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West African Football Union
Formation1975
TypeSports organization
Region served
West Africa
Membership
Official language
English, French and Portuguese
President
Ghana Kwesi Nyantakyi
AffiliationsCAF, FIFA
Websitehttps://wafucup.com

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 an association of the football playing nations in West Africa. It was the brainchild of the Senegal Football Federation who requested that the nations belonging to CAF's Zone A and B meet and hold a regular competitive tournament. The union organises several competitions including the WAFU Nations Cup and in 2008 they organised an under-20 championship.

Current members

The union was founded in 1975 with all the current members, but in 2011 the Confederation of African Football decided to split it into two zones, citing "the organisational issues that face WAFU."[1][2]

  • Zone A (Niger)
  • Zone B (Volta Niger)

Mauritania is the only WAFU member to also be a member of the Union of Arab Football Associations.

List

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 several competitions which cover men's, women's, youth.

Competition Holders Next event
WAFU Nations Cup  Senegal (2019) 2021
WAFU Zone B Women's Cup  Nigeria (2019) 2021
WAFU Zone A Women's Cup  Senegal (2019)
WAFU Zone A U-20 Championship  Senegal (2019) 2020
WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament  Senegal (2018) 2020
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification
 Nigeria 2018
 Senegal 2018
2020
2020
UEMOA Tournament  Togo (2016)

Defunct Competitions

Competition Years
Amílcar Cabral Cup 1979–2007
CEDEAO Cup 1977–1981
West African Nations Cup 1982–1987
West African Club Championship 1977–2011

Presidents

The union's current president is actually Amos Adamu, but he was banned for three years from football activity by FIFA over vote-buying claims for the bids of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups. Kwesi Nyantakyi was appointed interim president in Adamu's absence. Adamu has since appealed the ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[2]

FIFA Ranking

Men's national teams

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.[4]

WAFU FIFA Country Points +/−
1 20  Senegal 1546 Steady
2 35  Nigeria 1481 Decrease 1
3 51  Ghana 1426 Steady
4 56  Ivory Coast 1392 Steady
5 59  Mali 1386 Decrease 2
6 60  Burkina Faso 1378 Increase 1
7 77  Cape Verde 1319 Increase 1
8 78  Guinea 1317 Decrease 4
9 82  Benin 1293 Increase 1
10 117  Sierra Leone 1167 Steady
11 123  Guinea-Bissau 1155 Steady
12 124  Togo 1140 Steady
13 152  Liberia 1047 Steady
14 166  Gambia 990 Steady

Last updated 24 October 2019

Top Ranked Men's National Football Teams

Senegal national football teamIvory coast national football teamGhana national football teamIvory coast national football teamCape verde national football teamIvory coast national football teamGhana national football teamNigeria national football teamIvory coast national football teamNigeria national football team

References

  1. ^ "West African Football Union (Wafu) disbanded by Caf". British Broadcasting Corporation. BBC.co.uk. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Caf have split the West African Football Union into two separate zones". Goal.com. Goal.com. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Wafu Cup to make a comeback". BBC Sport. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  4. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking (Men) - CAF Region". FIFA. 4 June 2015.