1988 WAFU Club Championship

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1988 WAFU Club Championship
Tournament details
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Guinea.svg ASFAG Conakry (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Nigeria.svg New Nigerian Bank FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored37 (1.68 per match)
1987
1989

The 1988 WAFU Club Championship was the twelfth 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 by ASFAG Conakry after defeating New Nigerian Bank FC under the away goals rule. [1] A total of 37 goals were scored, fewer than last season. Originally a 28 match season, no Nigerien (also as Nigerite or Niameyan) and Gambian clubs took part. New Nigerian Bank started their first match at the quarterfinals, Okwahu United directly headed to the semis. Asses FC withdrew from the competition.

Contents

Preliminary round

The matches took place on June 5 and 19

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Cornerstones FC Flag of Ghana.svg 2–0 Flag of Liberia.svg Mighty Barrolle 2–00–0
Entente II Lomé (w/o) Flag of Togo.svg 0–1 Flag of Ghana.svg Okwahu United 0–1 [lower-alpha 1]
Imraguens de Nouadhibou Flag of Mauritania.svg 2 (a) [lower-alpha 2] –2 Flag of Mali.svg AS Real Bamako 1–02–1
ASFAG Conakry Flag of Guinea.svg 4–1 Flag of Senegal.svg ASC Linguère 4–10–0
ASEC Abidjan Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Asses FC (w/o)
Regent Olympics Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Flag of The Gambia.svg (w/o)

Quarterfinals

The matches took place on July 3 and 17

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Regent Olympics Flag of Sierra Leone.svg 1–2 Flag of Mali.svg AS Real Bamako 0–02–1
ASFAG Conakry Flag of Guinea.svg 2–1 Flag of Ghana.svg Cornerstones FC 2–01–0
New Nigerian Bank FC Flag of Nigeria.svg 2–2 (4–3 p) Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Abidjan 1–11–1

Semifinals

The matches took place on August 14 and 28

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
AS Real Bamako Flag of Mali.svg 2–4 Flag of Nigeria.svg New Nigerian Bank FC 1–13–1
ASFAG Conakry Flag of Guinea.svg 2–1 Flag of Ghana.svg Okwahu United 2–10–0

Finals

The matches took place on November 12 and 26.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
New Nigerian Bank FC Flag of Nigeria.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of Guinea.svg ASFAG Conakry 2–11–0

Winners

1988 WAFU Club Championship
Flag of Guinea.svg
ASFAG Conakry
First title

See also

Notes

  1. Entente II of Lome declared the match forfeit, there was no second match
  2. For an undetermined reason

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References

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