2011 WAFU Nations Cup

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2011 WAFU Nations Cup
WAFU Nations Cup logo.jpg
Tournament details
Host countryNigeria
Dates5–15 May 2011[1]
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Togo (1st title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place Liberia
Fourth place Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored32 (3.56 per match)
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The 2011 WAFU Nations Cup is an international home-based football competition. It was hosted in Nigeria. The competition is organised by the West Africa Football Union (WAFU).

All games will be played at Abeokuta and Ijebu Ode.

Participants[]

Further information:

Group stage[]

The draw for the group stage took place on April 28, 2011.[2][3]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6
 Liberia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
 Niger 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0

 Mali withdrew.[4]

 Nigeria1–0 Liberia
Ehiosun Goal 24' Report
 Nigeria4–0 Niger
Ibenegbu Goal 5', 35'
Ehiosun Goal 55'
Agwuocha Goal 65'
 Liberia2–1 Niger

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Togo 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
 Ghana 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3

 Senegal and  Gambia withdrew.[5]

As there were only two teams left in the group, it was decided that the teams should play each other twice to determine a group winner. Both teams automatically qualified for the semi-final stage.

Togo 1–2 Ghana
Ghana 1–2 Togo
Penalties
3–4

Knockout Phase[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 May
 
 
 Nigeria2
 
15 May
 
 Ghana1
 
 Nigeria2
 
12 May
 
 Togo3
 
 Liberia2
 
 
 Togo4
 
Third place
 
 
14 May
 
 
 Ghana1
 
 
 Liberia3

Semi-finals[]

Nigeria 2–1 Ghana
Ekigho Ehiosun Goal 84', 119' Report Ibrahim Aziz Goal 66'
Liberia 2–4 Togo
Cyril Guedjé Goal ?', ?'

Third place[]

Ghana 1–3 Liberia

Final[]

Nigeria 2–3 Togo
Ikechukwu Ibenegbu Goal 25', 45' (pen.) Report Atakora Lalawele Goal 2', 60'
Goal 20'

References[]

  1. ^ "Media info: Revised league dates". Ghana FA. 18 April 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Flight Hitches Delay WAFU Draws". thisdaylive.com. 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Ghana handed tough Wafu Nations Cup group". GhanaSoccerNet. 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2011-05-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Wafu shambles hits Ghana again". 7 May 2011.
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