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1987 West African Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryLiberia
Dates30 January—8 February
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Ghana (5th title)
Runners-up Liberia
Third place Nigeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored40 (2.5 per match)
← 1986
International football competition

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

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

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 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
Jan 30, 1987 Liberia  2–0  Nigeria
Feb 1, 1987 Liberia  2–0  Burkina Faso
Feb 1, 1987 Benin  1–1  Nigeria
Feb 3, 1987 Liberia  0–0  Benin
Feb 3, 1987 Nigeria  3–0  Burkina Faso
Feb 5, 1987 Burkina Faso  3–2  Benin

Group 2

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
 Ivory Coast 2 3 1 0 2 1 3 -2
 Niger 0 3 0 0 3 0 6 -6
Jan 31, 1987 Ghana  2–0  Ivory Coast
Jan 31, 1987 Togo  1–0  Niger
Feb 2, 1987 Ghana  4–0  Niger
Feb 2, 1987 Togo  1–0  Ivory Coast
Feb 4, 1987 Ghana  3–0  Togo
Feb 4, 1987 Ivory Coast  1–0  Niger

Knockout stages

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

Result

 1987 West African Nations Cup winners 

Ghana
Fifth title

External links

West African Nations Cup
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