1989 WAFU Club Championship

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.[1] 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.

1989 WAFU Club Championship
Tournament details
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsNigeria Ranchers Bees (1st title)
Runners-upIvory Coast ASEC Abidjan
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored37 (2.06 per match)
1988
1990

Preliminary round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AS Sigui Kayes   1–1 (a)   Ranchers Bees 1–1 0–0
ASFAG Conakry   2–2 (5–3 p)   ASFA Yennenga 1–1 1–1
Invincible Eleven   1 (a)–1   AS Kaloum Star 0–0 1–1
Olympic Niamey   0–5   ASEC Abidjan 0–3 2–0
Requins de l'Atlantique 1–2   ASC Port Autonome 0–0 2–1

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASC Port Autonome   2–3   ASEC Abidjan 1–1 2–1
Ranchers Bees   3–0   ASFAG Conakry 3–0 0–0

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Invincible Eleven   3–3 (a)   ASEC Abidjan 3–1 2–0

Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ranchers Bees   4–3   ASEC Abidjan 3–1 2–1

Winners

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1989 WAFU Club Championship
 
Ranchers Bees
First title

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "1989 WAFU Club Championship at RSSSF".
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