1991 WAFU Club Championship

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1991 WAFU Club Championship
Tournament details
Teams13 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports (3rd title)
Runners-up Flag of Nigeria.svg Lobi Bank
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored62 (2.7 per match)
1990
1992

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. [1] 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 (now part of FC Nouadhibou) withdrew in a second match with Lobi Bank. No club from Gambia or Liberia participated.

Contents

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
ASFAG Conakry Flag of Guinea.svg 1–1 (a) Flag of Burkina Faso.svg RC Kadiogo 1–10–0
Buffles du Borgou Flag of Benin.svg 0–11 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports 0–74–0
AS Real Bamako Flag of Mali.svg 2–2 (3–4 p) Flag of Senegal.svg ETICS Thiès 1–11–1
Entente II Lomé Flag of Togo.svg 3–0 Flag of Niger.svg Zumunta AC 1–00–2
Ranchers Bees Flag of Nigeria.svg 2–3 Flag of Ghana.svg Okwahu United 2–12–0
ASEC Nouadhibou Flag of Mauritania.svg 2–3 Flag of Nigeria.svg Lobi Bank 1–4 [lower-alpha 1]

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
ASEC Abidjan Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2–3 Flag of Ghana.svg Okwahu United 2–03–0
ETICS Thiès Flag of Senegal.svg 2–2 (3–5 p) Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports 2–02–0
RC Kadiogo Flag of Burkina Faso.svg 3–4 Flag of Togo.svg Entente II Lomé 3–22–0

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Africa Sports Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 4–1 Flag of Ghana.svg Okwahu United 3–01–1
Lobi Bank Flag of Nigeria.svg 4–2 Flag of Togo.svg Entente II Lomé 3–02–1

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Lobi Bank Flag of Nigeria.svg 2–3 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports 1–12–1

Winners

1991 WAFU Club Championship
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Africa Sports
Third title

See also

Notes

  1. ASEC Nouadhibou abandoned the second match

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References

  1. "1991 WAFU Club Championship at RSSSF".