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 |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 43 (3.07 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Best player(s) | |
| Best goalkeeper | |
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 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Third place playoff |
| 3 |  |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2013. Source:
| Ghana | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
Akuffu  Annorbaah L. Mohammed S. Mohammed |
Report | Quee G. Fofanah   |
Referee: Denis Dembele (Ivory Coast)
| Benin | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Suanon |
Report | Ouédraogo F. Kaboré |
Referee: Joshua Amao (Nigeria)
| Sierra Leone | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nébié Daila |
Referee: Kokou Fagla (Togo)
| Ghana | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Saka Y. Mohamed |
Report | M. Kaboré |
Referee: Joshua Amao (Nigeria)
| Sierra Leone | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Suanon Agonhoussou |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Third place playoff |
| 3 |  |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
| 4 |  |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2013. Source:
| Liberia | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
Wulue  |
Report | Badarou Kokouvi Arimiyaou Mani |
Referee: Cecil Fleisher (Ghana)
Knockout stage
Third place playoff
Goalscorers
Saibou Badarou won the top-scorer award.[4] He scored 3 goals.
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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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.
- 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
- https://ghanasoccernet.com/togo-striker-saibou-badarou-wins-wafu-nations-cup-goal-king
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