1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs

1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Tournament details
Dates April 1970 - 24 January 1971
Teams 23 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Ghana Asante Kotoko (1st title)
Runners-up Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Englebert
Tournament statistics
Matches played 42
Goals scored 145 (3.45 per match)

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1970 was the 6th 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 23 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. Asante Kotoko from Ghana won the final, and became CAF club champion for the first time.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AS Real Bamako Mali 5-2 Republic of Upper Volta AS Fonctionnaires 3-0 2-2
Aigle Royal Gabon 5-51 Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 0-3 5-2
CR Belcourt Algeria 5-52 Senegal ASC Jeanne d'Arc 5-3 0-2
Lavori Publici Somalia 4-5 Uganda Prisons FC Kampala 2-1 2-4
Secteur 6 Niger 2-3 Cameroon Union Douala 0-2 2-1
Stationery Stores Nigeria 6-3 Republic of Dahomey Forces Armées 3-1 3-2
Young Africans Tanzania 6-4 Madagascar US Fonctionnaires 4-0 2-4

1 CARA Brazzaville won after drawing of lots.
2 CR Belcourt withdrew after the first leg.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AS Real Bamako Mali 4-9 Ivory Coast Stade d'Abidjan 2-3 2-6
TP Englebert Democratic Republic of the Congo 5-2 Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 3-0 2-2
AS Kaloum Star Guinea 4-3 Senegal ASC Jeanne d'Arc 3-1 1-2
Al-Ismaily United Arab Republic 1-0 Sudan Al-Hilal Club 1-0 0-0
Nakuru All Stars Kenya 2-3 Tanzania Young Africans 1-0 1-3
Prisons FC Kampala Uganda 4-41 Ethiopia Tele SC Asmara 3-2 1-2
Union Douala Cameroon 1-11 Togo Modèle Lomé 0-0 1-1
Stationery Stores Nigeria 3-3 Ghana Asante Kotoko 3-2 0-12

1 Prisons FC Kampala and Modèle Lomé won after drawing of lots.
2 The match was abandoned with Asante Kotoko leading 1-0 after a pitch invasion; Asante Kotoko qualified.

Quarter-Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Stade d'Abidjan Ivory Coast 4-5 Guinea AS Kaloum Star 1-1 3-4
Modèle Lomé Togo 1-3 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Englebert 0-0 1-3
Al-Ismaily United Arab Republic 6-2 Uganda Prisons FC Kampala 4-1 2-1
Young Africans Tanzania 1-3 Ghana Asante Kotoko 1-1 0-2

Semi-Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AS Kaloum Star Guinea 2-5 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Englebert 1-2 1-3
Al-Ismaily United Arab Republic 0-2 Ghana Asante Kotoko 0-0 0-2

Final

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Asante Kotoko Ghana 3-2 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Englebert 1-1 2-1

Champion

African Cup of Champions Clubs
1970 Winners
Ghana
Asante Kotoko
First Title
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