GS	GS	•		24
Ivory Coast	Part of France				3rd	3rd	4th	•	GS	•	••	GS	×	GS	3rd	GS	GS	1st	3rd	GS	QF	GS	GS	•	2nd	4th	QF	2nd	QF	1st	GS	QF	R16	1st	QF		26
Niger	Part of France					×	•	•	×	•	×	×	×	•	×	×	×	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
Nigeria			×	GS	×	•	×	•	•	3rd	3rd	1st	GS	2nd	•	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	••	×	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	QF	3rd	•	1st	•	•	3rd	R16	2nd	3rd		21
Togo	Part of France				×	•	•	GS	×	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	×	•	×	•	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	•	••	•	QF	•	GS	•	•	•	•		8
Total (15 teams)	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	2	4	2	2	3	4	7	5	5	6	8	6	6	7	6	7	8	7	7	8	11	10	6	TBD	161

Women's Africa Cup of Nations

Women's Africa Cup of Nations record
Team	1991 (4)	1995 (6)	1998 (7)	2000 (8)	2002 (8)	2004 (8)	2006 (8)	2008 (8)	2010 (8)	2012 (8)	2014 (8)	2016 (8)	2018 (8)	2022 (12)	2024 (12)	2026 (16)	Apps.
Zone A Members
Cape Verde														×	•	GS	1
Guinea	SF	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	1
Mali					R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	•	•	R1	4th	•	QF	GS	9
Senegal	••	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	QF	QF	GS	4
Sierra Leone	×	QF	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	1
Zone B Members
Burkina Faso								×	×	×	•	•	•	R1	•	GS	2
Ghana	QF	SF	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	R1	R1	•	R1	3rd	R1	•	3rd	QF	14
Ivory Coast	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	R1	3rd	•	•	•	•	QF	3
Nigeria	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	4th	1st	1st	1st	4th	1st	QF	16
Togo							•	×	×	×	×	×	×	R1	•	•	1
Total (10 teams)	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	7	52

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Team	1977 (16)	1979 (16)	1981 (16)	1983 (16)	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (24)	1999 (24)	2001 (24)	2003 (24)	2005 (24)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	2025 (24)	2027 (24)	Apps.
Zone A Members
Gambia	×	×	×	•	•	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	R2	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•		2
Guinea	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•		2
Mali	×	×	×	×	×	×	R1	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	R1	•	•	•	R1	R1	3rd	•	QF	•	•		7
Senegal	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	R2	QF	R1	•		4
Zone B Members
Benin	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	×	×	×	R1	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•		1
Burkina Faso	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	×	•	R2	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Ghana	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	2nd	•	4th	QF	2nd	•	•	•	1st	•	3rd	R2	•	•	•	•		7
Ivory Coast	R1	×	×	R1	•	•	•	R1	×	•	R1	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		5
Nigeria	×	•	•	R1	3rd	R1	2nd	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	2nd	QF	R2	QF	R2	R2	•	R2	QF	R2		14
Togo	×	×	•	•	×	R1	×	×	•	•	×	•	×	•	×	•	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	•		1
Total (10 teams)	1	1	0	2	1	2	2	1	1	0	2	3	1	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	2	3	3	1	TBD	44

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Team	2002 (12)	2004 (12)	2006 (16)	2008 (16)	2010 (16)	2012 (16)	2014 (16)	2016 (16)	2018 (16)	2022 (16)	2024 (24)	2026 (24)	Apps.
Zone B Members
Benin	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	1
Ghana	×	×	•	•	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	8
Nigeria	R1	QF	QF	QF	2nd	4th	2nd	R1	QF	QF	R2	QF	12
Total (3 teams)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	26

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Team	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	2025 (48)	2026 (48)	Apps.
Zone A Members
Gambia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	2
Guinea	4th	•	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	×	×	×	•	6
Mali	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R1	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	2nd	4th	•	3rd	R3	Q	8
Senegal	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	R2	R2	Q	4
Sierra Leone	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Zone B Members
Burkina Faso	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	3rd	•	•	•	R2	R1	•	•	•	•	R1	QF	•	6
Ghana	•	•	R1	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	•	•	R1	4th	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•		9
Ivory Coast	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	R2	QF	•	•	•	•	R1	Q	6
Niger	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•	1
Nigeria	1st	2nd	QF	•	1st	QF	•	•	2nd	R1	•	1st	2nd	•	1st	1st	•	R2	•	•	•	12
Togo	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Total (11 teams)	2	2	3	1	2	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	2	3	4	3	56

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Team	2008 (16)	2010 (16)	2012 (16)	2014 (16)	2016 (16)	2018 (16)	2022 (16)	2024 (16)	2025 (24)	2026 (24)	2027 (24)	2028 (24)	2029 (24)	Apps.
Zone BA Members
Gambia	×	×	R1	×	×	•	×	×	×	×				1
Zone B Members
Ghana	R1	R1	3rd	QF	QF	QF	•	×	×	Q				7
Ivory Coast	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	R1	•				1
Nigeria	R1	QF	QF	QF	R1	•	3rd	QF	R2	Q				9
Total (4 teams)	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	TBD	TBD	TBD	18

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team	1989 (16)	1992 (16)	1996 (16)	2000 (16)	2004 (16)	2008 (20)	2012 (24)	2016 (24)	2021 (24)	2024 (24)	2028 (24)	Apps.
Nigeria	×	R1	×	×	×	•	•	•	×	×		1
Total (1 team)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
Team	1995 (8)	1996 (8)	1997 (8)	1998 (10)	1999 (12)	2000 (12)	2001 (12)	2002 (8)	2003 (8)	2004 (12)	2005 (12)	2006 (12)	2007 (16)	2008 (16)	2009 (16)	2011 (16)	2013 (16)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (16)	2021 (16)	2024 (16)	2025 (16)	2027 (??)	Apps.
Ivory Coast	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	R1 11th	•	R1 16th	•	•	•	•	•	•		2/23
Nigeria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	R1 9th	QF 6th	•	R1 12th	QF 6th	•	•	R1 12th	R1 16th	×	•	•		6/23
Senegal	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	QF 5th	R1 9th	•	QF 7th	R1 13th	R1 13th	QF 6th	QF 6th	4th	R1 10th	4th		10/23
Total (3 teams)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1		18

FIFA World Rankings

Men's national teams

FIFA Rankings (as of 7 October 2026)
WAFU*	FIFA	+/−	National Team	Points
1	18		Senegal	1648.84
2	29	2	Ivory Coast	1569.32
3	30	4	Nigeria	1567.97
4	47	6	Mali	1474.14
5	62		Burkina Faso	1407.8
6	68	4	Cape Verde	1373.58
7	70	5	Ghana	1361.27
8	82	1	Guinea	1296.67
9	89	4	Benin	1266.01
10	109	7	Gambia	1182.64
11	110	3	Mauritania	1176.05
12	111	3	Niger	1172.93
13	120	1	Togo	1153.04
14	124	8	Guinea-Bissau	1144.03
15	130	8	Sierra Leone	1123.2
16	146	6	Liberia	1064.58

Top-ranked men's national football teams

Women's national teams

FIFA Rankings (as of 16 June 2026)
WAFU*	FIFA	+/−	National Team	Points
1	36		Nigeria	1601.56
2	60	1	Ghana	1429.23
3	72		Ivory Coast	1338.92
4	79	1	Senegal	1286.33
5	84	1	Mali	1263.53
6	118		Burkina Faso	1140.68
7	120	1	Cape Verde	1131.67
8	133	1	Togo	1092.99
9	134	1	Gambia	1082.47
10	139	1	Benin	1066.55
11	143	1	Guinea	1048.64
12	152	1	Sierra Leone	1021.39
13	171		Liberia	882.37
14	174		Niger	863.94
15	177	1	Guinea-Bissau	838.58

Top-ranked women's national football teams

Futsal

FIFA Rankings (as of 24 September 2026)
WAFU*	FIFA	+/−	National Team	Points
1	86	1	Ivory Coast	957.32
2	124		Guinea	832.08
3	126		Mauritania	805.7
4	133		Cape Verde	752.03
5	134	1	Ghana	747.43
6	142		Senegal	673.7

FIFA Rankings (as of 24 September 2026)
WAFU*	FIFA	+/−	National Team	Points
1	81		Senegal	750.07
2	91		Guinea	692.7

Beach Soccer

BSWW Rankings (as of 2 September 2026)
WAFU*	BSWW	+/−	National Team	Points
1	7		Senegal	1306.5
2	23		Mauritania	490
3	54	3	Ghana	151
4	83		Nigeria	24.25
5	89	1	Ivory Coast	15.25

Notes

↑ Costa Rica and Panama were originally due to host the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, but the latter withdrew citing the COVID-19 pandemic and left Costa Rica as the sole hosts. FIFA postponed the 2020 edition to the following year, i.e. 2021, pending improvement in pandemic management, but cancelled it altogether on 17 November 2020 due to the escalation of the pandemic caused by the discovery of the COVID-19 Omicron variant a month earlier and automatically awarded them the 2022 edition.
↑ Original hosts Peru were stripped of the rights to host the 2019 edition in February that year.
↑ Peru was originally due to host the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup but FIFA cancelled it on 24 December 2020 citing the COVID-19 pandemic and its escalation of the pandemic caused by the discovery of the COVID-19 Omicron variant a month earlier as the reasons and automatically awarded them the 2023 edition. Peru later withrew as hosts on 2 May 2023 due to infrastructural defects and FIFA awarded the hosting eights to Indonesia, whom FIFA earlier stripped the hosting rights for the year's FIFA U-20 World Cup.
↑ India were originally due to host the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, but it was postponed to the following year, i.e. 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic by FIFA, who eventually cancelled it on 17 November 2020 and rather automatically awarded them the 2022 edition.

References

↑ "Wafu Cup to make a comeback". BBC Sport. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2010. Amos Adamu, president of Wafu,...
↑ "Nyantakyi resigns from FIFA, CAF, and WAFU positions". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
↑ "West African Football Union (Wafu) disbanded by Caf". BBC Sport. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
↑ "Senegal win WAFU A U15 boys tournament". CAFOnline.com. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
↑ "Coupe Ufoa des nations U-20 féminine: Nécessité de vite remettre au travail Ouzérou et ses filles !". Matin Libre.
↑ "UFOA : Un nouveau tournoi pour les sélections nationales féminines U20 – Le Kpakpato Sportif". 23 October 2021.
↑ "UFOA : La 1ère édition du tournoi U20 féminin et prévue au Ghana 2022". 27 October 2021.
↑ "Update on the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019". FIFA.com. 22 February 2019. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". 7 October 2026. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". 16 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
↑ "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". 24 September 2026. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
↑ "The FIFA Futsal Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 September 2026. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
↑ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 2 September 2026. Retrieved 2 September 2026.

External links

Official website for WAFU Zone A
Official website for WAFU Zone B

[8] Costa Rica and Panama were originally due to host the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, but the latter withdrew citing the COVID-19 pandemic and left Costa Rica as the sole hosts. FIFA postponed the 2020 edition to the following year, i.e. 2021, pending improvement in pandemic management, but cancelled it altogether on 17 November 2020 due to the escalation of the pandemic caused by the discovery of the COVID-19 Omicron variant a month earlier and automatically awarded them the 2022 edition.

[10] Original hosts Peru were stripped of the rights to host the 2019 edition in February that year.

[11] Peru was originally due to host the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup but FIFA cancelled it on 24 December 2020 citing the COVID-19 pandemic and its escalation of the pandemic caused by the discovery of the COVID-19 Omicron variant a month earlier as the reasons and automatically awarded them the 2023 edition. Peru later withrew as hosts on 2 May 2023 due to infrastructural defects and FIFA awarded the hosting eights to Indonesia, whom FIFA earlier stripped the hosting rights for the year's FIFA U-20 World Cup.

[12] India were originally due to host the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, but it was postponed to the following year, i.e. 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic by FIFA, who eventually cancelled it on 17 November 2020 and rather automatically awarded them the 2022 edition.

[1] "Wafu Cup to make a comeback". BBC Sport. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2010. Amos Adamu, president of Wafu,...

[2] "Nyantakyi resigns from FIFA, CAF, and WAFU positions". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

[3] "West African Football Union (Wafu) disbanded by Caf". BBC Sport. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2012.

[Zone_Ouesta-4] "Senegal win WAFU A U15 boys tournament". CAFOnline.com. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

[5] "Coupe Ufoa des nations U-20 féminine: Nécessité de vite remettre au travail Ouzérou et ses filles !". Matin Libre.

[6] "UFOA : Un nouveau tournoi pour les sélections nationales féminines U20 – Le Kpakpato Sportif". 23 October 2021.

[7] "UFOA : La 1ère édition du tournoi U20 féminin et prévue au Ghana 2022". 27 October 2021.

[9] "Update on the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019". FIFA.com. 22 February 2019. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-13] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". 7 October 2026. Retrieved 7 October 2026.

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-14] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". 16 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.

[FIFA_Futsal_World_Rankings-15] "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". 24 September 2026. Retrieved 24 September 2026.

[FIFA_Futsal_Women's_World_Rankings-16] "The FIFA Futsal Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 September 2026. Retrieved 24 September 2026.

[BSWW_World_Ranking-17] "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 2 September 2026. Retrieved 2 September 2026.

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Zone A Zone B
Formation	1975; 51 years ago (1975)
Type	Sports governing body Football administration
Region served	West Africa
Members	Zone A – 9 members Cape Verde Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mauritania Mali Senegal Sierra Leone Zone B – 7 members Benin Burkina Faso Ghana Ivory Coast Niger Nigeria Togo
Official language	English, French and Portuguese
Affiliations	CAF, FIFA
Website	WAFU Zone A WAFU Zone B