2013_WAFU_Nations_Cup
2013 WAFU Nations Cup
International football competition
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]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| 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 |
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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]
Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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More information Ghana, 4–1 ...
| Ghana | 4–1 | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
Akuffu  25' Annorbaah 48' L. Mohammed 51' S. Mohammed 70' |
Report | Quee 10' G. Fofanah  ?'  67' |
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Referee: Denis Dembele (Ivory Coast)
More information Benin, 2–2 ...
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Referee: Joshua Amao (Nigeria)
More information Sierra Leone, 0–1 ...
| Sierra Leone | 0–1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nébié 28' Daila ?' ?' |
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Referee: Kokou Fagla (Togo)
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)
More information Ghana, 2–1 ...
| Ghana | 2–1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Saka 19' Y. Mohamed 54' |
Report | M. Kaboré 42' (pen.) |
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Referee: Joshua Amao (Nigeria)
Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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More information Liberia, 0–4 ...
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Referee: Cecil Fleisher (Ghana)
Referee: Igue Brice (Benin)
More information Togo, 3–1 ...
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Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)
Third place playoff
Referee: Joshua Amao (Nigeria)
Final
More information Ghana, 3–1 ...
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Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)
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
- "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.
- "Togo striker Saibou Badarou wins Wafu Nations Cup goal king". 29 November 2013.