2017_WAFU_Nations_Cup

2017 WAFU Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host country	Ghana
Dates	9–24 September 2017
Teams	16 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Ghana (2nd title)
Runners-up	Nigeria
Third place	Niger
Fourth place	Benin
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	44 (1.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Stephen Sarfo ; Victorien Adebayor ; (3 goals each)
Best player(s)	Isaac Twum
Best goalkeeper	Ikechukwu Ezenwa
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2017 WAFU Cup of Nations

International football competition

The 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations (also referred to as Ghana 2017) was an association football tournament that took place in September 2017 in Ghana.

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Sixteen teams from West Africa participated. The tournament was the first featuring national teams to be arranged by Fox Sports as part of a twelve year partnership between the broadcaster and the West Africa national football associations union.^[1]^[2]

Originally, one of the two host cities was set to be Sekondi-Takoradi however the local organising committee changed it to Elmina due to "structural defects at the Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium and the danger it could pose to fans during the tournament".^[3]

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Nation	Ranking
Ghana	49
Senegal	27
Nigeria	38
Burkina Faso	41
Ivory Coast	47
Mali	66
Guinea	72
Benin	81
Cape Verde	84
Guinea-Bissau	103
Mauritania	104
Togo	112
Sierra Leone	113
Niger	130
Liberia	151
Gambia	164

Senegal	0–0	Liberia
	Report
Penalties
	5–4

Ivory Coast	0–0	Togo
	Report
Penalties
	4–3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ghana (H)	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6	Advance to semi-finals
2	Nigeria	3	1	2	0	2	0	+2	5	Advance to semi-finals
3	Mali	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
4	Guinea	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Benin	3	2	0	1	3	5	−2	6	Advance to semi-finals
2	Niger	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	Advance to semi-finals
3	Senegal	3	1	1	1	5	2	+3	4
4	Ivory Coast	3	0	2	1	0	1	−1	2

2017_WAFU_Nations_Cup

2017 WAFU Cup of Nations

Participants

Squads

Draw

Matches

First round

Zone A

Zone B

Second round

Group 1

Group 2

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Third-place playoff

Final

Goalscorers

Awards

Player of the tournament

Golden boot

Golden Glove

Best XI

Prize money

References

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Position	Prize money (US Dollars)
Winner	100,000
Runner-up	50,000
Third place	25,000
Fourth place	10,000
Four losing semi-finalists	10,000
Four second round finishers	5,000