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) |
← 2010 2013 → | |
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
[edit]
Benin
Ghana
Liberia
Niger (replaced withdrew 
Ivory Coast)
Nigeria
Togo
Gambia (withdrew)
Mali (withdrew)
Senegal (withdrew)
Group stage
[edit]The draw for the group stage took place on April 28, 2011.[2][3]
Group A
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| 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.
Knockout Phase
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Nigeria | 2–1 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
Ekigho Ehiosun  84', 119' |
Report | Ibrahim Aziz 66' |
| Liberia | 2–4 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
| Cyril Guedjé ?', ?' |
Third place
[edit]Final
[edit]| Nigeria | 2–3 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
| Ikechukwu Ibenegbu 25', 45' (pen.) |
Report | 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.