The 1990 season of the African Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by BCC Lions in two-legged final victory against Club Africain. This was the sixteenth season that the tournament took place for the winners of each African country's domestic cup. Thirty-six sides entered the competition, with Al Suguar withdrawing before the 1st leg of the first round.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February - 8 December 1990 |
| Teams | 36 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  BCC Lions (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Club Africain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 69 |
| Goals scored | 148 (2.14 per match) |
Preliminary round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anse-aux-PinsFC 
|
1–17 |  Pamba SC
|
0–5 | 1–12 |
Desportivo Maputo 
|
4–0 |  Lesotho Defence Force FC
|
2–0 | 2–0 |
Liberté FC 
|
1–2 |  Tourbillon FC
|
0–0 | 1–2 |
Moneni Pirates 
|
1–6 |  Vital'O FC
|
0–0 | 1–6 |
First round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Merrikh 
|
w/o |  Al-Suqoor
|
3–0 | — |
| BCC Lions
|
2–1 |  Entente II
|
1–0 | 1–1 |
Kenya Breweries 
|
2–1 |  Nakivubo Villa
|
0–0 | 2–1 |
Darryn Textiles FC 
|
1–5 |  Red Arrows FC
|
1–4 | 0–1 |
| Desportivo Maputo
|
1–1 (5–3 p) |  Ferroviário da Huíla
|
0–1 | 1–0 |
AS Fonctionnaires 
|
0–3 |  MAS Fez
|
0–1 | 0–2 |
Makona FC 
|
0–4 |  AS Sotra
|
0–2 | 0–2 |
LPRC Oilers 
|
0–1 |  East End Lions
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
Olympic Real 
|
1–1 (3–4 p) |  Requins de l'Atlantique
|
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Pamba SC
|
1–2 |  BTM Antananarivo
|
0–0 | 1–2 |
Rayon Sports 
|
1–2 |  Diables Noirs
|
0–0 | 1–2 |
AS Real Bamako 
|
1–4 |  Hearts of Oak
|
1–2 | 0–2 |
RC Relizane 
|
1–6 | Club Africain
|
1–4 | 0–2 |
| Tourbillon FC
|
0–2 |  Petrosport FC
|
0–0 | 0–2 |
US Ouakam 
|
3–0 |  Tonnerre Yaoundé
|
2–0 | 1–0 |
| Vital'O FC
|
2–2 (5–3 p) |  FC Kalamu
|
1–1 | 1–1 |
Second round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya Breweries
|
1–1 (a) | BTM Antananarivo
|
1–1 | 0–0 |
| Desportivo Maputo
|
3–2 | Red Arrows FC
|
3–2 | 0–0 |
| Diables Noirs
|
2–3 | BCC Lions
|
2–0 | 0–3 |
| East End Lions
|
0–2 | Vital'O FC
|
0–0 | 0–2 |
| MAS Fez
|
1–4 | Club Africain
|
1–0 | 0–4 |
| Petrosport FC
|
2–2 (3–4 p) | Al-Merrikh
|
2–0 | 0–2 |
| Requins de l'Atlantique
|
0–1 | US Ouakam
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
| AS Sotra
|
2–3 | Hearts of Oak
|
1–1 | 1–2 |
Quarter-finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTM Antananarivo
|
0–1 | Al-Merrikh
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Desportivo Maputo
|
2–2 (a) | Vital'O FC
|
1–0 | 1–2 |
| Hearts of Oak
|
2–2 (5–6 p) | Club Africain
|
2–0 | 0–2 |
| US Ouakam
|
1–4 | BCC Lions
|
0–1 | 1–3 |
Semi-finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Merrikh
|
1–1 (3–4 p) | Club Africain
|
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Desportivo Maputo
|
3–7 | BCC Lions
|
2–1 | 1–6 |
Final edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCC Lions
|
4–1 | Club Africain
|
3–0 | 1–1 |
First leg edit
| BCC Lions | 3 – 0 | Club Africain |
|---|---|---|
Edema Fuludu  38' (pen.)Agum 84'Igwilo 89' |
Second leg edit
| Club Africain | 1 – 1 | BCC Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Lofti Mhaïssi 77' |
Angwe 36' |