The 1987 West African Nations Cup, was held in Liberia between 30 January and 8 February 1987. 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 fifth 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]
Liberia hosted the event.
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| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Liberia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 |
| Benin | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -1 |
Group matches
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January 30, 1987, Liberia 2-0 Nigeria February 1, 1987, Liberia 2-0 Burkina Faso February 1, 1987, Benin 1-1 Nigeria February 3, 1987, Liberia 0-0 Benin February 3, 1987, Nigeria 3-0 Burkina Faso February 5, 1987, Burkina Faso 3-2 Benin |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| Togo | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| Niger | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -6 |
Group matches
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January 31, 1987, Togo 1-0 Niger January 31, 1987, Ghana 2-0 Ivory Coast February 2, 1987, Ghana 4-0 Niger February 2, 1987, Togo 1-0 Ivory Coast February 4, 1987, Ghana 3-0 Togo February 4, 1987, Ivory Coast 1-0 Niger |
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 | ||||||
| 6 February – Monrovia | |||||||
| Ghana | 3 | ||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | ||||||
| 8 February – Monrovia | |||||||
| Liberia | 1 | ||||||
| Ghana | 2 | ||||||
| 6 February - Monrovia | |||||||
| Liberia | 3 | ||||||
| Togo | 0 | ||||||
| February 6, 1987 |
Ghana | 3 – 1 | Nigeria | Monrovia |
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| February 6, 1987 |
Liberia | 3 – 0 | Togo | Monrovia |
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| February 8, 1987 |
Nigeria | 3 – 1 | Togo | Monrovia |
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| February 8, 1987 |
Liberia | 1–2 | Ghana | Monrovia |
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| 1987 West African Nations Cup Winners |
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Ghana Fifth title |
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