2025 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup#Group A

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = Women's Cup WAFU-A

| yearr = 2025

| other_titles = {{lang|fr|Tournoi Féminin UFOA A Mauritanie 2025}}

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| country = {{MRT}}

| city = Nouakchott

| dates = 18 – 31 May

| num_teams = 8

| sub-confederations = 1

| venues = 2

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The 2025 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup ({{langx|fr|Coupe féminine de la zone A de l'UFOA 2025}}; {{langx|ar|كأس اتحاد غرب إفريقيا للسيدات منطقة أ 2025}}) is the upcoming third edition of the WAFU Zone A Women's Cup, an international women's football tournament contested by the women's national association football teams of West Africa zone A organized by the West African Football Union (WAFU). Mauritania is set to host the tournament from 18 to 31 May 2025, marking the first-ever women's international football competition to take place in the country.{{cite web |last=Agaly|first=Maya|date=13 May 2025|title=Nouakchott accueille la Coupe de l'UFOA-A de football féminin|language=fr|url=https://fr.taqadoumy.mr/archives/26964|website=taqadoumy.mr|access-date=14 May 2025}}

Senegal are two-time champions, having won every edition of the tournament to date.{{cite web |last=Ndour|first=Papa Mamadou|date=14 May 2025|title=UFOA A : Les « Lionnes » à l'assaut du titre en Mauritanie|language=fr|url=https://www.pressafrik.com/UFOA-A-Les-Lionnes-a-l-assaut-du-titre-en-Mauritanie_a289444.html|website=pressafrik.com|access-date=14 May 2025}}

Teams

=Participating teams=

On 13 May 2025, WAFU Zone A announced that 8 of its 9 member associations would participate in the tournament, with Cape Verde, last edition's runners-up, being the only nation to not enter.{{cite web |date=12 May 2025|title=WAFU Zone A Women's Cup 2025: Nouakchott to Host the tournament from 18 to 31 May|url=https://www.facebook.com/ufoawafua/posts/1049294297297872|via=Facebook|author=UFOA A|access-date=13 May 2025}}

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! Previous best performance

! data-sort-type="number"|WR{{efn|As of the latest FIFA Women's World Ranking, published on 6 March 2025.{{cite web |date=6 March 2025|title=FIFA Women's World Ranking|url=https://inside.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/women?dateId=ranking_20250306|website=fifa.com|publisher=FIFA|access-date=13 May 2025}}}}

{{fbw|GAM}}

| style="text-align:center" | 3rd

|{{sort|3|Third place}} (2023)

|{{center|123}}

{{fbw|GUI}}

| style="text-align:center" | 3rd

|{{sort|8|Group Stage}} (2020, 2023)

|{{center|144}}

{{fbw|GNB}}

| style="text-align:center" | 3rd

|{{sort|4|Fourth place}} (2023)

|{{center|177}}

{{fbw|LBR}}

| style="text-align:center" | 2nd

|{{sort|3|Third place}} (2020)

|{{center|167}}

{{fbw|MLI}}

| style="text-align:center" | 2nd

|{{sort|2|Runners-up}} (2020)

|{{center|78}}

{{fbw|MRT}}

| style="text-align:center" | 2nd

|{{sort|8|Group Stage}} (2023)

|{{center|{{tooltip|NR|Unranked}}}}

{{fbw|SEN}}

| style="text-align:center" | 3rd

|{{sort|1|Champions}} (2020, 2023)

|{{center|82}}

{{fbw|SLE}}

| style="text-align:center" | 3rd

|{{sort|8|Group Stage}} (2020, 2023)

|{{center|150}}

{{noteslist}}

;Did not enter

{{fbw|CPV}} (125)

=Draw=

The draw to determine the participating countries' groups took place at 11:00 GMT on 14 May 2025 at the WAFU-UFOA A headquarters in Banjul, The Gambia.{{cite web |author1=Jules Sessiwede|date=14 May 2025|title=Tournoi Féminin UFOA A : Tirage au sort et calendrier de la compétition|language=fr|url=https://africafootunited.com/tournoi-feminin-ufoa-a-tirage-au-sort-et-calendrier-de-la-competition/|website=africafootunited.com|access-date=14 May 2025}} The draw started with the hosts, Mauritania, being assigned to position A1, and title holders Senegal being assigned to position B1. The other teams were drawn using two pots: one containing the teams and the other the positions in the groups.

The draw resulted in the following groups:

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|+ Group A

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| {{fbw|MRT}} (host)

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| {{fbw|MLI}}

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| {{fbw|GNB}}

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| {{fbw|LBR}}

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|+ Group B

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! width=140|Team

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| {{fbw|SEN}} ({{tooltip|TH|Title holders}})

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| {{fbw|GUI}}

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| {{fbw|SLE}}

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| {{fbw|GAM}}

=Squads=

{{Main article|2025 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup squads}}

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

Venues

On 14 May 2025, WAFU A confirmed the selection of two stadiums within the Mauritanian capital to host the tournament matches. Ksar Stadium was selected for just two of the 16 matches, primarily during the final round of the group stage.

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!colspan=2|Nouakchott

Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium

|Ksar Stadium

Capacity: 8,200

|Capacity: 5,000

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Group stage

=Tiebreakers=

In the group stage, 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:

  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 local, GMT (UTC).

=Group A=

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=Group B=

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, a penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary.

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|29 May – Nouakchott||||

|29 May – Nouakchott||||

|31 May – Nouakchott||||

|31 May – Nouakchott||||

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=Semi-finals=

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=Third place=

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=Final=

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See also

References

{{Reflist}}

{{WAFU Zone A Women's Cup}}

WAFU-A Women's Cup 2025

WAFU Zone A Cup