The 2008 African Amputee Football Cup of Nations was the 2nd edition of the international competition of amputee football national men's teams in Africa. It was organized by the Amputee Football Federation of Africa (AFFA), and was held in Monrovia, Liberia between 30 March and 6 April 2008.
Liberia won the title for the first time, defeating Sierra Leone in the final. Angola became bronze medalist.
Participating nations Four nations competed in the tournament. All of them qualified for the knockout stage.
Preliminary round
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDP 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4 1
30 March 200814:00 GMT Liberia 2 - 0 Sierra Leone Antoinette Tubman Stadium31 March 200814:00 GMT Angola 2 - 2 Sierra Leone Antoinette Tubman Stadium16:00 GMT Liberia 0 - 1 Nigeria Antoinette Tubman Stadium1 April 200816:00 GMT Sierra Leone 3 - 1 Nigeria Antoinette Tubman Stadium2 April 200816:00 GMT Nigeria 2 - 0 Angola Antoinette Tubman Stadium3 April 200816:00 GMT Liberia 2 - 0 Angola Antoinette Tubman Stadium
Knockout stage
Semi-finals 4 April 200814:00 GMT Nigeria 0 – 0(pen. 4 – 5) Liberia Antoinette Tubman Stadium16:00 GMT Sierra Leone 0 – 0(pen. 4 – 3) Angola Antoinette Tubman Stadium
3rd place 6 April 200814:00 GMT Nigeria 0 – 0(pen. 4 – 5) Angola Antoinette Tubman Stadium
Final 6 April 200816:00 GMT Liberia 1 – 0 Sierra Leone Antoinette Tubman Stadium
Rankings RankTeam1 2 3 4
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