2017 WAFU Cup of Nations
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Ghana |
Dates | 9–24 September 2017 |
Teams | 16 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 44 (1.83 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (3 goals each) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
The 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations (also referred to as Ghana 2017) was an association football tournament that took place in September 2017 in Ghana.
Sixteen teams from West Africa participated. The tournament was the first featuring national teams to be arranged by Fox Sports as part of a twelve year partnership between the broadcaster and the West Africa national football associations union.[1][2]
Originally, one of the two host cities was set to be Sekondi-Takoradi however the local organising committee changed it to Elmina due to "structural defects at the Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium and the danger it could pose to fans during the tournament".[3]
Participants[]
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Squads[]
Draw[]
The draw was held on 27 July at Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra.[4] Teams were ranked using the June 2017 FIFA Rankings. Ghana were given the highest ranking due to being competition hosts.[5]
Nation | Ranking |
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Ghana ![]() |
49 |
Senegal ![]() |
27 |
Nigeria ![]() |
38 |
Burkina Faso ![]() |
41 |
Ivory Coast ![]() |
47 |
Mali ![]() |
66 |
Guinea ![]() |
72 |
Benin ![]() |
81 |
Cape Verde ![]() |
84 |
Guinea-Bissau ![]() |
103 |
Mauritania ![]() |
104 |
Togo ![]() |
112 |
Sierra Leone ![]() |
113 |
Niger ![]() |
130 |
Liberia ![]() |
151 |
Gambia ![]() |
164 |
The four highest ranked national teams from WAFU Zones A and B were seeded meaning they could not be drawn against each other.
Matches[]
- All times listed are GMT.
First round[]
Zone A[]
Ghana ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Guinea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Mali ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Nigeria ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Zone B[]
Burkina Faso ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Ivory Coast ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
4–3 |
Benin ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Second round[]
Group 1[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
Mali ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Guinea ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Ghana ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Group 2[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
Senegal ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Ivory Coast ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Niger ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Senegal ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Knockout stage[]
Semi-finals[]
Third-place playoff[]
Final[]
Goalscorers[]
- 3 goals
Stephen Sarfo
Adebayor Zakari Adje
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Jules Elegbede
Rodrigue Fassinou
Charbel Gomez
Ibrahim Ogoulola
Agnide Osseni
Nabil Yarou
Samuel Sarfo
Sekou Keita
Anthony Okpotu
Moussa Djitte
Awards[]
Player of the tournament[]
Golden boot[]
Golden Glove[]
Best XI[]
The team of the tournament was announced on 27 September 2017.[8]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Substitutions |
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Prize money[]
The prize was awarded in form of US dollars:[9]
Position | Prize money (US Dollars) |
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Winner | 100,000 |
Runner-up | 50,000 |
Third place | 25,000 |
Fourth place | 10,000 |
Four losing semi-finalists | 10,000 |
Four second round finishers | 5,000 |
References[]
- ^ Brookes, Nicholas (12 December 2016). "Media giant announces long-term partnership to improve West African soccer's infrastructure". SportsProMedia.com.
- ^ "Goal, Fox Sports sign media partnership for WAFU Cup". SportBusiness Media. 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ WAFU CUP OF NATIONS (4 September 2017). "Tweet Number 904613256286932992". Twitter. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
The LOC replaced Takoradi because of structural defects at the stadium and the danger it could pose to fans during the tournament. #WAFU2017
- ^ "Ghana 2017 FoX Sports WAFU Cup of nations draw - Ghanaguardian.com". Ghanaguardian.com. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "FIFA Referees News: 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations - Final". 24 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "WAFU Cup: Ezenwa Named Best Goalkeeper As Ghana Stars Sweep Awards". Complete Sports. 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Three Nigerians, Four Ghanaians Make WAFU Cup Best XI". Complete Sports. 27 September 2017.
- ^ "REVEALED: $100,000 prize money for Wafu Tournament winner". Starr Sports. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- WAFU Nations Cup
- 2017 in African football
- International association football competitions hosted by Ghana
- 2017–18 in Ghanaian football
- September 2017 sports events in Africa