1974 African Cup of Champions Clubs

1974 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Tournament details
Dates April - 13 December 1974
Teams 26 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville (1st title)
Runners-up Egypt Ghazl Al-Mehalla
Tournament statistics
Matches played 45
Goals scored 134 (2.98 per match)
Top scorer(s) Republic of the Congo Paul Moukila (10 goals)
Best player Republic of the Congo Paul Moukila

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1974 was the 10th 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. CARA Brazzaville from the People's Republic of the Congo won the final, becoming CAF club champion for the first time and the first team from that country to win the trophy.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bendel Insurance Nigeria 7-1 Niger Secteur 7 7-0 0-1
Al-Ahly (Tripoli) Libya 2-5 Sudan Al-Hilal Omdurman 2-2 0-3
Linare FC Lesotho 2-5 Tanzania Simba SC 1-3 1-2
Green Buffaloes Zambia 6-2 Madagascar JS Antalaha 4-1 2-1
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo 7-1 Gabon Zalang COC 3-1 4-0
Olympic Real de Bangui Central African Republic 4-1 Uganda Simba FC 4-0 0-1
Modèle Lomé Togo 3-1 Republic of Dahomey AS Porto Novo 3-0 0-1
Mighty Barolle Liberia 0-2 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 0-0 0-2
Ports Authority F.C. Sierra Leone 4-5 Senegal ASC Jeanne d'Arc 3-2 1-3
Tele SC Asmara Ethiopia w/o Somalia Horseed FC 1

1 Horseed FC withdrew.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Djoliba AC Mali 2-1 Nigeria Bendel Insurance 2-0 0-1
Ghazl Al-Mehalla Egypt 5-5 (4-2 pen) Sudan Al-Hilal Omdurman 4-1 1-4
Green Buffaloes Zambia 1-3 Tanzania Simba SC 1-2 0-1
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo 4-3 Zaire AS Vita Club 4-0 0-3
Hearts of Oak Ghana 9-4 Central African Republic Olympic Real de Bangui 6-1 3-3
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 5-0 Togo Modèle Lomé 3-0 2-01
ASC Jeanne d'Arc Senegal w/o Guinea Hafia FC 2
Abaluhya Kenya 2-1 Ethiopia Tele SC Asmara 2-0 0-1

1 Modèle Lomé left after the first leg and were ejected from the competition.
2 Hafia FC withdrew.

Quarter-Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Djoliba AC Mali 0-3 Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 0-0 0-3
Ghazl Al-Mehalla Egypt 4-1 Kenya Abaluhya 3-0 1-1
Hearts of Oak Ghana 1-2 Tanzania Simba SC 1-2 0-0
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 2-2 (a) Senegal ASC Jeanne d'Arc 2-1 0-1

Semi-Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Simba SC Tanzania 1-1 (0-3 pen) Egypt Ghazl Al-Mehalla 1-0 0-1
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo 6-1 Senegal ASC Jeanne d'Arc 2-0 4-1

Final

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo 6-3 Egypt Ghazl Al-Mehalla 4-2 2-1

Champion

African Cup of Champions Clubs
1974 Winners
Republic of the Congo
CARA Brazzaville
First Title

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