 | |
| 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 was hosted in Nigeria. The competition is organised by the West Africa Football Union (WAFU).
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 |
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
| 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
| 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
| Nigeria | 2–1 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
Ekigho Ehiosun  84', 119' |
Report | Ibrahim Aziz 66' |
| Liberia | 2–4 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
| Cyril Guedjé ?', ?' |
Third place
Final
| Nigeria | 2–3 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
| Ikechukwu Ibenegbu 25', 45' (pen.) |
Report | Atakora Lalawele 2', 60' Wome Senome 20' |
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.
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