2010 WAFU Nations Cup
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{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name = WAFU Nations Championship
| year = 2010
| yearr =
| other_titles = WAFU Cup
| image =
| size = 200px
| alt =
| caption =
| city = Ijebu Ode and Abeokuta
(Ogun State)
| country = Nigeria
| dates = 9–18 April 2010
| num_teams = 8
| confederations =
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| champion = Nigeria
| champion_other =
| count = 1
| second = Senegal
| second_other =
| third = Ghana
| third_other =
| fourth = Burkina Faso
| fourth_other =
| matches = 16
| goals = 46
| attendance =
| top_scorer =
| player =
| prevseason = 2002
| nextseason = 2011
}}
The 2010 WAFU Nations Cup was the first edition of the WAFU Nations Cup, an association football tournament organised by the West African Football Union. The tournament was also held in 2002, but that edition was cancelled due to the civil war in the host nation Ivory Coast.{{Cite web |title=WAFU Cup of Nations live from Senegal - Broadcast Rental |url=https://www.broadcastrental.com/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=www.broadcastrental.com |language=en}} The 2010 edition was held in Nigeria and was competed by eight national football team selections using only players from local leagues. The event took place between 9 and 18 April 2010 and was sponsored by ECOWAS.
The matches took place at two stadiums; Gateway International Stadium (Ijebu-Ode) and the MKO Abiola Stadium (Abeokuta).
Group A
=Table=
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!width=25|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}} !width=25|{{Tooltip| W | Wins}} !width=25|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}} !width=25|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}} !width=25|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} !width=25|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}} !width=25|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}} !width=25|{{Tooltip | Pts | Points}} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|NGR}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SEN}} |3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|GUI}}
|3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 |
| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|BEN}}
|3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
=Matches=
{{ footballbox
| date = 9 April
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Nigeria}}
| score = 4–0
| report = [http://www.kickoff.com/news/14801/home-based-super-eagles-thump-benin-in-wafu-cup.php Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Benin}}
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{{ footballbox
| date = 9 April
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Senegal}}
| score = 3–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|Guinea}}
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{{ footballbox
| date = 11 April, 16:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Guinea}}
| score = 0–5
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{{ footballbox
| date = 11 April, 18:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Benin}}
| score = 0–0
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{{ footballbox
| date = 13 April, 14:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Nigeria}}
| score = 2–1
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{{ footballbox
| date = 13 April, 16:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Guinea}}
| score = 1–0
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| team2 = {{fb|Benin}}
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Group B
=Table=
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| width=165|
!width=25|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}} !width=25|{{Tooltip| W | Wins}} !width=25|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}} !width=25|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}} !width=25|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} !width=25|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}} !width=25|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}} !width=25|{{Tooltip | Pts | Points}} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|GHA}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|BUR}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|LBR}}
|3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|TOG}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
=Matches=
{{ footballbox
| date = 10 April
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Ghana}}
| score = 2–0
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| team2 = {{fb|Togo}}
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{{ footballbox
| date = 10 April
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Burkina Faso}}
| score = 3–1
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| team2 = {{fb|Liberia}}
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{{ footballbox
| date = 12 April, 16:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Liberia}}
| score = 0–3
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| team2 = {{fb|Ghana}}
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{{ footballbox
| date = 12 April, 18:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Togo}}
| score = 1–6
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{{ footballbox
| date = 14 April
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Ghana}}
| score = 4–0
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{{ footballbox
| date = 14 April, 16:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Togo}}
| score = 0–3
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| team2 = {{fb|Liberia}}
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Knockout stages
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|16 April|{{fbu|20|Nigeria}}|1|{{fb|Burkina Faso}}|0
|16 April|{{fbu|20|Senegal}}|3|{{fb|Ghana}}|1
|18 April|{{fbu|20|Nigeria}}|2|{{fb|Senegal}}|0
|18 April|{{fb|Burkina Faso}}|0|{{fb|Ghana}}|1
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= Semi-finals =
{{ footballbox
| date = 16 April, 15:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Nigeria}}
| score = 1–0
| aet =
| report = [http://www.kickoff.com/news/14920/ahmed-musa-shoots-nigeria-to-wafu-cup-final.php Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Burkina Faso}}
| goals1 = Musa {{goal}}
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| stadium = MKO Abiola Stadium
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{{ footballbox
| date = 16 April, 17:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Senegal}}
| score = 3–1
| aet =
| report = [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=180358 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Ghana}}
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| stadium = MKO Abiola Stadium
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=Third place=
{{ footballbox
| date = 18 April
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Burkina Faso}}
| score = 0–1
| aet =
| report = [http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/04/18/1884457/wafu-cup-ghana-1-0-burkina-faso-black-stars-pick-up-bronze Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Ghana}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Opoku {{goal|42}}
| stadium = MKO Abiola Stadium
| attendance =
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=Final=
{{ footballbox
| date = 18 April
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Nigeria}}
| score = 2–0
| aet =
| report = [http://www.kickoff.com/news/14941/nigeria-win-wafu-cup.php Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Senegal}}
| goals1 = Gabriel {{goal|52}}
Okpako {{goal|87}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = MKO Abiola Stadium
| attendance =
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References
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External links
- [http://www.cafonline.com CafOnline.com]
{{WAFU Nations Cup}}
Category:International association football competitions hosted by Nigeria