1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1976 was the 12th 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.

1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Tournament details
DatesApril - 12 December 1976
Teams25 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions MC Alger (1st title)
Runners-up Hafia FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored128 (3.05 per match)
Top scorer(s) Abdeslam Bousri (5 goals)

The tournament was played by 25 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. MC Alger of Algeria won the final, becoming CAF club champion for the first time, and the first club from Algeria to win the trophy.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ahly Benghazi 4–5 MC Alger 3–2 1–3
Asante Kotoko w/o1 Okoume FC
CARA Brazzaville 4–2 CS Imana 4–0 0–2
AS Corps Enseignement 5–6 Simba SC 4–2 1–4
ASC Diaraf 10–2 Os Balantas 6–1 4–1
Express FC 1–1 (4–3 p) Caïman Douala 1–0 0–1
Gor Mahia 5–1 Saint-George SA 3–1 2–0
Real Banjul 0–4 Djoliba AC 0–2 0–2
Silures Bobo-Dioulasso w/o1 AS FAN Niamey

1 Okoume FC and AS FAN Niamey withdrew.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASEC Mimosas 4–0 Silures Bobo-Dioulasso 2–0 2–0
Asante Kotoko 2–2 (a) CARA Brazzaville 1–0 1–2
Djoliba AC 2–3 Hafia FC 2–1 0–2
Enugu Rangers 2–2 (a) Express FC 0–0 2–2
Green Buffaloes 4–2 Simba SC 3–2 1–0
Lomé I 1–2 ASC Diaraf 1–1 0–1
Gor Mahia w/o1 Al-Merrikh
MC Alger 3–1 Al Ahly 3–0 0–1

1 Al-Merrikh withdrew.

Quarter-Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Asante Kotoko 2–2 (a) ASEC Mimosas 2–1 0–1
ASC Diaraf 2–6 Hafia FC 2–2 0–4
Green Buffaloes 3–4 Enugu Rangers 3–1 0–3
MC Alger 7–3 Gor Mahia 6–3 1–0

Semi-Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASEC Mimosas 3–5 Hafia FC 3–0 0–5
Enugu Rangers 2–3 MC Alger 2–0 0–3

Final

Hafia FC 3–0 MC Alger
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: M. Joyna (Gambia)
MC Alger 3–0 Hafia FC
Penalties
3–1
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Taoufik Ghazaya (Tunisia)

Champion

African Cup of Champions Clubs
1976 Winners
MC Alger
First Title

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Abdeslam Bousri MC Alger 5
2 Mohamed Azzouz MC Alger 3
Zoubir Bachi MC Alger 3
Omar Betrouni MC Alger 3
N’Jo Léa Hafia FC 3
2 Ali Bencheikh MC Alger 2
Bengally Sylla Hafia FC 2
Morciré Sylla Hafia FC 2
Paul Bawa ASEC Mimosas 2
Ali Mersal Al-Ahly Benghazi 2
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