2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup#Group A

The WAFU Zone A initially announced on 5 January 2023 that 9 countries would participate in the tournament, a record number with all WAFU Zone A members association sending teams. Mauritania marked their debut in the tournament after its absence from the 2020 edition.{{cite web |url=https://fcf.cv/cabo-verde-recebe-mais-uma-vez-uma-prova-da-zona-ufoa-a/|title=Cape Verde once again receives a test from UFOA zone A|date=3 January 2023|website=fcf.cv|language=pt}}

On 10 January 2022, Liberia confirmed its non-participation in the tournament citing a lack of funding from the government, thereby reducing the number of participating countries to 8.{{cite web |url=https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-will-not-officially-participate-2023-wafu-womens-tournament|title=Liberia Will Not Officially Participate in the 2023 WAFU Women's Tournament|date=5 January 2023|website=liberianobserver.com}} Two days prior to the tournament start Mali's sports minister confirmed that its country won't be able to participate in the 2nd edition of the tournament citing funding issues as the main reason for their withdrawal.{{cite web |url=https://sportnewsafrica.com/breve/ufoa-a-f-le-mali-ny-participera-pas/|title=UFOA A (W): Mali will not participate|language=fr|date=5 January 2023|website=sportnewsafrica.com}}

;Did not enter

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• {{fbw|LBR}} ({{abbr|W|Withdrew}}; 164)
• {{fbw|MLI}} ({{abbr|W|Withdrew}}; 82)

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After the successful hosting of the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU A Qualifiers in Mindelo and the 2023 WAFU Zone A Schools Football Championship in Santa Cruz, the Cape Verdean Football Federation announced that this time it would host the tournament in Sal. the FCF selected the biggest stadium in Sal to host the tournament.

these officials were appointed by WAFU A to officiate the tournament.

;Referees

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• {{fbaicon|BDI}} Suavis Iratunga
• {{fbaicon|GAM}} Ngum Fatou
• {{fbaicon|LBR}} Sylvina Garnett Welma
• {{fbaicon|MTN}} Yacine Samassa
• {{fbaicon|MLI}} Aissata Diarra
• {{fbaicon|SEN}} Maimouna Danfakha

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;Assistant referees

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• {{fbaicon|CPV}} Evandra Furtado da Costa Lima
• {{fbaicon|GAM}} Jainaba Manneh
• {{fbaicon|LBR}} Hannah Moses
• {{fbaicon|MTN}} Houleye Diba
• {{fbaicon|MLI}} Mariam Coulibaly
• {{fbaicon|SEN}} Tabara Mbodji
• {{fbaicon|SLE}} Precious Amara

{{colend}}

The draw for the final tournament was held on 19 January 2023, on the island of Sal. the 7 teams were drawn into two groups one with four teams with the other group with three teams.{{cite web |url=https://zoneouesta.org/foot-feminin-wafu-le-calendrier-du-tournoi-est-desormais-connu/|title=WAFU women's football: The tournament schedule is now known!|language=fr|date=19 January 2023|website=zoneouesta.org|publisher=WAFU A|access-date=21 January 2023}}

the seven teams were allocated into two pots based on the FIFA Women's World Rankings of 9 December 2022. Pot 1 contained hosts Cape Verde (who were automatically assigned to position A1) and Senegal (who were automatically assigned to position B1). Pot 2 contained the rest of the teams.

{{Main article|2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup squads}}

Each team was required by WAFU-UFOA to name a squad of a minimum of 20 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).

Teams in each group will play one another in a round-robin, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 71):{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
4. 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;
5. Goal difference in all group matches;
6. Goals scored in all group matches;
7. Drawing of lots.

All times are in CVT (UTC-1).

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• Moreira {{Goal|10||45}}
• Fernandes {{Goal|20}}
• Whannon {{Goal|55}}

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|referee = Ngum Fatou (Gambia)

|report = [https://twitter.com/fcfcomunica/status/1616515830199554066 Report (FCF)]
[https://www.cafonline.com/development/women-football/news/cape-verde-thrash-guinea-bissau-in-wafu-a-women-s-tournament-opener Report (CAF)]
[https://zoneouesta.org/ufoa-wafu-zone-a-le-cap-vert-etrille-la-guinee-bissau-en-ouverture/ Report (WAFU A)]

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|goals1 = Paulo Mendes {{Goal|55}}

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|stadium = Estádio Marcelo Leitão, Espargos

|attendance =

|referee = Maimouna Danfakha (Senegal)

|report = [https://twitter.com/fcfcomunica/status/1617237445526917126 Report (FCF)]
[https://zoneouesta.org/tournoi-feminin-ufoa-a-la-guinee-bissau-retrouve-le-sourire/ Report (WAFU A)]

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• Moreira {{Goal|7|pen.|17||28||62||71}}
• Borges {{Goal|59}}

|stadium = Estádio Marcelo Leitão, Espargos

|attendance =

|referee = Ngum Fatou (Gambia)

|report = [https://twitter.com/fcfcomunica/status/1617965630686375937 Report (FCF)]
[https://zoneouesta.org/ufoa-wafu-zone-a-le-cap-vert-atomise-la-mauritanie/ Report (WAFU A)]

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|goals1 =

• Diallo {{Goal|5||10}}
• Fall {{Goal|48}}
• Niang {{Goal|57}}

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|stadium = Estádio Marcelo Leitão, Espargos

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = [https://twitter.com/fcfcomunica/status/1616845036762681345 Report (FCF)]
[https://zoneouesta.org/tournoi-seniors-dames-ufoa-a-le-senegal-dompte-la-guinee-avec-la-maniere/ Report (WAFU A)]

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|time = 18:00

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|team2 = {{fbw|GAM}}

|goals1 = Kabba {{Goal|62}}

|goals2 = Jatta {{Goal|2||20||56||72}}

|stadium = Estádio Marcelo Leitão, Espargos

|attendance =

|referee = Sylvina Garnett (Liberia)

|report = [https://twitter.com/fcfcomunica/status/1616891237977706496 Report (FCF)]
[https://zoneouesta.org/tournoi-feminin-ufoa-a-la-gambie-atomise-la-sierra-leone/ Report (WAFU A)]

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|goals1 = Diallo {{Goal|86}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estádio Marcelo Leitão, Espargos

|attendance =

|referee = Yacine Samassa (Mauritania)

|report = [https://twitter.com/fcfcomunica/status/1617570685907513346 Report (FCF)]
[https://zoneouesta.org/ufoawafu-zone-a-le-senegal-pulverise-la-gambie-et-senvole-pour-les-demi-finales/ Report (WAFU A)]

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|time = 18:00

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|goals1 = Jatta {{Goal|45+3|pen.}}

|goals2 = Diallo {{Goal|2||49||71||83}}

|stadium = Estádio Marcelo Leitão, Espargos

|attendance =

|referee = Sylvina Garnett (Liberia)

|report = [https://twitter.com/fcfcomunica/status/1617614620373700610 Report (FCF)]
[https://zoneouesta.org/ufoawafu-zone-a-le-senegal-pulverise-la-gambie-et-senvole-pour-les-demi-finales/ Report (WAFU A)]

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|goals2 = Jatta {{goal|75}}

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|attendance =

|referee =

|report = [https://twitter.com/fcfcomunica/status/1618295366360891396/photo/1 Report (FCF)]
[https://zoneouesta.org/ufoa-wafu-dames-zone-a-fin-de-la-phase-de-groupe/ Report (WAFU A)]

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|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Ndiaye {{goal|46||76}}
• Diallo {{Goal|79}}
• Niang {{goal|90+6}}

|stadium = Estádio Marcelo Leitão, Espargos

|attendance =

|referee = Yacine Samassa (Mauritania)

|report = [https://twitter.com/fcfcomunica/status/1618342341177401344 Report (FCF)]
[https://zoneouesta.org/ufoa-wafu-dames-zone-a-fin-de-la-phase-de-groupe/ Report (WAFU A)]

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|27 January – Estádio Marcelo Leitão|{{fbw|CPV}}|2|{{fbw|GAM}}|1

|27 January – Estádio Marcelo Leitão|{{fbw|SEN}}|4|{{fbw|GNB}}|0

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• da Luz {{Goal|14}}
• Tavares Cardoso {{Goal|82}}

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|attendance =

|referee =

|report = [https://twitter.com/fcfcomunica/status/1619034305623392256 Report (FCF)]
[https://zoneouesta.org/ufoa-wafu-dames-zone-a-on-connait-desormais-laffiche-de-la-finale/ Report (WAFU A)]

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• Ndiaye {{Goal|13}}
• Diallo {{Goal|51|pen.|68}}
• Fall {{Goal|82}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estádio Marcelo Leitão, Espargos

|attendance =

|referee = Aissata Diarra (Mali)

|report = [https://twitter.com/fcfcomunica/status/1619065256730591232 Report (FCF)]
[https://zoneouesta.org/ufoa-wafu-dames-zone-a-on-connait-desormais-laffiche-de-la-finale/ Report (WAFU A)]

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|goals1 =

• Buwaro {{Goal|28||37}}
• Jarju {{Goal|90+1}}

|goals2 =

• da Silva {{Goal|50}}
• Mendes {{Goal|90+5}}

|stadium = Estádio Marcelo Leitão, Espargos

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = [https://twitter.com/fcfcomunica/status/1619742778665336832 Report (FCF)]
[https://zoneouesta.org/ufoa-wafu-dames-zone-a-le-senegal-conserve-son-titre/ Report (WAFU A)]

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|goals2 =

• Fall {{Goal|60|pen.}}

|stadium = Estádio Marcelo Leitão, Espargos

|attendance =

|referee = Sylvina Garnett (Liberia)

|report = [https://twitter.com/fcfcomunica/status/1619788491407384576 Report (FCF)]
[https://zoneouesta.org/ufoa-wafu-dames-zone-a-le-senegal-conserve-son-titre/ Report (WAFU A)]

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{{Goalscorers

|goals=44 |matches=13

|9 goals=

• {{fbwicon|SEN}} Hapsatou Malado Diallo

|7 goals=

• {{fbwicon|CPV}} Ivânia Moreira
• {{fbwicon|GAM}} Catherine Jatta

|6 goals=

|4 goals=

|3 goals=

• {{fbwicon|SEN}} Nguenar Ndiaye
• {{fbwicon|SEN}} Korka Fall

|2 goals=

• {{fbwicon|GAM}} Ola Buwaro
• {{fbwicon|SEN}} Jeanne Niang

|1 goal=

• {{fbwicon|CPV}} Joseane Fernandes
• {{fbwicon|CPV}} Sasha Whannon
• {{fbwicon|CPV}} Kleydiana Borges
• {{fbwicon|CPV}} Varsénia da Luz
• {{fbwicon|CPV}} Maísa Tavares Cardoso
• {{fbwicon|GAM}} Kaddy Jarju
• {{fbwicon|GUI}} Fatoumata Dédé Diallo
• {{fbwicon|GNB}} Luísa Paulo Mendes
• {{fbwicon|GNB}} Suraia da Silva
• {{fbwicon|GNB}} Júlia Mendes
• {{fbwicon|SLE}} Matilda Kabba

|1 own goal=

}}

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:

• Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
• Receiving two yellow cards in two matches; yellow cards expire after the completion of the quarter-finals (yellow card suspensions are not carried forward to any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were served during the tournament:

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|col_4th=#9ACDFF |text_4th=Fourth place

|text_GS=Eliminated in
group stage

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Liberia's withdrawal from the competition after initially confirming its participation sparked high criticism among Liberians at home, especially Liberia women's National team players who showed a huge disappointment in the government and in the Liberian Football Association. Liberia's women's team's former captain Bantu Jestina Wilson stated that she felt frustrated and disappointed and that there was no lack of funding because the Ministry of youth and sports never supported the team or the women's football in the first place.

• 2023 UNAF Women's Tournament

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