1964–65 African Cup of Champions Clubs

The 1964–65 African Cup of Champions Clubs, known as Kwame Nkrumah Cup was the first 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.

1964-65 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Kwame Nkrumah Cup
Tournament details
Dates5 April 1964 – 7 February 1965
Teams14
Final positions
Champions Oryx Douala (1st title)
Runners-up Stade Malien
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored64 (4.27 per match)
Top scorer(s) Salif Kéïta (3 goals)

The tournament was played by 14 teams. They were split in 3 groups, with each group winner qualifying to the final tournament held in Ghana. Oryx Douala from Cameroon won the final, and became the first CAF club champion.

Preliminary round

Fourteen teams entered the preliminary round, divided over 3 zones.

Real Republicans of Ghana qualified as host of the final tournament.

First Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cotton Factory Club w/o Al-Hilal — —
El-Tersana bye — —

Cotton Factory Club and El-Tersana advanced to the second round.

Second Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cotton Factory Club w/o El-Tersana — —

Cotton Factory Club advanced to the final tournament.

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Stade Malien 5–1 Espoir de Saint-Louis 4–0 1–1
Sily CK 6–4 Invincible Eleven 4–1 2–3
ASEC Mimosas w/o Étoile Filante — —
AS Porto-Novo w/o Port Harcourt FC — —
Stade Malien 4–0 Espoir de Saint-Louis
Espoir de Saint-Louis 1–1 Stade Malien

Stade Malien won 5–1 on aggregate.

Sily CK 4–1 Invincible Eleven
Invincible Eleven 3–2 Sily CK

Sily CK won 6–4 on aggregate.

ASEC Mimosas w/o Étoile Filante

ASEC Mimosas won after Étoile Filante's withdrawal.

AS Porto-Novo w/o Port Harcourt FC

AS Porto-Novo won after Port Harcourt FC's withdrawal.

Second round
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Sily CK 6–7 Stade Malien 4–2 0–2 2–3
AS Porto-Novo 3–5 ASEC Mimosas 2–1 1–4
Sily CK 4–2 Stade Malien
Stade Malien 2–0 Sily CK

Aggregate 4–4, replay required.

Stade Malien 3–2 Sily Club de Kindia

Stade Malien won the reply and qualified.

AS Porto-Novo 2–1 ASEC Mimosas
ASEC Mimosas 4–1 AS Porto-Novo

ASEC Mimosas won 5–3 on aggregate.

Third round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Stade Malien 9–7 ASEC Mimosas 3–3 6–4
Stade Malien 3–3 ASEC Mimosas
ASEC Mimosas 4–6 Stade Malien

Stade Malien won 9–7 on aggregate and advanced to the final tournament.

Central-South-Western Zone
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Oryx Douala 5–4 CS Imana 3–2 2–2
Oryx Douala 3–2 CS Imana
CS Imana 2–2 Oryx Douala

Oryx Douala won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the final tournament.

Final tournament

The final tournament was held in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 31 January – Accra
 
 
 Real Republicans1
 
 7 February – Accra
 
 Oryx Douala2
 
 Oryx Douala2
 
 4 February – Accra
 
 Stade Malien1
 
 Cotton Factory Club1
 
 
 Stade Malien3
 
Third place match
 
 
 5 February – Accra
 
 
 Real Republicans3
 
 
 Cotton Factory Club1

Semi-Finals
Real Republicans 1–2 Oryx Douala
  • Tawiah  2'
  • Ebellé  63'
  • Epétè  75'
Attendance: 50,000
Cotton Factory Club 1–3 Stade Malien
  • Diallo  68' (o.g.)
Sports Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 25,000

Bronze medal match
Real Republicans 3–1 Cotton Factory Club
  • Abdelle  50'
Attendance: 50,000

Final
Oryx Douala 2–1 Stade Malien
  • Koum  41'
  • Ebellé  65'
  • Sinaté  85'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Anthony Arthur (Liberia)

Champion
1964–65 African Cup of Champions Clubs

Oryx Douala
First Title

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1964–65 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Salif Kéïta Stade Malien 3
2 Walter Ebellé Oryx Douala 2
Tiémoko Sinaté Stade Malien 2
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