1972 African Cup of Champions Clubs

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1972 April - 22 December 1972 26 1 GUI Hafia FC 1 UGA Simba FC 45 154 ZAM 1964 Godfrey Chitalu(13 goals) GUI Chérif Souleymane 1971 1973 The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1972 was the 8th 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 26 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. Hafia FC from Guinea won the final, becoming CAF club champion for the first time and the first Guinean team to win the trophy. First round ASFA Ouagadougou Upper Volta 1–4 Djoliba AC Mali 1–3 0–1 Aigle Nkongsamba CMR 3–2 Olympic Real de Bangui Central African Republic 3–1 0–1 1961 Al-Ahli Tripoli LBY w/o1 Al-Merrikh SUD — — 1969 ASFA SEN 6–2 AS Cotonou Dahomey 3–0 3–2 Hafia FC GUI 5–2 ASFAN NIG 4–1 1–1 Hearts of Oak GHA w/o2 Abaluhya United KEN — — Majantja LES 2–11 Kabwe Warriors ZAM 2–2 0–9 1966 1964 AS Saint Michel MAD 2–1 Young Africans TAN 2–0 0–1 Saint-George SA ETH 4–2 Lavori Publici SOM 3–1 1–1 1897 TP Mazembe ZAI 3–1 AS Police GAB 2–0 1–1 |} 1Al-Merrikh withdrew. 2Abaluhya United withdrew. Second round Africa Sports CIV 3–7 TP Mazembe ZAI 1–2 2–5 Canon Yaoundé CMR 4–6 Hafia FC GUI 3–2 1–4 1961 Dynamic Togolais TOG 4–5 Aigle Nkongsamba CMR 1-1 3-4 1961 ASFA SEN 2–2 Djoliba AC Mali 2–0 0–21 Ismaily EGY 2–2 3–4 Al-Ahli Tripoli LBY 0–1 2–1 1972 1969 Kabwe Warriors ZAM 5–1 AS Saint Michel MAD 2–1 3–0 1964 Simba FC UGA 5–1 Saint-George SA ETH 4–0 1–1 1897 WNDC Ibadan NGA 1–3 Hearts of Oak GHA 1–0 0–3 |} 1 After the match had finished 2-0 to Djoliba AC, leaving the aggregate level at 2–2, AS Forces Armées (Dakar) refused to take part in the penalty shootout to protest the officiating; they were ejected from the competition and banned from CAF competitions for three years. Quarter-finals Al-Ahli Tripoli LBY 1–4 Simba FC UGA 1–1 0–3 1969 Hafia FC GUI 4–2 Djoliba AC Mali 3–0 1–2 Hearts of Oak GHA 8–4 Kabwe Warriors ZAM 7–2 1–2 1964 TP Mazembe ZAI 6–2 Aigle Nkongsamba CMR 4–1 2–1 1961 |} Semi-finals Hearts of Oak GHA 1–2 Simba FC UGA 1–1 0–1 TP Mazembe ZAI 3–4 Hafia FC GUI 3–2 0–21 |} 1 TP Mazembe refused to play the 2nd leg contesting the eligibility of the referees assigned by CAF: TP Mazembe were ejected from the competition, and CAF awarded Hafia FC a 2–0 victory. Final 10 December 1972 --:-- 0 Hafia FC GUI 4–2 UGA Simba FC Petit Sory 19 Souleymane 35 ? N’Jo Léa ? Wandera ? ? Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry 22 December 1972 --:-- 3 Simba FC UGA 2–3 GUI Hafia FC Wasswa 74 Sukuma 88 Souleymane 67 Tolo 69 N’Jo Léa 76 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala Tesfaye Gebreyesus (Ethiopia) Champion African Cup of Champions Clubs1972 WinnersGUI 100pxHafia FCFirst Title Top scorers The top scorers from the 1972 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows: RankNameTeamGoals1ZAM 1964 Godfrey ChitaluZAM 1964 Kabwe Warriors132GUI Chérif SouleymaneGUI Hafia FC43GUI N’Jo LéaGUI Hafia FC2GUI Petit SoryGUI Hafia FC2GUI ToloGUI Hafia FC2UGA Denis ObuaUGA Simba FC2ZAI Kamunda TshinabuZAI TP Mazembe2ZAM 1964 Oliver MusondaZAM 1964 Kabwe Warriors2ZAM 1964 Boniface SimutoweZAM 1964 Kabwe Warriors2 External links African Cup of Champions results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Category:1972 in African men's football Category:African Cup of Champions Clubs