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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Nigeria |
| Dates | 5–15 May 2011 [1] |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Togo (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Liberia |
| Fourth place |  Ghana |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 32 (3.56 per match) |
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).
The draw for the group stage took place on April 28, 2011. [2] [3]
| 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 |
| 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.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 12 May | ||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||
| 15 May | ||||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||
| 12 May | ||||||
| Togo | 3 | |||||
| Liberia | 2 | |||||
| Togo | 4 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 14 May | ||||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||
| Liberia | 3 | |||||
| Nigeria | 2–1 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
Ekigho Ehiosun  84', 119' | Report | Ibrahim Aziz 66' |
| Liberia | 2–4 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
| Cyril Guedjé ?', ?' |
| Nigeria | 2–3 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
| Ikechukwu Ibenegbu 25', 45' (pen.) | Report | Atakora Lalawele 2', 60' Wome Senome 20' |
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