The 1983 WAFU Club Championship was the seventh 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 New Nigerian Bank in the first of two finals matches against Ghana's Sekondi Hasaacas FC.[1] It featured 12 clubs and 22 matches, four shorter than last season. As the military team ASFA Nouakchott forfeited and Ghana's Great Olympics headed to the quarterfinals, the match totals shortened to 20. A total of 38 goals were scored fewer than last season.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Nigerian Bank FC (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Sekondi Hassaacas |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 38 (1.73 per match) |
← 1982 1984 → | |
Not a single club from the Gambia, Liberia and Niger participated in the edition.
Preliminary round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Olympics
|
— |  ASFA Nouakchott (forfeited)
|
— | — |
Requins de l'Atlantique FC 
|
6–0 |  UDI Bissau
|
5–0 | 0–1 |
USC Bassam 
|
2–1 |  AS Biton
|
1–0 | 1–1 |
Olympique Kakandé 
|
1–5 | New Nigerian Bank FC
|
0–2 | 3–1 |
Intermediary Round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Real Republicans 
|
2–1 | Requins de l'Atlantique FC
|
2–0 | 1–0 |
| New Nigerian Bank FC
|
2–0 |  ASFOSA Lomé
|
1–0 | 0–1 |
| USC Bassam
|
2–2 (a) | Sekondi Hasaacas
|
2–1 | 1–0 |
SEIB Djourbel 
|
1–3 | Great Olympics
|
1–3 | 1–0 |
Semifinals
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requins de l'Atlantique FC | 1–5 | New Nigerian Bank FC
|
1–1 | 4–0 |
| Sekondi Hasaacas FC
|
1–0 | Great Olympics
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
Finals
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Nigerian Bank FC
|
2–0 | Sekondi Hasaacas
|
2–0 | 0–0 |
Winners
edit| 1983 WAFU Club Championship |
|---|
 New Nigerian Bank FC First title |