1988 WAFU Club Championship
Tournament details
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsGuinea ASFAG Conakry (1st title)
Runners-upNigeria New Nigerian Bank FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored37 (1.68 per match)

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.

Preliminary round

The matches took place on June 5 and 19

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cornerstones FC Ghana 2–0 Liberia Mighty Barrolle 2–0 0–0
Entente II Lomé (w/o) Togo 0–1 Ghana Okwahu United 0–1 [lower-alpha 1]
Imraguens de Nouadhibou Mauritania 2 (a)[lower-alpha 2]–2 Mali AS Real Bamako 1–0 2–1
ASFAG Conakry Guinea 4–1 Senegal ASC Linguère 4–1 0–0
ASEC Abidjan Ivory Coast Asses FC (w/o)
Regent Olympics Sierra Leone The Gambia (w/o)

Quarterfinals

The matches took place on July 3 and 17

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Regent Olympics Sierra Leone 1–2 Mali AS Real Bamako 0–0 2–1
ASFAG Conakry Guinea 2–1 Ghana Cornerstones FC 2–0 1–0
New Nigerian Bank FC Nigeria 2–2 (4–3 p) Ivory Coast ASEC Abidjan 1–1 1–1

Semifinals

The matches took place on August 14 and 28

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AS Real Bamako Mali 2–4 Nigeria New Nigerian Bank FC 1–1 3–1
ASFAG Conakry Guinea 2–1 Ghana Okwahu United 2–1 0–0

Finals

The matches took place on November 12 and 26.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
New Nigerian Bank FC Nigeria 2–2 (a) Guinea ASFAG Conakry 2–1 1–0

Winners

1988 WAFU Club Championship
Guinea
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

References

  1. "1988 WAFU Club Championship at RSSSF".
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