1982 West African Nations Cup

The 1982 West African Nations Cup, was held in Benin between 13 February and 23 February 1982. 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 first 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]

Benin hosted the event.

Contents

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Ghana 4 3 1 2 0 11 7 +4
 Côte d'Ivoire 3 3 0 3 0 9 9 0
 Niger 3 3 0 3 0 5 5 0
 Benin 2 3 0 2 1 4 8 -4
Group matches
February 13, 1982
 Benin  0 – 4  Ghana
February 15, 1982
 Ghana  5 – 5  Côte d'Ivoire
February 15, 1982
 Benin  2 – 2  Niger
February 17, 1982
 Ghana  2 – 2  Niger
February 17, 1982
 Benin  3 – 3  Côte d'Ivoire
February 19, 1982
 Côte d'Ivoire  1 – 1  Niger

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Togo 4 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
 Upper Volta 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
 Liberia 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2
 Nigeria (Withdrew) - - - - - - - -
Group matches
February 13, 1982
 Togo  1 – 0  Liberia
February 15, 1982
 Upper Volta  2 – 1  Liberia
February 17, 1982
 Togo  2 – 2  Upper Volta

Knockout stages

The knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament involving the eight teams that qualified from the group stage of the tournament. There were two rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds were: Semi-finals and Final. For each game in the knockout stage, a draw was followed by up to thirty minutes of extra time (two fifteen minute halves); If scores were still level after 30 minutes extra time there would be a penalty shootout (at least five penalties each, and more if necessary) to determine who progressed to the next round. Scores after extra time are indicated by (AET), and penalty shoot outs are indicated by (PSO).

  Semi-finals Final
19 February – Cotonou
  Ghana 1  
  Upper Volta 0  
 
23 February – Cotonou
      Togo 1
    Ghana 2
21 February - Cotonou
  Togo (pso) 1 (5)
  Côte d'Ivoire 1 (3)  

Semi-finals

February 19, 1982
 Ghana  1 – 0  Upper Volta Cotonou
February 21, 1982
 Togo  1 – 1 (AET)
(Togo won 5-3 on PSO)		  Côte d'Ivoire Cotonou

Third place play-off

February 22, 1982
 Upper Volta  1 – 1 (AET)
(Upper Volta won on PSO)		  Côte d'Ivoire Cotonou

Final

February 23, 1982
 Togo  1–2  Ghana Cotonou

Result

 1982 West African Nations Cup Winners 

Ghana
First title

References

  1. ^ "The Supreme Council for Sports in Africa (S.C.S.A.).". tessamas.net. 2007-10-20. http://www.tessemas.net/Reforming%20the%20SCSA.HTM. Retrieved 2007-10-20. 

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