1993 WAFU Club Championship

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.[1] 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.

1993 WAFU Club Championship
Tournament details
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Bendel Insurance (1st title)
Runners-up Hafia FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored37 (2.31 per match)

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gomido Kpalimé 2 (a)–2 AS Mandé 1–0 2–1
USFA 1–3 Bendel Insurance FC 1–1 2–0
ASC Diaraf 6–2 Neoplan Stars 5–0 2–1
Mogas 90 1–1 (5–3 p) AS Kaloum Star 1–0 1–0
Invincible Eleven 2–0 Freetown United 2–0 [lower-alpha 1]

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASC Diaraf 2–2 (a) Gomido Kpalimé 1–2 0–1
Invincible Eleven (dq) Mogas 90

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Stade Malien 1–2 Bendel Insurance FC 1–1 1–0
Gomido Kpalimé 3–3 (a) Mogas 90 3–2 1–0

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bendel Insurance FC 3–1 Mogas 90 1–1 0–2

Winners

1993 WAFU Club Championship

Bendel Insurance FC
First title

See also

Notes

  1. Freetown United failed to show up for the second leg

References

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