2011 WAFU Nations Cup

2011 WAFU Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host country Nigeria
Dates 5–15 May 2011[1]
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Togo (1st title)
Runners-up  Nigeria
Third place  Liberia
Fourth place  Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played 9
Goals scored 32 (3.56 per match)

The 2011 WAFU Nations Cup is an international home-based football competition. It will be 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

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]

 Nigeria 1–0  Liberia
Ehiosun  24' Report
 Nigeria 4–0  Niger
Ibenegbu  5', 35'
Ehiosun  55'
Agwuocha  65'
 Liberia 2–1  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

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. 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.
  5. ↑
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