1984 WAFU Club Championship

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.[1] 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.

1984 WAFU Club Championship
Tournament details
Teams14 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions New Nigerian Bank FC (2nd title)
Runners-up Sekondi Hasaacas FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored64 (2.91 per match)

Not a single club from the Gambia took part.

Preliminary round

Its matches took place from 10 to 24 June.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Stade d'Abidjan 1–5 New Nigerian Bank FC 0–0 5–1
Casa Sports 3–3 (4–5 p) Sekondi Hasaacas FC 2–1 2–1
Jangorzo FC 2–1 Entente II Lomé 0–0 2–1
ASRAN Ouagadougou 0–1 Sierra Fisheries 0–0 1–0
Buffles de Borgou 3–5 Stade Malien 3–2 3–0
Sport Bissau e Benfica (forf.) —– Bendel Insurance — —
Gangan Football Club 4–4 (4–5 p) Saint Joseph Warriors 3–1 3–1

Intermediary Round

Its matches took place on 15 and 29 July.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sekondi Hasaacas FC 1–1 (4–5 p) Sierra Fisheries 1–0 0–1
New Nigerian Bank FC 9–3 Jangorzo FC 6–1 2–3
Bendel Insurance 1–2 Stade Malien 1–1 1–0
Saint Joseph Warriors — exempted — —

Semifinals

The matches took place on 19 August and 2 September.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sierra Fisheries 0–3 New Nigerian Bank FC 0–1 2–0
Stade Malien 4–2 Saint Joseph Warriors 3–0 2–1

Finals

The matches took place on 7 October and 10 November.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Stade Malien 2–4 New Nigerian Bank FC 2–3 1–0

Winners
1984 WAFU Club Championship

New Nigerian Bank FC
Second title

See also

References
  1. "1984 WAFU Club Championship at RSSSF".
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