West African Football Union

The West African Football Union or Union of Fédérations Ouest- Africa Ines de Football ( WAFU - UFOA; West African Football Union ) was a regional football association of the Confédération Africaine de Football. He belonged to 16 member associations from West Africa.

The association was founded in 1972 and had its headquarters in Freetown in Sierra Leone. Amos Adamu of Nigeria was President since 2008.

The Federation was dissolved in 2011 by the CAF due to organizational problems. It is divided into two regions: Zone A and Zone B. Zone A to Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal and Sierra Leone will belong. Zone B is Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria and Togo, as have members.

Member Associations

  • Benin Benin
  • Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
  • Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
  • Gambia Gambia
  • Ghana Ghana
  • Guinea Guinea
  • Guinea- Bissau Guinea- Bissau
  • Cape Verde Cape Verde
  • Liberia Liberia
  • Mali Mali
  • Mauritania Mauritania
  • Niger Niger
  • Nigeria Nigeria
  • Senegal Senegal
  • Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
  • Togo Togo

Competitions

National

  • WAFU Cup of Nations ( successor to the CSSA Nations Cup )
  • WAFU U -20 Cup ( also Ibori Cup); Winner 2008: Ghana

Club teams

  • WAFU Club Cup
Gambia Football Association Ghana Football Association Nigeria Football Federation Sierra Leone Football Association West African Club Championship Union of North African Football Federations
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