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
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in the host nation
Ivory Coast
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.
The 2010 edition was held in
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of 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
Matches
Group B
Table
Matches
Knockout stages
Semi-finals
Third place
Final
References
External links
CafOnline.com
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