First edition, at least as U-20 tournament; also called
Ibori Cup; may be seen in the tradition of the
West African Nations Cup
or "Zone 3" Championship (for senior teams), held from 1982
to 1987.
Since 2018, separate U-20 tournaments are held
for UFOA Zone A
and UFOA Zone B.
Held in Nigeria.
Poule A NB: Guinea Bissau withdrew Round 1 [Nov 29] Nigeria 2-0 Togo Round 2 [Dec 1] Nigeria 1-0 Benin Round 3 [Dec 3] Togo 1-1 Benin 1.Nigeria 2 2 0 0 3- 0 6 2.Benin 2 0 1 1 1- 2 1 3.Togo 2 0 1 1 1- 3 1 Poule B Round 1 [Nov 29] Ghana 2-0 Senegal Gambia 1-1 Guinea Round 2 [Dec 1,2] Ghana 2-1 Guinea Gambia 0-2 Senegal Round 3 [Dec 4] Guinea 0-0 Senegal Ghana 1-0 Gambia 1.Ghana 3 3 0 0 5- 1 9 2.Senegal 3 1 1 1 2- 2 4 3.Guinea 3 0 2 1 2- 3 2 4.Gambia 3 0 1 2 1- 4 1 Poule C Round 1 [Nov 29] Ivory Coast 0-1 Burkina Faso Sierra Leone 2-0 Mauritania Round 2 [Dec 1,2] Burkina Faso 0-2 Sierra Leone Ivory Coast 4-1 Mauritania Round 3 [Dec 4] Ivory Coast 1-0 Sierra Leone Burkina Faso 4-0 Mauritania 1.Burkina Faso 3 2 0 1 5- 2 6 2.Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 5- 2 6 3.Sierra Leone 3 2 0 1 4- 1 6 4.Mauritania 3 0 0 3 1-10 0 Poule D NB: Cape Verde withdrew Round 1 [Nov 29] Niger 1-1 Liberia Round 2 [Dec 1] Mali 1-1 Liberia Round 3 [Dec 3] Mali 1-0 Niger 1.Mali 2 1 1 0 2- 1 4 2.Liberia 2 0 2 0 2- 2 2 3.Niger 2 0 1 1 1- 2 1 Quarterfinals [Dec 6] Nigeria 1-1 Senegal [3-5 pen] Ghana 1-0 Benin Burkina Faso 4-0 Liberia Mali 1-2 Ivory Coast Semifinals [Dec 8] Senegal 4-1 Ivory Coast Ghana 2-1 Burkina Faso Third Place Match [Dec 10] Ivory Coast 2-0 Burkina Faso Final [Dec 10, Oghara] Ghana 1-1 Senegal [aet, 3-2 pen]
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