West African Football Union


The West African Football Union, 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."
Mauritania is the only WAFU member to also be a member of the Union of Arab Football Associations.

List

Competitions

WAFU runs several competitions which cover men's, women's, youth.
CompetitionHoldersNext event
WAFU Nations Cup 2021
WAFU Zone B Women's Cup 2021
WAFU Zone A Women's Cup
WAFU Zone A U-20 Championship 2020
WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament 2020
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification		 2018
2018		2020
2020
UEMOA Tournament

Defunct Competitions

CompetitionYears
Amílcar Cabral Cup1979–2007
CEDEAO Cup1977–1991
West African Nations Cup1982–1987
West African Club Championship1977–2011

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.

Men's national teams

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.
WAFUFIFACountryPoints+/−
1201546
2351481 1
3511426
4561392
5591386 2
6601378 1
7771319 1
8781317 4
9821293 1
101171167
111231155
121241140
131521047
14166990

Top Ranked Men's National Football Teams

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