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1968 African Cup of Champions Clubs
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African Cup of Champions Clubs 1968 April 1968 – 30 March 1969 20 1 COD 1963 TP Englebert 2 TOG Étoile Filante (Lomé) 30 102 COD 1963 Pierre Kalala (7 goals) 1967 1969
The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1968 was the 4th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa.
The tournament was played by 20 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. TP Englebert from Congo-Kinshasa won the final, and became CAF club champion for the second time in a row for the first time this makes the record holders for the number of titles won.
Preliminary round
Etoile du Congo Republic of the Congo w/o1 Mighty Blackpool SLE — —
FAR Rabat MAR w/o1 Augustinians FC GAM — —
Police (Mogadishu) SOM w/o1 Cosmopolitans FC TAN — —
Secteur 6 NIG 2–4 US Ouagadougou Upper Volta 1–1 1–3
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1 Mighty Blackpool, Augustinians FC and Cosmopolitans FC all withdrew.
First round
Abaluhya United KEN 4–2 Saint-George SA ETH 1–1 3–1 1897
Africa Sports CIV 6–41 TP Englebert COD 2–0 4–4 1966
Etoile du Congo Republic of the Congo 4–6 Oryx Douala CMR 1–2 3–4 1961
FAR Rabat MAR 3–0 Foyer France SEN 2–0 1–0
Mighty Barrolle LBR 1–22 Conakry II GUI 1–2 n/p2
Police (Mogadishu) SOM 2–4 Al-Mourada SUD 1–1 1–3 1956
Stationery Stores NGR 4–43 Cape Coast Dwarfs GHA 3–2 1–2
US Ouagadougou Upper Volta 1–6 Étoile Filante (Lomé) TOG 1–4 0–2
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1 Africa Sports were ejected from the competition for fielding three ineligible players.
2 Mighty Barolle were disqualified after Liberia was suspended by FIFA.
3 Stationery Stores won after drawing of lots.
Quarter-finals
Abaluhya United KEN 4–3 Al-Mourada SUD 3–0 1–3 1956
Étoile Filante (Lomé) TOG 3–0 Conakry II GUI 3–01 n/p1
FAR Rabat MAR 2–22 Stationery Stores NGR 1–0 1–2
TP Englebert COD 5–0 Oryx Douala CMR 3–0 2–0 1961 1966
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1 The 1st leg was abandoned at 72' with Étoile Filante leading 3–0 after Conakry II walked off to protest the officiating and withdrew from the tournament; the 2nd leg was scratched and Étoile Filante advanced.
2 A third match was played in Dakar by mutual agreement: after this match finished 2–2 when extra time expired, FAR Rabat won after a drawing of lots.
Semi-finals
Abaluhya United KEN 2–4 Étoile Filante (Lomé) TOG 2–0 0–4
TP Englebert COD 4–2 FAR Rabat MAR 1–1 3–1 1966
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Final
16 March 1969 --:-- 1 TP Englebert COD 1966 5–0 TOG Étoile Filante (Lomé) Kalala 3',Englebert in 5-0 Victory. Daily Graphic (Accra), Tuesday, March 18, 1969, issue number 5742. 75'
Kalonzo 40'
Tshinabu 46', 57' 20 May Stadium, Kinshasa
30 March 1969 --:-- 0 Étoile Filante (Lomé) TOG 4–1 COD 1966 TP Englebert Docteur Kaolo
Ananou Kalonzo Stade Général Eyadema, Lomé
TP Englebert won 6–4 on aggregate.
Champion
1968 African Cup of Champions Clubs COD 1963 100px TP EnglebertSecond Title
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1968 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:
RankNameTeamGoals1COD 1966 Pierre KalalaCOD 1966 TP Englebert72COD 1966 Kamunda TshinabuCOD 1966 TP Englebert53KEN Joe KadengeKEN Abaluhya United3KEN John NyawangaKEN Abaluhya United3MAR Driss BamousMAR FAR Rabat36COD 1966 André KalonzoCOD 1966 TP Englebert2COD 1966 ... Nyembo "Toyota"COD 1966 TP Englebert2KEN John AmbaniKEN Abaluhya United2MAR Moulay Driss CherikaMAR FAR Rabat2TOG Désiré AnanouTOG Étoile Filante2TOG Docteur KaoloTOG Étoile Filante2
References
External links
RSSSF summary of results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Cup of Champions Clubs
Category:African Cup of Champions Clubs