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2024 WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Cup
The 2024 WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Cup is the 2nd edition of the WAFU Zone A U20 Women's Cup, the international Women's Association Football, women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of the West African Football Union Zone A, The tournament is set to take place in Senegal from 20 to 30 May 2024. Senegal women's national under-20 football team, Senegal are the title holders, having won last year's inaugural edition. Teams Participating teams Eight WAFU zone A members associations confirmed participation in the Second edition in Senegal. ;Did not enter * Draw The final draw took place in Senegal on 15 May 2024. Venues WAFU A has announced Thiès as the host city and confirmed the selection of the following two venues: Squads Players born between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2008 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Match officials WAFU A appointed referees and assistant referees for the tournament are yet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiès
Thiès (; ; Noon language, Noon: ''Chess'') is the third largest city in Senegal with a population of 391,253 in 2023. It lies east of Dakar on the N2 road (Senegal), N2 road and at the junction of railway lines to Dakar, Bamako and Saint-Louis, Senegal, St-Louis. It is the capital of Thiès Region and is a major industrial city. History Before French conquest of Senegal, colonization, the Thiès Plateau was a wooded frontier between the kingdoms of Cayor and Baol inhabited by the Serer-Noon, an ethnic sub-group of the Serer people. The Serer-Noon still inhabit the Thiès-Nones neighborhood of the south-west city today. They speak the Noon language, one of the Cangin languages. The village of Dianxene, belonging to the kingdom of Cayor, was founded on the strategically important plateau in the 17th century. In 1860, it had only 75 inhabitants. The France, French founded a military post there in 1864, becoming an important force in the city's development ever since. The Congreg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
