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)
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International football competition

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

Benin
Ghana
Liberia
Niger (replaced withdrew Ivory Coast)
Nigeria
Togo
Gambia (withdrew)
Mali (withdrew)
Senegal (withdrew)

Group stage

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

Group A

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

Mali withdrew.^[4]

5 May 2011

Nigeria	1–0	Liberia
Ehiosun 24'	Report

Abeokuta

7 May 2011

Nigeria	4–0	Niger
Ibenegbu 5', 35' Ehiosun 55' Agwuocha 65'

Abeokuta

9 May 2011

Liberia	2–1	Niger

Abeokuta

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.

8 May 2011

Togo	1–2	Ghana

10 May 2011

Ghana	1–2	Togo

Penalties
	3–4

Knockout Phase

Semi-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

12 May 2011

Nigeria	2–1	Ghana
Ekigho Ehiosun 84', 119'	Report	Ibrahim Aziz 66'

Abeokuta

12 May 2011

Liberia	2–4	Togo
		Cyril Guedjé ?', ?'

Abeokuta

Third place

14 May 2011

Ghana	1–3	Liberia

Abeokuta

Final

15 May 2011

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

Abeokuta

References

^ "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.