West African Football Union
Country Year Governing body National team captain
Benin 1975 Benin Football Federation Stéphane Sessègnon
Burkina Faso 1975 Burkinabé Football Federation Moumouni Dagano
Ghana 1975 Ghana Football Association Asamoah Gyan
Ivory Coast 1975 Ivorian Football Federation Serge Aurier
Niger 1975 Nigerien Football Federation Ouwo Moussa Maazou
Nigeria 1975 Nigeria Football Federation John Obi Mikel
Togo 1975 Togolese Football Federation Serge Akakpo
Current members -- Zone B
The West African Football Union (French: Union des Fédérations Ouest-Africaines de Football; Portuguese: União das Federações Oeste Africanas), 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.