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. Ghana won its fifth successive title.
| 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) |
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 edit
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Nigeria
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3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
 Burkina Faso
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 |
 Benin
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2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -1 |
| Jan 30, 1987 | Liberia
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2–0 | Nigeria
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| Feb 1, 1987 | Liberia
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2–0 | Burkina Faso
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| Feb 1, 1987 | Benin
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1–1 | Nigeria
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| Feb 3, 1987 | Liberia
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0–0 | Benin
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| Feb 3, 1987 | Nigeria
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3–0 | Burkina Faso
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| Feb 5, 1987 | Burkina Faso
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3–2 | Benin
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Group 2 edit
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
 Togo
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
 Ivory Coast
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
 Niger
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -6 |
| Jan 31, 1987 | Ghana
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2–0 | Ivory Coast
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| Jan 31, 1987 | Togo
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1–0 | Niger
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| Feb 2, 1987 | Ghana
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4–0 | Niger
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| Feb 2, 1987 | Togo
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1–0 | Ivory Coast
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| Feb 4, 1987 | Ghana
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3–0 | Togo
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| Feb 4, 1987 | Ivory Coast
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1–0 | Niger
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Knockout stages edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 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 edit
| 1987 West African Nations Cup winners |
|---|
 Ghana Fifth title |