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]
| 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 |  Ghana (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Senegal |
| Third place |  Togo |
| Fourth place |  Benin |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 43 (3.07 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Saibou Badarou |
| Best player(s) | Roger Gomis |
| Best goalkeeper | Ousmane Mané |
← 2011 2017 → | |
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
editGroup stage
editGroup A
edit| 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: [citation needed]
| 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)
Group B
edit| 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: [citation needed]
| Liberia | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wulue |
Report | Badarou Kokouvi Arimiyaou Mani |
Referee: Cecil Fleisher (Ghana)
Knockout stage
editThird place playoff
editFinal
editGoalscorers
editSaibou Badarou won the top-scorer award.[4] He scored 3 goals.
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Iréké Agonhoussou
Francis Kaboré
Michael Akuffu
Mohammed Varney
Roger Gomis
Kwame Quee
Kondo Arimiyaou
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.