1983 West African Nations Cup

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The 1983 West African Nations Cup, was held in Ivory Coast between 25 September and 2 October 1983. The West African Nations Cup was an annual football competition between national teams in West Africa, The Supreme Council for Sports in Africa (SCSA) the sport's governing body in Africa, has been functioning as a specialised agency of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). It was the Second time that the Zone III finals was held in West Africa.

The Supreme Council for Sports in Africa (SCSA) was established in July 1965 in Brazzaville as the Comite Permanent du Sport Africain (CPSA). Its present title was adopted in Bamako on 14 December 1966. Since 3 July 1977, the SCSA has been functioning as a specialised agency of the Organization of African Unity. The SCSA has its headquarters in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[1]

Ivory Coast hosted the event.

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[edit] Group Stage

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Flag of Ghana Ghana 5 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3
Flag of Togo Togo 3 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1
Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1
Flag of Liberia Liberia 1 3 0 1 2 0 5 -5

Group matches

September 25, 1983, Liberia 0-0 Ivory Coast

September 27, 1983, Ghana 1-1 Togo

September 28, 1983, Ghana 1-0 Liberia

September 28, 1983, Togo 0-3 Ivory Coast

September 30, 1983, Ghana 2-0 Ivory Coast

September 30, 1983, Togo 4-0 Liberia

[edit] Third place play-off

October 2, 1983 Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire 2 – 1 Flag of Liberia Liberia Abidjan
Scored Scored

[edit] Final

October 2, 1983 Togo Flag of Togo 1–3 Flag of Ghana Ghana Abidjan
Scored Scored
Scored
Scored

[edit] Result

 1983 West African Nations Cup Winners 
Flag of Ghana
Ghana
Second title

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