1987 WAFU Club Championship

The 1987 WAFU Club Championship was the ninth football club tournament season that took place for the runners-up of each West African country's domestic league, the West African Club Championship. It was won again by Africa Sports after defeating Asante Kotoko from Ghana 6-5 in penalty shootouts as both clubs had two goals each in its two matches.[1] A total of 45 goals were scored, a second consecutive one. Originally a 24 match season, as Sport Bissau e Benfica withdrew, Africa Sports automatically qualify in the quarterfinals. Imraguens de Nouadhibou started from the semis and lost to Africa Sports there in two matches.

1987 WAFU Club Championship
Tournament details
Teams13 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsGhana Cornerstones FC (1st title)
Runners-upIvory Coast Stella Club d'Adjamé
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored45 (2.05 per match)
1986
1988

Not a single club from the Gambia and Niger participated.

Preliminary round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Stella Club d'Adjamé   1 (a)–1   ASFAG Conakry 0–0 1–1
Invincible Eleven   4–4 (a) Buffles du Borgou 4–1 3–0
ASC Diaraf   3–3 (0–3 p)   Iwuanyanwu Nationale 3–0 3–0
Hafia FC   2–1   ASRAN Ouagadougou 1–0 1–1
Kumasi Cornerstone   4–2   OC Agaza 3–0 2–1
Djoliba AC   2–1   Sierra Fisheries 1–0 1–1
Africa Sports     Benfica Bissau (w/o)

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Djoliba AC   1–3   Stella Club d'Adjamé 0–2 1–1
Buffles de Borgou 0–3   Kumasi Cornerstone 0–0 0–3
Iwuanyanwu Nationale   1–1 (1–4 p)   Africa Sports 1–0 1–0

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Africa Sports   0–0 (5–6 p)   Kumasi Cornerstone 0–0 0–0
Stella Club d'Adjamé   4–3   Imraguens de Nouadhibou 2–2 1–2

Finals

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The matches took place on September 27 and October 11

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Stella Club d'Adjamé   2–2 (2–4 p)   Kumasi Cornerstone 1–1 1–1

Winners

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1987 WAFU Club Championship
 
Kumasi Cornerstone
First title

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1987 WAFU Cup at RSSSF".
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