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).
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Nigeria |
Dates | 5–15 May 2011[1] |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 9 |
Goals scored | 32 (3.56 per match) |
Participants
editGroup stage
editThe draw for the group stage took place on April 28, 2011.[2][3]
Group A
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Group B
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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.
Knockout Phase
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
12 May | ||||||
Nigeria | 2 | |||||
15 May | ||||||
Ghana | 1 | |||||
Nigeria | 2 | |||||
12 May | ||||||
Togo | 3 | |||||
Liberia | 2 | |||||
Togo | 4 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
14 May | ||||||
Ghana | 1 | |||||
Liberia | 3 |
Semi-finals
editNigeria | 2–1 | Ghana |
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Ekigho Ehiosun 84', 119' | Bericht | Ibrahim Aziz 66' |
Liberia | 2–4 | Togo |
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Cyril Guedjé ?', ?' |
Third place
editFinal
editNigeria | 2–3 | Togo |
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Ikechukwu Ibenegbu 25', 45' (pen.) | Bericht | Atakora Lalawele 2', 60' Wome Senome 20' |
References
edit- ^ "Media info: Revised league dates". Ghana FA. 18 April 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ "Flight Hitches Delay WAFU Draws". thisdaylive.com. 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ "Ghana handed tough Wafu Nations Cup group". GhanaSoccerNet. 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "Footballinternational.co.uk - WAFU Nations Cup Nigeria 2010". Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- ^ "Wafu shambles hits Ghana again". 7 May 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2011.