2003 LG Cup (Nigeria)
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = LG Cup Four Nations Tournament
| year = 2003
| yearr =
| other_titles =
| image =
| size = 150px
| alt =
| caption =
| country = Nigeria
| dates = 30 May – 1 June
| num_teams = 4
| confederations =
| associations =
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| champion = Nigeria
| champion_other =
| count = 1
| second = Cameroon
| second_other =
| third = Iran
| third_other =
| fourth = Ghana
| fourth_other =
| matches = 3
| goals = 10
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Yakubu Aiyegbeni
| player =
| young_player =
| prevseason = 2002 (Iran)
| nextseason = (Iran) 2003
}}
The LG Cup Four Nations is an exhibition association football tournament that took place in Nigeria. {{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lgcup1-03.html |work=RSSSF|author=rsssf.com|title=LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Nigeria) 2003 |date=|accessdate=11 January 2019}}
Participants
The participants were:
- {{flagicon|Cameroon}} Cameroon B
- {{fb|Nigeria}}
- {{fb|Iran}}
- {{fb|Ghana}}
Results
=Semifinals=
{{footballbox
|date = 30 May 2003
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Nigeria}}
|score = 3–1
|
|report=
|team2 = {{fb|Ghana}}
|goals1 = Aiyegbeni {{goal|49|pen.|71}}
Enakhire {{goal|82}}
|goals2 = Agyema {{goal|3}}
|stadium = Abuja
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----{{footballbox
|date = 30 May 2003
|team1 = {{flagicon|Cameroon}} Cameroon B
|score = 2–1
|
|report= http://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/matchdetails.php?id=2268
|team2 = {{fb|Iran}}
|goals1 = Suffo {{goal|37||68}}
|goals2 = {{goal|17|o.g.}}
|stadium = Abuja
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
=Third place match=
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|date = 1 June 2003
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Iran}}
|score =
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|report=
|team2 = {{fb|Ghana}}
|goals1 =
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Iran waited for 35 minutes on the pitch, while Ghana did not show up at all, apparently demanding prize money for the fourth place finishers (uncommon in LG tournaments). Eventually Iran left, without obtaining any information from the Nigerian 'organisers'. One day later, the Nigerian FA awarded Ghana third place (and the relevant prize money) because Iran had left the pitch (sic!). Iran have understandably protested.
=Final=
----{{footballbox
|date = 1 June 2003
|team1 = {{fb|Nigeria}}
|score = 3–0
|
|report=
|team2 = {{flagicon|Cameroon}} Cameroon B
|goals1 = Yobo {{goal|98}}
Aiyegbeni {{goal|100}}
Garba {{goal|102}}
|goals2 =
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|stadium = Lagos
|attendance =
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}}
Bracket
Scorers
; 3 goal
- {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Yakubu Aiyegbeni
; 2 goal
- {{flagicon|Cameroon}} B Patrick Suffo
; 1 goal
- {{flagicon|Ghana}} Patrick Agyemang
- {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Joseph Enakarhire
- {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Joseph Yobo
- {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Ahmed Garba
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{LG Cup (association football)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:LG Cup}}
Category:International association football competitions hosted by Nigeria
Category:2011–12 in Moroccan football
Category:2011 in Cameroonian football