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).

2011 WAFU Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryNigeria
Dates5–15 May 2011[1]
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Togo (1st title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place Liberia
Fourth place Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored32 (3.56 per match)
2010
2013

All games will be played at Abeokuta and Ijebu Ode.

Participants

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Group stage

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

Group A

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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

  Mali withdrew.[4]

  Nigeria1–0  Liberia
Ehiosun   24' Report

  Nigeria4–0  Niger
Ibenegbu   5', 35'
Ehiosun   55'
Agwuocha   65'
  Liberia2–1  Niger

Group B

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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.

Togo  1–2  Ghana
Ghana  1–2  Togo
Penalties
3–4

Knockout Phase

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 May
 
 
  Nigeria2
 
15 May
 
  Ghana1
 
  Nigeria2
 
12 May
 
  Togo3
 
  Liberia2
 
 
  Togo4
 
Third place
 
 
14 May
 
 
  Ghana1
 
 
  Liberia3

Semi-finals

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Nigeria  2–1  Ghana
Ekigho Ehiosun   84', 119' Report Ibrahim Aziz   66'
Liberia  2–4  Togo
Cyril Guedjé   ?', ?'

Third place

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Ghana  1–3  Liberia

Final

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

References

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  1. ^ "Media info: Revised league dates". Ghana FA. 18 April 2011. Archived from the original on 20 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. ^ "Footballinternational.co.uk - WAFU Nations Cup Nigeria 2010". Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  5. ^ "Wafu shambles hits Ghana again". 7 May 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2011.