1977 African Cup of Champions Clubs

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1977 was the 13th 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.

1977 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Tournament details
DatesApril - 18 December 1977
Teams29 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Hafia FC (3rd title)
Runners-up Hearts of Oak
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored156 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mahmoud El Khatib (4 goals)

The tournament was played by 29 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. Hafia FC from Guinea won that final, and became CAF club champion for the third time.

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASC Diaraf 5–0 ASC Garde Nationale 3–0 2–0
SC Gagnoa w/o1 AS Tempête Mocaf — —
Gor Mahia 3–3 (5–3 p) Yamaha Wanderers 1–2 2–1
Horseed FC 1–4 Al Ahly 1–1 0–3
Kampala City Council FC 4–0 Mechal Army 1–0 3–0
Mufulira Wanderers 3–3 Maseru United 1–1 2–2
Olympic Niamey 4–6 Al-Madina 2–4 2–2
Saint Joseph Warriors FC 2–5 Hearts of Oak 1–3 1–2
Simba SC w/o1 Mbabane Highlanders — —
TP Mazembe 1–4 Lomé I 1–1 0–3
UD Internacional 0–6 Djoliba AC 0–1 0–5
Union Douala 3–0 Silures Bobo-Dioulasso 2–0 1–0
Vantour Club Mangoungou 4–8 Diables Noirs 2–4 2–4

1 Mbabane Highlanders and AS Tempête Mocaf withdrew.

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al Ahly 7–3 Al-Madina 7–2 0–1
Diables Noirs 1–2 Hafia FC 0–1 1–1
ASC Diaraf 2–3 Hearts of Oak 1–1 1–2
SC Gagnoa 2–4 Djoliba AC 1–3 1–1
Gor Mahia 4–5 Mufulira Wanderers 2–1 2–4
Kampala City Council FC 3–4 MC Alger 1–1 2–3
Union Douala 2–2 (3–4 p) Lomé I 1–1 1–1
Kwara Water Corporation FC 1–0 Simba SC 0–0 1–0

Quarter-Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al Ahly 1–3 Hearts of Oak 1–0 0–3
Djoliba AC 2–11 Lomé I 2–0 0–1
MP Alger2 2–3 Mufulira Wanderers 2–1 0–2
Kwara Water Corporation FC 4–5 Hafia FC 4–2 0–3

1 Djoliba AC were disqualified as Mali were suspended by CAF after police and security forces assaulted officials during an African Cup of Nations qualifying match in Bamako against Ivory Coast on 19 June.
1 MC Alger changed its name to MP Alger as part of the sports national reform.

Semi-Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lomé I 2–3 Hafia FC 2–1 0–2
Mufulira Wanderers 5–5 (a) Hearts of Oak 5–2 0–3

Final
Hearts of Oak 0–1 Hafia FC
  • Touré  26'
Hafia FC 3–2 Hearts of Oak
Attendance: 30,000

Champion
African Cup of Champions Clubs
1977 Winners
Hafia FC
Third Title

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1977 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Mahmoud El Khatib Al Ahly 4
2 Taher El Shaikh Al Ahly 3
Robert Hammond Hearts of Oak 3
Peter Lamptey Hearts of Oak 3
Alaka Boura Djoliba 3
6 Abdeslam Bousri MC Alger 2
Sherif Abdel Moneim Al Ahly 2
Mokhtar Mokhtar Al Ahly 2
Mohammed Polo Hearts of Oak 2
Anas Seidu Hearts of Oak 2
Allan Thigo Gor Mahia 2
Thomas Bwalya Mufulira Wanderers 2
Willie Mukwasa Mufulira Wanderers 2
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