1987 West African Nations Cup

1987 West African Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host country Liberia
Dates 30 January—8 February
Teams 8
Final positions
Champions  Ghana (5th title)
Runners-up  Liberia
Third place  Nigeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 40 (2.5 per match)

The 1987 West African Nations Cup was the 5th and the last edition of the tournament. It was held in Liberia between 30 January and 8 February. All matches were played in the capital city Monrovia.

After this edition, between 1988–2000, the tournament was never played again. It was unsuccessfully revived in 2001 as WAFU Championship. However, it was not clear whether this is a proper successor of the West African Nations Cup.

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Liberia 5321040+4
 Nigeria 3311143+1
 Burkina Faso 2310234-2
 Benin 2302137-1
Jan 30, 1987 Liberia  20  Nigeria
Feb 1, 1987 Liberia  20  Burkina Faso
Feb 1, 1987 Benin  11  Nigeria
Feb 3, 1987 Liberia  00  Benin
Feb 3, 1987 Nigeria  30  Burkina Faso
Feb 5, 1987 Burkina Faso  32  Benin

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Ghana 6330090+9
 Togo 4320123-1
 Ivory Coast 2310213-2
 Niger 0300306-6
Jan 31, 1987 Ghana  20  Ivory Coast
Jan 31, 1987 Togo  10  Niger
Feb 2, 1987 Ghana  40  Niger
Feb 2, 1987 Togo  10  Ivory Coast
Feb 4, 1987 Ghana  30  Togo
Feb 4, 1987 Ivory Coast  10  Niger

Knockout stages

Semi-finals Final
Feb 6 - Monrovia
  Ghana  3  
  Nigeria  1  
 
Feb 8 - Monrovia
      Liberia  1
    Ghana  2
Third place
Feb 6 - Monrovia Feb 8 - Monrovia
  Liberia  3   Nigeria  3
  Togo  0     Togo  1

Result

 1987 West African Nations Cup Winners 

Ghana
Fifth title

External links

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