The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1971 was the 7th 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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April - 21 December 1971 |
| Teams | 25 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Canon Yaoundé (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Asante Kotoko |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Goals scored | 117 (2.66 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Cecil Jones Attuquayefio (6 goals) |
The tournament was played by 25 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. Canon Yaoundé from Cameroon won the final, and became CAF club champion for the first time.
First round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abaluhya United 
|
1–3 | Great Olympics
|
0–0 | 1–3 |
Al-Merrikh 
|
2–2 (5–4 p) |  Tele SC Asmara
|
2–1 | 0–1 |
| Canon Yaoundé
|
9–4 |  AS Solidarité
|
7–3 | 2–1 |
ASC Diaraf 
|
3–4 |  Stade Malien
|
3–0 | 0–4 |
Espérance de Tunis 
|
1–0 |  Al-Ahly Benghazi
|
0–0 | 1–0 |
Maseru United 
|
3–5 |  MMM Tamatave
|
1–2 | 2–3 |
AS Porto Novo 
|
0–3 |  Victoria Club Mokanda
|
0–1 | 0–2 |
Secteur 6 FC 
|
1–2 |  Enugu Rangers
|
1–1 | 0–1 |
Young Africans 
|
2–0 |  Lavori Publici
|
2–0 | 0–0 |
Second round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AS Kaloum Star 
|
4–5 | Enugu Rangers
|
3–3 | 1–2 |
| Al-Merrikh
|
2–2 (4–5 p) | Asante Kotoko
|
2–1 | 0–1 |
Coffee United SC 
|
w/o1 | Young Africans
|
— | — |
Al-Ismaily 
|
w/o2 | Espérance de Tunis
|
— | — |
| Stade Malien
|
3–4 |  ASEC Mimosas
|
2–2 | 1–2 |
| MMM Tamatave
|
2–5 | Great Olympics
|
2–1 | 0–4 |
| Victoria Club Mokanda
|
1–4 |  Dynamic Togolais
|
1–2 | 0–2 |
AS Vita Club 
|
3–3 (3–4 p) | Canon Yaoundé
|
2–0 | 1–3 |
1 Young Africans withdrew.
2 Espérance de Tunis withdrew.
Quarter-finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee United SC
|
0–2 | Great Olympics
|
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Dynamic Togolais
|
4–6 | Canon Yaoundé
|
1–2 | 3–4 |
| Enugu Rangers
|
0–3 | ASEC Mimosas
|
0–1 | 0–2 |
| Al-Ismaily
|
1–4 | Asante Kotoko
|
1–1 | 0–3 |
Semi-finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASEC Mimosas
|
3–5 | Canon Yaoundé
|
2–1 | 1–4 |
| Great Olympics
|
1–2 | Asante Kotoko
|
1–1 | 0–1 |
Final edit
| Canon Yaoundé | 2–0 | Asante Kotoko |
|---|---|---|
For the final, only points aggregate, not goals aggregate was considered.
| Canon Yaoundé | 1–01 | Asante Kotoko |
|---|---|---|
|
1 The match was abandoned at the 82' with Canon Yaoundé leading 1-0 after Asante Kotoko fans invaded the pitch. Canon Yaoundé were declared champions.
Champion edit
| African Cup of Champions Clubs 1971 Winners |
|---|
|
| Canon Yaoundé First Title |
Top scorers edit
The top scorers from the 1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cecil Jones Attuquayefio
|
Great Olympics
|
6 |
| 2 | Abukari Gariba
|
Asante Kotoko
|
3 |
| Lamine "Jules" Traoré
|
Stade Malien
|
3 | |
| 4 | Peter Lamptey
|
Great Olympics
|
2 |
| Mamadou "Doudou" Diakité
|
Stade Malien
|
2 |