1978 African Cup of Champions Clubs
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The 1978 African Cup of Champions Clubs was the 14th 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 the association football in Africa.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Canon Yaoundé (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Hafia FC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 41 |
| Goals scored | 107 (2.61 per match) |
The tournament was played by 24 teams and was used a playoff scheme with home and away matches. Canon Yaoundé from Cameroon won that final, and became for the second time CAF club champion.
First round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Tahaddy 
|
5–4 |  Medr Babur
|
3–1 | 2–3 |
AS Corps Enseignement 
|
1–4 |  Matlama FC
|
1–2 | w/o1 |
ASC Garde Nationale 
|
5–3 |  Wallidan FC
|
3–1 | 2–2 |
Hardware Stars 
|
1–5 |  Al-Merrikh
|
1–1 | 0–4 |
Kampala City Council FC 
|
3–1 |  Horseed FC
|
1–1 | 2–0 |
Stade Centrafricain 
|
2–4 |  Olympic Niamey
|
1–3 | 1–1 |
Silures Bobo-Dioulasso 
|
10–2 |  Benfica de Bissau
|
7–0 | 3–2 |
Simba SC 
|
2–1 |  Vantour Club Mangoungou
|
2–0 | 0–1 |
1 AS Corps Enseignement withdrew after the first leg.
Second round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Africa Sports 
|
2–4 | Silures Bobo-Dioulasso
|
2–1 | 1–3 |
| Canon Yaoundé
|
3–2 | Al-Merrikh
|
2–0 | 1–2 |
Enugu Rangers 
|
w/o1 | Olympic Niamey
|
— | — |
Green Buffaloes 
|
1–0 | Matlama FC
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
| Hafia FC
|
6–0 | ASC Garde Nationale
|
5–0 | 1–0 |
JE Tizi Ouzou 
|
3–0 | Al-Tahaddy
|
1–0 | 2–0 |
| Kampala City Council FC
|
w/o1 |  Al Ahly
|
— | — |
AS Vita Club 
|
2–0 | Simba SC
|
1–0 | 1–0 |
1 Olympic Niamey and Al Ahly SC withdrew.
Quarter-finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon Yaoundé
|
3–1 | Green Buffaloes
|
2–0 | 1–1 |
| Enugu Rangers
|
4–1 | Kampala City Council FC
|
3–1 | 1–0 |
| JE Tizi Ouzou
|
3–3 (a) | AS Vita Club
|
3–2 | 0–1 |
| Silures Bobo-Dioulasso
|
1–8 | Hafia FC
|
0–4 | 1–4 |
Semi-finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon Yaoundé
|
0–0 (6–5 p) | Enugu Rangers
|
0–0 | 0–0 |
| Hafia FC
|
3–3 (a) | AS Vita Club
|
2–0 | 1–3 |
Final edit
Champion edit
| 1978 African Cup of Champions Clubs winners |
|---|
 Canon Yaoundé Second title |
Top scorers edit
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The top scorers from the 1978 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seydouba Bangoura
|
Hafia FC
|
2 |
| Mayanga Maku
|
AS Vita Club
|
2 | |
| 3 | Kamel Aouis
|
JE Tizi Ouzou
|
1 |
| Bachir Douadi
|
JE Tizi Ouzou
|
1 | |
| Amara Touré
|
Hafia FC
|
1 | |
| ... Katshimuka
|
AS Vita Club
|
1 | |
| ... Lupela
|
AS Vita Club
|
1 |