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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]

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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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

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Group stage

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Group A

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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   ?'   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  0–1  Benin
Report Coréa   88' (pen.)
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)
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

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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'
Liberia  1–1  Niger
Varney   43' Report Youssouf   33'
Liberia  0–4  Togo
Wulue   78' Report Badarou   63'
Kokouvi   82'
Arimiyaou   84'
Mani   90+2'
Referee: Cecil Fleisher (Ghana)
Niger  0–2  Senegal
Report Sagna   7'
Sarr   26'
Referee: Igue Brice (Benin)
Togo  3–1  Niger
Badarou   ?'
Mani   ?', ?'		 Report Youssouf   ?' (pen.)
Senegal  2–0  Liberia
Mendy   2'
N'Diaye   49' (pen.)		 Report

Knockout stage

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Third place playoff

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

Final

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

Goalscorers

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

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

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  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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