2010 WAFU Nations Cup

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The WAFU Championship is an association football tournament organised by the West African Football Union. The 2010 edition took place in April 2010 and was competed for by eight national football team selections. The event took place between 9 and 18 April 2010 and was sponsored by ECOWAS.

2010 WAFU Nations Championship
WAFU Cup
Tournament details
Host countryNigeria
CityIjebu Ode and Abeokuta
(Ogun State)
Dates9-18 April 2010
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16

The matches took place at two stadiums; Gateway International Stadium (Ijebu-Ode) and the MKO Abiola International Stadium (Abeokuta).

Group A

Table

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Nigeria 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9
  Senegal 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 4
  Guinea 3 1 0 2 1 8 -7 3
  Benin 3 0 1 2 0 5 -5 1

Matches

Nigeria  4 - 0  Benin
Senegal  3 - 0  Guinea
Guinea  0 - 5  Nigeria
Benin  0 - 0  Senegal
Nigeria  2 - 1  Senegal
Guinea  1 - 0  Benin

Group B

Table

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Ghana 3 3 0 0 9 0 9 9
  Burkina Faso 3 2 0 1 9 6 3 6
  Liberia 3 1 0 2 4 6 -2 3
  Togo 3 0 0 3 1 11 -10 0

Matches

Ghana  2 - 0  Togo
Burkina Faso  3 - 1  Liberia
Liberia  0 - 3  Ghana
Togo  1 - 6  Burkina Faso
Ghana  4 - 0  Burkina Faso
MKO Abiola International Stadium
Togo  0 - 3  Liberia
Gateway International Stadium

Knock out stages

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 April
 
 
  Nigeria1
 
18 April
 
  Burkina Faso0
 
  Nigeria2
 
16 April
 
  Senegal0
 
  Senegal3
 
 
  Ghana1
 

Semi-Finals

Nigeria  1 - 0  Burkina Faso
MKO Abiola International Stadium
Senegal  3 - 1  Ghana
MKO Abiola International Stadium

Third place

Burkina Faso  0 - 1  Ghana
MKO Abiola International Stadium

Final

Nigeria  2 - 0  Senegal
Gabriel   52', Okpaku   87'
MKO Abiola International Stadium

References