| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Nigeria |
| City | Abuja, Lagos |
| Dates | 30 May – 1 June |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Cameroon |
| Third place |  Iran |
| Fourth place |  Ghana |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 10 (3.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Yakubu Aiyegbeni |
The LG Cup Four Nations is an exhibition association football tournament that took place in Nigeria. [1]
The participants were:
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.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 30 May 2003 – Abuja | ||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||
| 1 June 2003 - Lagos | ||||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||
| 30 May 2003 – Abuja | ||||||
| Cameroon | 0 | |||||
| Iran | 1 | |||||
| Cameroon | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 1 June 2003 | ||||||
| Ghana | – | |||||
| Iran | – | |||||
| 2003 LG Cup (Nigeria) Winner |
|---|
 Nigeria First title |
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