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2013 WAFU Nations Cup

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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

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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 Yellow card ?' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card ?' Yellow-red card ?'
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 Red card 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 Red card 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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