The Liberia women's national under-20 football team is a youth football side governed by the Liberia Football Association (LFA). Its main objective is to develop players for progression to the senior women's national team. The team participates in various regional and continental competitions, including the WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Tournament and the African qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. History Early development Liberia began its women's under-20 programme as early as 2006, prior to officially entering the 2006 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification. Drawn against Guinea in the preliminary round, the team advanced by walkover before facing Algeria in the first round, where they recorded a 3–2 away victory before being awarded a walkover win in the second leg. In the pre-final round, Liberia held Africa's sole representative at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in its first two editions, Nigeria, to a 1–1 draw at home before suffering a 1–9 defeat in the return leg in Abuja. The team then went on a decade-long absence from international competition.
They returned in 2015 for the 2016 qualifiers, earning a walkover against Sierra Leone in the preliminary round before once again being eliminated by Nigeria, losing 14–1 on aggregate. Liberia missed the following edition in 2018 but returned for the 2021 qualifiers in 2020, winning the first leg 3–0 before losing the second 4–5. They advanced to the first round to face Cameroon, though the competition was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Competitive rise With the establishment of the WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Tournament in 2023, Liberia, despite missing the inaugural edition, the team made its debut in the second edition with a young squad strengthened by increased investment in women's football and domestic youth development.
In Senegal, Liberia opened with a 2–0 victory over previous runners-up Guinea, followed by dominant 7–0 wins against both Sierra Leone and Mauritania, establishing themselves as one of the tournament favourites. They were eliminated in the semi-finals by Guinea-Bissau on penalties, but recovered to secure the bronze medal after defeating Guinea 3–2 on penalties. Competitive record FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup recordQualification recordHost nation(s)and yearRoundSquad 2002Did not enterDid not enter 2004 2006Did not qualifyThird round64111412 2008Did not enterDid not enter 2010 2012 2014 2016Did not qualifyFirst round4202714 2018Did not enterDid not enter 2021 First round210175 2022Did not enterDid not enter 2024 2026 Total 0/12——————127142831 WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Tournament WAFU Zone A U-20 Women's Tournament recordHost nation(s)and yearRoundSquad 2023Did not enter 2024Third place5320171Squad 2026On goingSquadTotal2/3532171 Players Current squad The following 20 players were named to the squad for the 2026 WAFU A Zonal U-20 Women's Tournament, held from 5 to 7 May 2026.
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