WAFU Nations Cup
The Football West Africa Championship, English WAFU Cup of Nations, is the official Football Championship West Africa and is organized by the WAFU. The competition is regarded as the successor event of the " CSSA Nations Cup ," which was held 1982-1987. All tournaments under this name won a game without loss Ghana. From 1988 to 2000 no tournament took place. The 2001 tournament was due to political unrest is not completed. 2002-2004 again no tournament was held. 2005 played four countries at the invitation of a tournament under the title " WAFU Laurent Gbagbo West African Unity Cup" from. From 2007 to 2009, the tournament was played under the name " Tournoi de l' UEMOA ". But were eligible to participate, only the member countries of the West African Economic Community. As of 2010, the West African football champions will be determined each year again. The teams consist predominantly of players who play in their domestic leagues. Five players are eligible to play for the representative teams per team who do not meet these criteria.