2013 WAFU Nations Cup
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Tournament details | |
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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 | ![]() |
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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
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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: [citation needed]
Ghana ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Akuffu ![]() Annorbaah ![]() L. Mohammed ![]() S. Mohammed ![]() | Report | Quee ![]() G. Fofanah ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Denis Dembele (Ivory Coast)
Benin ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Suanon ![]() | Report | Ouédraogo ![]() F. Kaboré ![]() |
Referee: Joshua Amao (Nigeria)
Sierra Leone ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Nébié ![]() Daila ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Kokou Fagla (Togo)
Ghana ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Saka ![]() Y. Mohamed ![]() | Report | M. Kaboré ![]() |
Referee: Joshua Amao (Nigeria)
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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: [citation needed]
Liberia ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Wulue ![]() | Report | Badarou ![]() Kokouvi ![]() Arimiyaou ![]() Mani ![]() |
Referee: Cecil Fleisher (Ghana)
Knockout stage
[edit]Third place playoff
[edit]Final
[edit]Ghana ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Adusei ![]() L. Mohammed ![]() | Report | Gomis ![]() Thioune ![]() |
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)
Goalscorers
[edit]Saibou Badarou won the top-scorer award.[4] He scored 3 goals.
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 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
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ghana win 2013 Wafu Cup after edging past Senegal 3-1 | Goal.com".
- ^ "Togo striker Saibou Badarou wins Wafu Nations Cup goal king". 29 November 2013.