1981 WAFU Club Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Stella Club d'Adjamé (1st title) (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  AS Police |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 34 (2.13 per match) |
The 1981 WAFU Club Championship was the fifth football club tournament season that took place for the runners-up of each West African country's domestic league, the West African Club Championship. It was won by Stella Club d'Adjamé in two-legged final victory against AS Police of Dakar, Senegal.[1] Runner-up was AS Police of Senegal. Originally to be an 18 match season, after the forfeiture of Ghana's Eleven Wise, it was reduced to a 16 match season. A total of 34 goals were scored.
Preliminary round[edit]
The matches took place from May 31 to June 14.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ACS Ksar 
|
0–5 | Stella Club d'Adjamé
|
0–3 | 2–0 |
ASFOSA Lomé 
|
1–1 (1–3 p) |  Water Corporation
|
1–0 | 1–0 |
ASC Niayes 
|
2–2 (4–2 p) |  Real Republicans
|
2–0 | 2–0 |
Eleven Wise (forf.) 
|
— | AS Police
|
— | — |
Saint Joseph Warriors 
|
1–1 (1–3 p) |  Kakimbo FC
|
1–0 | 1–0 |
Intermediary Round[edit]
The matches took place from August 16 and 20.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Corporation
|
1–1 (7–8 p) | AS Police
|
1–0 | 1–0 |
Semifinals[edit]
The matches took place from September 20 to 27
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kakimbo FC
|
4–6 | Stella Club d'Adjamé
|
2–3 | 3–2 |
| AS Police
|
1–0 | ASC Niayes
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
Finals[edit]
The matches took place on 4 and 18 October.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Police
|
3–5 | Stella Club d'Adjamé
|
3–1 | 4–0 |
Winners[edit]
| 1981 WAFU Club Championship |
|---|
 Stella Club d'Adjamé First title |