2013 WAFU Nations Cup

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2013 WAFU Nations Cup
2013 WAFU Cup logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryGhana
Dates21–28 November
Teams8 (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 played14
Goals scored43 (3.07 per match)
Top scorer(s)Togo
Best player(s)Senegal Roger Gomis
Best goalkeeperSenegal Ousmane Mané
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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]

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:[citation needed]
Ghana 4–1 Sierra Leone
Akuffu Goal 25'
Annorbaah Goal 48'
L. Mohammed Goal 51'
S. Mohammed Goal 70'		 Report Quee Goal 10'
Yellow card ?' Yellow-red card 67'
Referee: Denis Dembele (Ivory Coast)
Benin 2–2 Burkina Faso
Suanon Goal 40', 69' Report Ouédraogo Goal 21'
F. Kaboré Goal 88'
Referee: Joshua Amao (Nigeria)
Sierra Leone 0–1 Burkina Faso
Report Nébié Goal 28'
Yellow card ?' Yellow-red card ?'
Referee: Kokou Fagla (Togo)
Ghana 0–1 Benin
Report Goal 88' (pen.)
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)
Ghana 2–1 Burkina Faso
Saka Goal 19'
Y. Mohamed Goal 54'		 Report M. Kaboré Goal 42' (pen.)
Referee: Joshua Amao (Nigeria)
Sierra Leone 2–2 Benin
Report Suanon Goal
Goal

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:[citation needed]
Togo 1–3 Senegal
Goal 90' Report N'Diaye Goal 5', 15'
Goal 60'
Liberia 1–1 Niger
Goal 43' Report Goal 33'
Liberia 0–4 Togo
Red card 78' Report Goal 63'
Goal 82'
Arimiyaou Goal 84'
Mani Goal 90+2'
Referee: Cecil Fleisher (Ghana)
Niger 0–2 Senegal
Report Goal 7'
Sarr Goal 26'
Referee: Igue Brice (Benin)
Togo 3–1 Niger
Goal ?'
Mani Goal ?', ?'		 Report Goal ?' (pen.)
Senegal 2–0 Liberia
Mendy Goal 2'
N'Diaye Goal 49' (pen.)		 Report

Knockout stage[]

Third place playoff[]

Benin 1–2 Togo
Dossou Goal 35' Report Goal 13'
Goal 85'
Referee: Joshua Amao (Nigeria)

Final[]

Ghana 3–1 Senegal
Adusei Goal 2' (pen.), 85' (pen.)
L. Mohammed Goal 78'		 Report Gomis Goal 22'
Thioune Red card 90+3'
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)

Goalscorers[]

won the top-scorer award.[4] He scored 3 goals.

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References[]

  1. ^ "Ghana to host Wafu Cup in October". Goal.com. 23 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Liberia replaces Gabon in GOtv Wafu Cup". GhanaFA. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-11-24. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  3. ^ https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghanaian-football/2013/11/28/4440799/ghana-win-2013-wafu-cup-after-edging-past-senegal-3-1
  4. ^ "Togo striker Saibou Badarou wins Wafu Nations Cup goal king". 29 November 2013.
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