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| 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 |
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.
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]
- ^ Brookes, Nicholas (12 December 2016). "Media giant announces long-term partnership to improve West African soccer's infrastructure". SportsProMedia.com.
- ^ "Goal, Fox Sports sign media partnership for WAFU Cup". SportBusiness Media. 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ WAFU CUP OF NATIONS (4 September 2017). "Tweet Number 904613256286932992". Twitter. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
The LOC replaced Takoradi because of structural defects at the stadium and the danger it could pose to fans during the tournament. #WAFU2017