Togo Beat Nigeria 3-2 to win WAFU Cup

Date: 15-05-2011 5:58 am (12 years ago) | Author: Peter Izu
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Hawks of Togo handed Nigeria a weekend football surprise with a 3-2 win in the final game of the West African Football Union Cup on Saturday. The Super Eagles team led by Samson Siasia were seen as the favourites to retain the cup they won last year on the same turf in Abeouta, Ogun State but the bookmakers all got it wrong.
Atakora Lalawele scored two of the goals for Togo and then set up Wome Senome for the third. Ikechukwu Ibenegbu scored both goals for Nigeria.
The loss became the first for Siasia as the Eagles coach after wins over Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and Kenya.
After the match against Ghana on Thursday Siasia was full of optimistic about a successful defence of the cup they won with Daniel Amokachi as coach.
Under the atmosphere of great hope the Eagles stepped out backed heavily by Nigerians who had gathered in numbers to celebrate yet another WAFU Cup outing and did look like they were out on a mission when the match kicked off but the Togolese soon got more confident when they noticed that Nigeria’s goalkeeper was not at his best. Both sides produced waves of attack that produced all the goals in the first half.
There were goals and there were also cards. The Eagles and the Hawks lost one player each to red cards.
Liberians who had played well through the competition without much to show for it were compensated with the third place after beating Ghana 3-1.


Posted: at 15-05-2011 05:58 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
- kenolis at 15-05-2011 06:05 PM (12 years ago)
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all your post ehen!!! Lips Sealed
Posted: at 15-05-2011 06:05 PM (12 years ago) | Hero
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- simele at 16-05-2011 04:20 PM (12 years ago)
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 Grin Grin Grin
Posted: at 16-05-2011 04:20 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- kenolis at 17-05-2011 01:09 AM (12 years ago)
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laff very hard
Posted: at 17-05-2011 01:09 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
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- dragonbird at 21-05-2011 10:43 AM (12 years ago)
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They should keep it till the edition.
No skin pain!
Eagles will fly again!
Posted: at 21-05-2011 10:43 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie
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- terryworld at 21-05-2011 01:06 PM (12 years ago)
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yeye post

Posted: at 21-05-2011 01:06 PM (12 years ago) | Hero
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- kenolis at 22-05-2011 12:17 AM (12 years ago)
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i no laff self  Angry
Posted: at 22-05-2011 12:17 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
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