WAFU Nations Cup
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The WAFU Nations Cup is a regional football tournament for West African national teams organized by the West African Football Union.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WAFU Nations Cup canonical | 4 |
| WAFU Cup of Nations | 1 |
| West African Nations Cup | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1904983 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: WAFU Nations Cup Context triple: [Liberia national football team, playsInCompetition, WAFU Nations Cup]
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A.
Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations is the premier international men's football championship in Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football and contested by national teams from across the continent.
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B.
African Nations Championship
The African Nations Championship is an international football tournament featuring national teams composed exclusively of players active in their domestic African leagues.
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C.
CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
The CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations is the premier African international youth football tournament for under-20 national teams, serving as a key pathway to the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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D.
African Cup of Champions Clubs
The African Cup of Champions Clubs was the premier continental club football competition in Africa, serving as the predecessor to the modern CAF Champions League.
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E.
CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
The CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations is a continental football tournament for African national teams under the age of 23 that also serves as a qualifying competition for the Olympic Games.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: WAFU Nations Cup Target entity description: The WAFU Nations Cup is a regional football tournament for West African national teams organized by the West African Football Union.
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A.
Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations is the premier international men's football championship in Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football and contested by national teams from across the continent.
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B.
African Nations Championship
The African Nations Championship is an international football tournament featuring national teams composed exclusively of players active in their domestic African leagues.
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C.
CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
The CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations is the premier African international youth football tournament for under-20 national teams, serving as a key pathway to the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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D.
African Cup of Champions Clubs
The African Cup of Champions Clubs was the premier continental club football competition in Africa, serving as the predecessor to the modern CAF Champions League.
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E.
CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
The CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations is a continental football tournament for African national teams under the age of 23 that also serves as a qualifying competition for the Olympic Games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football tournament
ⓘ
international football competition ⓘ regional football competition ⓘ |
| affiliation |
FIFA (indirectly via CAF)
ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA confederations
|
| alternativeName |
WAFU Cup of Nations
ⓘ
linked to:
WAFU Nations Cup
West African Nations Cup ⓘ
linked to:
WAFU Nations Cup
|
| competitionFormat | tournament ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | senior international ⓘ |
| competitionType | national team competition ⓘ |
| confederation | CAF ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| eligibleTeams | West African national football teams ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | West African countries ⓘ |
| governingBody | West African Football Union ⓘ |
| memberAssociationZone |
WAFU Zone A
ⓘ
linked to:
West African Football Union
WAFU Zone B ⓘ
linked to:
WAFU
|
| organizer | West African Football Union ⓘ |
| organizingBodyType | regional football union ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Confederation of African Football ⓘ |
| participantCategory | FIFA member associations from West Africa ⓘ |
| participationType | national teams ⓘ |
| purpose |
to determine a regional champion of West Africa
ⓘ
to promote football in West Africa ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| scope | sub-continental ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| sportCategory | team sport ⓘ |
| subConfederation | WAFU ⓘ |
| teamType | men's national teams ⓘ |
| tournamentType | knockout and/or group stage format ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: WAFU Nations Cup Description of subject: The WAFU Nations Cup is a regional football tournament for West African national teams organized by the West African Football Union.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: WAFU Nations Cup
linked to: WAFU Nations Cup