2003 LG Cup (Nigeria) explained

Tourney Name:LG Cup Four Nations Tournament
Year:2003
Size:150px
City:Abuja, Lagos
Country:Nigeria
Dates:30 May – 1 June
Num Teams:4
Venues:2
Cities:2
Champion:Nigeria
Count:1
Second:Cameroon
Third:Iran
Fourth:Ghana
Matches:3
Goals:10
Top Scorer: Yakubu Aiyegbeni
Prevseason:2002 (Iran)
Nextseason:(Iran) 2003

The LG Cup Four Nations is an exhibition association football tournament that took place in Nigeria. [1]

Participants

The participants were:

Results

Semifinals

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Third place match

----Iran waited for 35 minutes on the pitch, while Ghana did not show up at all, apparently demanding prize money for the fourth place finishers (uncommon in LG tournaments). Eventually Iran left, without obtaining any information from the Nigerian 'organisers'. One day later, the Nigerian FA awarded Ghana third place (and the relevant prize money) because Iran had left the pitch (sic!). Iran have understandably protested.

Final

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Scorers

3 goal
2 goal
1 goal

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Nigeria) 2003 . RSSSF. rsssf.com. 11 January 2019.