بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الثامنة للسيدات | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Saudi Arabia |
City | Jeddah |
Dates | 19–29 February |
Teams | 8 (from 3 sub-confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Jordan (6th title) |
Runners-up | Nepal |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 56 (3.73 per match) |
Attendance | 12,700 (847 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Sabitra Bhandari (9 goals) |
Best player(s) | Maysa Jbarah |
Best goalkeeper | Sherin Al-Shalabe |
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The 2024 WAFF Women's Championship was the 8th edition of the WAFF Women's Championship, the biennial international women's football tournament in West Asia competed by the national teams in the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF).[1] The tournament was hosted by the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, it was the first major women's football tournament to be hosted in the kingdom.[2][3]
Jordan were three-time defending champions having won the last three editions (Jordan 2014, Bahrain 2019 and Jordan 2022).[4] and they successfully retained the title for the sixth time, after beating Nepal on penalties in the final.[5][6] In the other hand tournament's host Saudi Arabia were unable to secure victory in any of their matches.[7] Nepalese striker Sabitra Bhandari won the top scorer award scoring nine goals throughout the tournament. Jordanian player Maysa Jbarah was voted the tournament's best player, whilst Jbarah teammate Sherin Al-Shalabe was awarded the best goalkeeper award.