1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs

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.

1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Tournament details
DatesApril 1970 - 24 January 1971
Teams23 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Asante Kotoko (1st title)
Runners-up TP Englebert
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored145 (3.45 per match)
Top scorer(s) Pierre Kalala (4 goals)

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
Aigle Royal 5–51 CARA Brazzaville 0–3 5–2
CR Belcourt 5–52 ASC Jeanne d'Arc 5–3 0–22
Lavori Publici 4–5 Prisons FC Kampala 2–1 2–4
AS Real Bamako 5–2 AS Fonctionnaires 3–0 2–2
Secteur 6 FC 2–3 Union Douala 0–2 2–1
Stationery Stores 6–3 Forces Armées 3–1 3–2
Young Africans 6–4 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 4–9 Stade d'Abidjan 2–3 2–6
TP Englebert 5–2 CARA Brazzaville 3–0 2–2
AS Kaloum Star 4–3 ASC Jeanne d'Arc 3–1 1–2
Ismaily 1–0 Al-Hilal Club 1–0 0–0
Nakuru All Stars 2–3 Young Africans 1–0 1–3
Prisons FC Kampala 4–41 Tele SC Asmara 3–2 1–2
Union Douala 1–11 Modèle Lomé 0–0 1–1
Stationery Stores 3–3 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 4–5 AS Kaloum Star 1–1 3–4
Modèle Lomé 1–3 TP Englebert 0–0 1–3
Ismaily 6–2 Prisons FC Kampala 4–1 2–1
Young Africans 1–3 Asante Kotoko 1–1 0–2

Semi-Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AS Kaloum Star 2–5 TP Englebert 1–2 1–3
Ismaily 0–2 Asante Kotoko 0–0 0–2

Final
Asante Kotoko 1–1 TP Englebert
TP Englebert 1–2 Asante Kotoko

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

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Pierre Kalala TP Englebert 4
2 Hacène Lalmas CR Belcourt 3
Kamunda Tshinabu TP Englebert 3
Abdou El-Hamalawi Ismaily 3
5 André Kalonzo TP Englebert 2
Abukari Gariba Asante Kotoko 2
Malik Jabir Asante Kotoko 2
Ali Abo Greisha Ismaily 2
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