{"id":421520,"date":"2017-09-23T17:30:29","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T17:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/23\/wafu-cup-benin-niger-battle-for-third-place-today\/"},"modified":"2017-09-23T17:30:29","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T17:30:29","slug":"wafu-cup-benin-niger-battle-for-third-place-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/23\/wafu-cup-benin-niger-battle-for-third-place-today\/","title":{"rendered":"WAFU Cup: Benin, Niger battle for third place today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/75610157.295.jpg\" alt=\"Niger Benin Wafu\" title=\"Niger Benin Wafu\" width=\"295\" height=\"167\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Flashback: Benin and Niger clashed in a group match last Tuesday<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1506187829_185_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Benin and Niger will battle for the bronze medals at the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations when they meet in the third-place playoff tomorrow at the Cape Coast Stadium. Kick-off is at 14:00 GMT.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams had high hopes of claiming upset wins in their semifinals, but they succumbed to heavyweight opponents and will have to lift themselves for this match, which will serve as a curtain-raiser for the final.<\/p>\n<p>Benin suffered a 1-0 loss at the hands of Nigeria, with Rabiu Ali\u2019s first-half goal proving to be the difference between the teams, while Niger saw Kwame Kizito and Stephen Safro each find the net to condemn them to a 2-0 loss against hosts Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the second time these teams have clashed in this year\u2019s WAFU tournament: Benin beat Niger 2-1 last Tuesday night in the teams\u2019 final Group B match.<\/p>\n<p>The Squirrels came from a goal down to claim victory, with Rodrigue Fassinou and Jules Elegbede finding the back of the net, while the Menas played the majority of the match with nine men following first-half red cards to Mainassara Yahaya and Mahamadou Souley.<\/p>\n<p>Benin and Niger have met in 13 previous matches, according to FIFA statistics. 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Kick-off is at 14:00 GMT. 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