2013 WAFU Nations Cup
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 Saibou Badarou
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 25'
Annorbaah 48'
L. Mohammed 51'
S. Mohammed 70'		 Report Quee 10'
G. Fofanah Yellow card ?' Yellow-red card 67'
Baba Yara Stadium
Referee: Denis Dembele (Ivory Coast)
Benin 2–2 Burkina Faso
Suanon 40', 69' Report Ouédraogo 21'
F. Kaboré 88'
Baba Yara Stadium
Referee: Joshua Amao (Nigeria)
Sierra Leone 0–1 Burkina Faso
Report Nébié 28'
Daila Yellow card ?' Yellow-red card ?'
Baba Yara Stadium
Referee: Kokou Fagla (Togo)
Ghana 0–1 Benin
Report Coréa 88' (pen.)
Baba Yara Stadium
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)
Ghana 2–1 Burkina Faso
Saka 19'
Y. Mohamed 54'		 Report M. Kaboré 42' (pen.)
Baba Yara Stadium
Referee: Joshua Amao (Nigeria)
Sierra Leone 2–2 Benin
Report Suanon
Agonhoussou
Len Clay Stadium

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
Badarou 90' Report N'Diaye 5', 15'
M'Baye 60'
Baba Yara Stadium
Liberia 1–1 Niger
Varney 43' Report Youssouf 33'
Len Clay Stadium
Liberia 0–4 Togo
Wulue Red card 78' Report Badarou 63'
Kokouvi 82'
Arimiyaou 84'
Mani 90+2'
Baba Yara Stadium
Referee: Cecil Fleisher (Ghana)
Niger 0–2 Senegal
Report Sagna 7'
Sarr 26'
Baba Yara Stadium
Referee: Igue Brice (Benin)
Togo 3–1 Niger
Badarou ?'
Mani ?', ?'		 Report Youssouf ?' (pen.)
Baba Yara Stadium
Senegal 2–0 Liberia
Mendy 2'
N'Diaye 49' (pen.)		 Report
Baba Yara Stadium
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

Knockout stage

Third place playoff

Benin 1–2 Togo
Dossou 35' Report Nouwoklo 13'
Badarou 85'
Baba Yara Stadium
Referee: Joshua Amao (Nigeria)

Final

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

Goalscorers

Saibou Badarou 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. ^ "Ghana win 2013 Wafu Cup after edging past Senegal 3-1 | Goal.com".
  4. ^ "Togo striker Saibou Badarou wins Wafu Nations Cup goal king". 29 November 2013.
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