West African Bankers' Association of each participating countries financed the association. The WABA serves as an intermediary between banks and the sub-regional committee of the central banks. The association is located in Freetown, Sierra Leone. West African Bankers' Association The West African Bankers' Association (WABA; ) is a professional association of banking and financial services and institutions in West Africa. It has its headquarters and offices in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. The WABA was created in August 10, 1981 with the main purpose of supporting and developing the
2005 African Youth Championship 2005 African Youth Championship The 2005 African Youth Championship was an international football competition that took place between 15 and 29 January 2005. The tournament was hosted by Benin and also served as qualification for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. Burundi and Mauritius withdrew. A bye was therefore given to respectively the Republic of Congo and Lesotho. Republic of Congo, Congo Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Gabon and Tanzania withdrew. A bye was therefore given to respectively Cameroon, Nigeria, Zambia, Ghana and Zimbabwe. Niger were disqualified by the FIFA. Accusations were made to each other from Lesotho and Zimbabwe of using over-aged