1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1971 April - 21 December 1971 25 1 CMR 1961 Canon Yaoundé 1 GHA Asante Kotoko 44 117 GHA Cecil Jones Attuquayefio (6 goals) 1970 1972 The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1971 was the 7th 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 25 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. Canon Yaoundé from Cameroon won the final, and became CAF club champion for the first time. First round Abaluhya United KEN 1–3 Great Olympics GHA 0–0 1–3 Al-Merrikh SUD 2–2 5–4 Tele SC Asmara ETH 2–1 0–1 1897 Canon Yaoundé CMR 9–4 AS Solidarité GAB 7–3 2–1 1961 ASC Diaraf SEN 3–4 Stade Malien Mali 3–0 0–4 Espérance de Tunis TUN 1–0 Al-Ahly Benghazi LBY 0–0 1–0 1969 Maseru United LES 3–5 MMM Tamatave MAD 1–2 2–3 1966 AS Porto Novo Dahomey 0–3 Victoria Club Mokanda CGO 0–1 0–2 1970 Secteur 6 FC NIG 1–2 Enugu Rangers NGA 1–1 0–1 Young Africans TAN 2–0 Lavori Publici SOM 2–0 0–0 |} Second round AS Kaloum Star GUI 4–5 Enugu Rangers NGA 3–3 1–2 Al-Merrikh SUD 2–2 4–5 Asante Kotoko GHA 2–1 0–1 Coffee United SC UGA w/o1 Young Africans TAN — — Al-Ismaily EGY w/o2 Espérance de Tunis TUN — — Stade Malien Mali 3–4 ASEC Mimosas CIV 2–2 1–2 MMM Tamatave MAD 2–8 Great Olympics GHA 2–1 0–7Reuters Archive Licensing. Filmed highlights, titled "Ghana: Ghana's champion football clubs crushes Madagascar's champions". Victoria Club Mokanda CGO 1–4 Dynamic Togolais TOG 1–2 0–2 1970 AS Vita Club ZAI 3–3 3–4 Canon Yaoundé CMR 2–0 1–3 1961 |} 1 Young Africans withdrew. 2 Espérance de Tunis withdrew. Quarter-finals Coffee United SC UGA 0–2 Great Olympics GHA 0–0 0–2 Dynamic Togolais TOG 4–6 Canon Yaoundé CMR 1–2 3–4 1961 Enugu Rangers NGA 0–3 ASEC Mimosas CIV 0–1 0–2 Al-Ismaily EGY 1–4 Asante Kotoko GHA 1–1 0–3 |} Semi-finals ASEC Mimosas CIV 3–5 Canon Yaoundé CMR 2–1 1–4 1961 Great Olympics GHA 1–2 Asante Kotoko GHA 1–1 0–1 |} Final 1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final 5 December 1971 --:-- 0 Asante Kotoko GHA 0–3 CMR 1961 Canon Yaoundé Gariba 15 60 Essuman Kumasi Stadium, Kumasi Attiogbé (Togo) Faouzi Mahjoub 10 January 1972 Canon de Yaoundé 'Déclaré vainqueur' de la 7e Coupe d’Afrique des Clubs French Miroir du Football Paris 160 31-34 19 December 1971 --:-- 1 Canon Yaoundé CMR 1961 2–0 GHA Asante Kotoko Léa 57 Ndoga 87 Stade militaire de Yaoundé, Yaoundé Y. Tessema (Ethiopia) For the final, only points aggregate, not goals aggregate was considered. 21 December 1971 --:-- 1 Canon Yaoundé CMR 1961 1–01 GHA Asante Kotoko Etemé 72 Stade militaire de Yaoundé, Yaoundé Y. Tessema (Ethiopia) 1 The match was abandoned at the 82' with Canon Yaoundé leading 1-0 after Asante Kotoko fans invaded the pitch. Canon Yaoundé were declared champions. Champion African Cup of Champions Clubs1971 WinnersCMR 1961 100pxCanon YaoundéFirst Title Top scorers The top scorers from the 1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows: RankNameTeamGoals1GHA Cecil Jones AttuquayefioGHA Great Olympics62GHA Abukari GaribaGHA Asante Kotoko3MLI Lamine "Jules" TraoréMLI Stade Malien34GHA Peter LampteyGHA Great Olympics2MLI Mamadou "Doudou" DiakitéMLI Stade Malien2 References External links African Cup of Champions results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1971 Cup of Champions Clubs