Djoliba Athletic Club is a Malian football club and one of the two biggest teams in Mali alongside the Stade Malien. The team is based in the capital city of Bamako. It has its headquarters and three training stadia at Complex Sportif Hérémakono, in the Heremakono Quartier. The President of Djoliba AC, re-elected in 2009 to a four-year term, is Karounga Keita a Vice President of the Malian Football Federation, former trainer at the club, who was a player at the founding of the club in 1960. Djoliba or Joliba is the name of the Niger River in the Bamana language. Not only a football club, Djoliba AC is an Omnisports club which fields teams in many sports, and is operated as a membership organisation with an elected board.
Stade Malien is a Malian football and sports club based in Bamako. One of the two dominant clubs of Malian football, their eastern Bamako training grounds host other sports as well, including a successful basketball club.
Casa Sports de Ziguinchor is a Senegalese football club based in Ziguinchor. They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta. It is the most popular sports club in Casamance, the first four letters of the area gives the name to the club, the short form Casa.
Sporting Clube de Bissau, usually known as Sporting de Bissau, is a football (soccer) club from Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.
Real de Banjul FC is a Gambian football club based in Banjul. They play in the top division in Gambian football, the GFA League First Division.
The 1988 season of the African Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by CA Bizertin in two-legged final victory against Ranchers Bees. This was the fourteenth season that the tournament took place for the winners of each African country's domestic cup. Thirty-six sides entered the competition, with Dragons de l'Ouémé, Hearts of Oak, Al Madina and KAC Marrakech all withdrawing before the 1st leg of the first round.
The 1981 WAFU Club Championship was the fifth 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 Stella Club d'Adjamé in two-legged final victory against AS Police of Dakar, Senegal. Runner-up was AS Police of Senegal. Originally to be an 18 match season, after the forfeiture of Ghana's Eleven Wise, it was reduced to a 16 match season. A total of 34 goals were scored.
The 1982 WAFU Club Championship was the sixth 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 Ghana's Sekondi Hasaacas with a two-legged final victory against Spartans of Owerri of Nigeria. The runner-up was AS Police of Senegal. It featured 14 clubs and 26 matches. A total of 52 goals were scored.
The 1983 WAFU Club Championship was the seventh 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 New Nigerian Bank in the first of two finals matches against Ghana's Sekondi Hasaacas FC. It featured 12 clubs and 22 matches, four shorter than last season. As the military team ASFA Nouakchott forfeited and Ghana's Great Olympics headed to the quarterfinals, the match totals shortened to 20. A total of 38 goals were scored fewer than last season.
The 1984 WAFU Club Championship was the seventh 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 New Nigerian Bank in the first of two finals matches against Ghana's Sekondi Hasaacas FC. It featured 12 clubs and 26 matches, four shorter than last season. As Benfica Bissau forfeited, Nigeria's Bendel Insurance headed to the quarterfinals, the match totals shortened to 24. Saint Joseph Warriors of Liberia from the first round headed to the semis, there they lost to Stade Malien from Bamako. A total of 38 goals were scored fewer than last season.
The 1986 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. A total of 45 goals were scored. Originally a 22 match season, as Sierra Leone's Real Republicans and ASC Police from Nouakchott, Mauritania withdrew, Asante Kotoko and Université du Benin FC automatically qualify in the quarterfinals.
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. 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.
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. A total of 37 goals were scored, fewer than last season. Originally a 28 match season, no Nigerien and Gambian clubs took part. New Nigerian Bank started their first match at the quarterfinals, Okwahu directly headed to the semis. Asses FC withdrew from the competition.
The 1989 WAFU Club Championship was the thirteenth 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 Nigeria's Ranchers Bees after defeating ASEC Abidjan under the away goals rule with a total of 4-3 goals in two matches. A total of 37 goals were scored, second time in a row, fewer than last season. Originally a 28 match season, neither clubs from the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania nor Togo participated. Invincible Eleven directly headed to the semis, later Ranchers Bees directly headed to the finals.
The 1991 WAFU Club Championship was the fifteenth football club tournament season that took place for the runners-up or third place of each West African country's domestic league, the West African Club Championship. It was won by Ivory Coast's Africa Sports after defeating Nigeria's Lobi Bank in the away leg 2-1 as the home leg had a goal draw. A total of about 62 goals were scored, making it a record. Africa Sports defeated Buffles du Borgou 0-7 and made the highest scoring match to date, and accounting for around 10% of the total goals scored. Originally a 24 match season, it was reduced to 23 matches as ASEC Nouadhbihou withdrew in a second match with Lobi Bank. No club from Gambia or Liberia participated.
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The 1992 WAFU Club Championship was the 16th football club tournament season that took place for the runners-up or third place of each West African country's domestic league, the West African Club Championship. It was won by Mali's Stade Malien after defeating Guinea's Hafia FC in two legs. A total of about 33 goals were scored, half than last season as three clubs fully forfeited the match and two, Liberté FC Niamey and Jeanne d'Arc of Dakar withdrew after the first leg. ASEC Nouadhbihou withdrew in a second match with Lobi Bank, one club Dawu Youngsters of Ghana were disqualified. Neither club from the Gambia nor Guinea-Bissau participated.
The 1993 WAFU Club Championship was the 17th football club tournament season that took place for the runners-up or third place of each West African country's domestic league, the West African Club Championship. It was won by Nigeria's Bendel Insurance after defeating Benin's Mogas FC in two legs. A total of about 37 goals were scored, slightly more but not as much as it was in 1991. Originally a 24 match season, it was reduced to a 17 match as neither clubs from the Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania and Niger participated. Only one club each, Freetown United abandoned after the first leg, later Liberia's Invincible Eleven were disqualified in the quarterfinals. Stade Malien directly played their first match in the semis as no participant were in the first two stages. From the first round, Bendel Insurance directly headed to the semis.
The 1994 WAFU Club Championship was the 17th football club tournament season that took place for the runners-up or third place of each West African country's domestic league, the West African Club Championship. It was won again by Nigeria's Bendel Insurance after defeating Plateau United in two legs, it was the first final that feature both clubs from a single country. A total of about 46 goals were scored, slightly more but not as much as it was in 1991. No penalty shootout took place that season not even a club advanced under away goals rule. Originally a 22 match season, it was reduced to a 16 match as the Gambia's Real de Banjul FC and Niger's Alkali Nassara withdrew, in the quarterfinals, Liberia's Mighty Barolle withdrew. Neither clubs from Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania nor Ghana participated. From the quarterfinals, Bendel Insurance directly headed to the finals.
The 1996 WAFU Club Championship was the 18th football club tournament season that took place for the runners-up or third place of each West African country's domestic league, the West African Club Championship. It was won again by Niger's military team ASFAN Niamey after defeating East End Lions in the second leg. The club appearance was the lowest in WAFU history which had only four clubs, one each, from Ivory Coast, Niger, Sierra Leone and Senegal. A total of about 16 goals were scored, more than half less than last season. Originally a 22 match season, only six matches were played.
