The 2010 WAFU Nations Cup was the first edition of the

WAFU Nations Cup The WAFU Nations Cup (also known as the WAFU Cup of Nations or simply the WAFU Cup) is an association football competition that is contested by representative teams of the West African Football Union. History A trophy was commissioned by President ...

, 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 A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

in the host nation

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. The 2010 edition was held in

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

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

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. The matches took place at two stadiums; Gateway International Stadium (

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) and the

MKO Abiola Stadium MKO Abiola Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Abeokuta, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Gateway F.C. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people. Name The stadium name refers to Moshood Kashim ...

(Abeokuta).

Group A

Table

Matches

Group B

Table

Matches

Knock out stages

Semi-Finals

Third place

Final

References

External links

CafOnline.com
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