1994 WAFU Club Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Nigeria Bendel Insurance (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Nigeria Plateau United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 46 (2.88 per match) |
← 1993 1995 → | |
The 1994 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 again by Nigeria's Bendel Insurance after defeating Plateau United in two legs, it was the first final that feature both clubs from a single country.[1] A total of about 46 goals were scored, slightly more but not as much as it was in 1991. No penalty shootout took place that season not even a club advanced under away goals rule. Originally a 22 match season, it was reduced to a 16 match as the Gambia's Real de Banjul FC and Niger's Alkali Nassara withdrew, in the quarterfinals, Liberia's Mighty Barolle withdrew. Neither clubs from Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania nor Ghana participated. From the quarterfinals, Bendel Insurance directly headed to the finals.
Preliminary round
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ports Authority Sierra Leone | 5–2 | Guinea Horoya AC | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| Real de Banjul FC (w/o) The Gambia | — | Liberia Mighty Barrolle | — | — |
| Alkali Nassara Niger | — | Nigeria Plateau United | — | — |
| Étoile Sportive de Cotonou Benin | 0–1 | Togo ASKO Kara | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| AS Bouaké Ivory Coast | 5–3 | Mali AS Mandé | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Big Lions Ghana | 3-0 | Benin WAC FC | 3-0 | 0-0 |
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Quarterfinals
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendel Insurance Nigeria | 6–3 | Sierra Leone Ports Authority | 5–1 | 1–2 |
| ASKO Kara Togo | 2–5 | Nigeria Plateau United | 2–3 | 3–2 |
| ASC Bouaké Ivory Coast | — | Liberia Mighty Barrolle (w/o) | — | — |
Semifinals
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plateau United Nigeria | 3–2 | Ivory Coast ASC Bouaké | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Finals
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendel Insurance FC Nigeria | 2–1 | Nigeria Plateau United | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Winners
[edit | edit source]| 1994 WAFU Club Championship |
|---|
| Nigeria Bendel Insurance FC Second title |
See also
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