2013 WAFU Nations Cup
The 2013 WAFU Nations Cup (known as the Go!TV WAFU Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an international home-based football competition. It was hosted in Ghana. The competition was organised by the West African Football Union (WAFU). It was originally scheduled to take place between October 24 and November 3,[1] however it was delayed and began on 21 November.[2]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ghana |
| Dates | 21–28 November |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ghana (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Senegal |
| Third place |  Togo |
| Fourth place |  Benin |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 43 (3.07 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Saibou Badarou |
| Best player(s) | Roger Gomis |
| Best goalkeeper | Ousmane Mané |
All games were played in Ashanti. The venues were the Baba Yara Stadium and the Len Clay Stadium. Ghana won the title after beating Senegal 3–1 in the final.[3]
Participants
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | Benin |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Third place playoff |
| 3 |  Burkina Faso |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Sierra Leone |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2013. Source:
| Ghana | 4–1 | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
Akuffu  25' Annorbaah 48' L. Mohammed 51' S. Mohammed 70' |
Report | Quee 10' G. Fofanah  ?'  67' |
Referee: Denis Dembele (Ivory Coast)
| Benin | 2–2 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Suanon 40', 69' |
Report | Ouédraogo 21' F. Kaboré 88' |
Referee: Joshua Amao (Nigeria)
| Sierra Leone | 0–1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nébié 28' Daila ?' ?' |
Referee: Kokou Fagla (Togo)
| Ghana | 2–1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Saka 19' Y. Mohamed 54' |
Report | M. Kaboré 42' (pen.) |
Referee: Joshua Amao (Nigeria)
| Sierra Leone | 2–2 | Benin |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Suanon Agonhoussou |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | Togo |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Third place playoff |
| 3 |  Niger |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Liberia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2013. Source:
| Liberia | 0–4 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
Wulue  78' |
Report | Badarou 63' Kokouvi 82' Arimiyaou 84' Mani 90+2' |
Referee: Cecil Fleisher (Ghana)
Knockout stage
Third place playoff
Goalscorers
Saibou Badarou won the top-scorer award.[4] He scored 3 goals.
- 3 goals
- Saibou Badarou
- Abdel Fadel Suanon
- Talla N'Diaye
- 2 goals
- Sapol Mani
- Kwabena Adusei
- Latif Mohammed
- Oumarou Alio Youssouf
- 1 goal
- Iréké Agonhoussou
- Cédric Coréa
- Jodel Dossou
- Francis Kaboré
- Mohamed Kaboré
- Oumarou Nébié
- Bassirou Ouédraogo
- Michael Akuffu
- Theophilus Annorbaah
- Sulley Mohammed
- Yahaya Mohammed
- Godfred Saka
- Mohammed Varney
- Roger Gomis
- Soro M'Baye
- Dominique Mendy
- Richard Sagna
- Sidy Sarr
- Kwame Quee
- Kondo Arimiyaou
- Gazozo Kokouvi
- Martin Kossivi Nouwoklo
References
- "Ghana to host Wafu Cup in October". Goal.com. 23 August 2013.
- "Liberia replaces Gabon in GOtv Wafu Cup". GhanaFA. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-11-24. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- "Ghana win 2013 Wafu Cup after edging past Senegal 3-1 | Goal.com".
- "Togo striker Saibou Badarou wins Wafu Nations Cup goal king". 29 November 2013.
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