2011 WAFU Nations Cup

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).

2011 WAFU Nations Cup
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)

All games will be played at Abeokuta and Ijebu Ode.

Participants

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 220050+56
 Liberia 21012203
 Niger 200216−50

 Mali withdrew.[4]

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

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Togo 21013303
 Ghana 21013303

 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 84', 119' Report Ibrahim Aziz 66'
Liberia 2–4 Togo
Cyril Guedjé ?', ?'

Third place
Ghana 1–3 Liberia

Final
Nigeria 2–3 Togo
Ikechukwu Ibenegbu 25', 45' (pen.) Report Atakora Lalawele 2', 60'
Wome Senome 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. "Footballinternational.co.uk - WAFU Nations Cup Nigeria 2010". Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  5. "Wafu shambles hits Ghana again". 7 May 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
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