1978 African Cup of Champions Clubs

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1978 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Tournament details
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Cameroon.svg Canon Yaoundé (2nd title)
Runners-up Flag of Guinea.svg Hafia FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played41
Goals scored107 (2.61 per match)
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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.

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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

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Tahaddy Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg 5–4 Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg Medr Babur 3–12–3
AS Corps Enseignement Flag of Madagascar.svg 1–4 Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg Matlama FC 1–2w/o1
ASC Garde Nationale Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg 5–3 Flag of The Gambia.svg Wallidan FC 3–12–2
Hardware Stars Flag of Malawi.svg 1–5 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh 1–10–4
Kampala City Council FC Flag of Uganda.svg 3–1 Flag of Somalia.svg Horseed FC 1–12–0
Stade Centrafricain Flag of the Central African Republic.svg 2–4 Flag of Niger.svg Olympic Niamey 1–31–1
Silures Bobo-Dioulasso Flag of Upper Volta.svg 10–2 Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Benfica de Bissau 7–03–2
Simba SC Flag of Tanzania.svg 2–1 Flag of Gabon.svg Vantour Club Mangoungou 2–00–1

1 AS Corps Enseignement withdrew after the first leg.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Africa Sports Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2–4 Flag of Upper Volta.svg Silures Bobo-Dioulasso 2–11–3
Canon Yaoundé Flag of Cameroon.svg 3–2 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh 2–01–2
Enugu Rangers Flag of Nigeria.svg w/o1 Flag of Niger.svg Olympic Niamey ——
Green Buffaloes Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg 1–0 Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg Matlama FC 1–00–0
Hafia FC Flag of Guinea.svg 6–0 Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg ASC Garde Nationale 5–01–0
JE Tizi Ouzou Flag of Algeria.svg 3–0 Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg Al-Tahaddy 1–02–0
Kampala City Council FC Flag of Uganda.svg w/o1 Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg Al Ahly ——
AS Vita Club Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg 2–0 Flag of Tanzania.svg Simba SC 1–01–0

1 Olympic Niamey and Al Ahly SC withdrew.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Canon Yaoundé Flag of Cameroon.svg 3–1 Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg Green Buffaloes 2–01–1
Enugu Rangers Flag of Nigeria.svg 4–1 Flag of Uganda.svg Kampala City Council FC 3–11–0
JE Tizi Ouzou Flag of Algeria.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg AS Vita Club 3–20–1
Silures Bobo-Dioulasso Flag of Upper Volta.svg 1–8 Flag of Guinea.svg Hafia FC 0–41–4

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Canon Yaoundé Flag of Cameroon.svg 0–0 (6–5 p) Flag of Nigeria.svg Enugu Rangers 0–00–0
Hafia FC Flag of Guinea.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg AS Vita Club 2–01–3

Final

Hafia FC Flag of Guinea.svg 0–0 Flag of Cameroon.svg Canon Yaoundé
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Canon Yaoundé Flag of Cameroon.svg 2–0 Flag of Guinea.svg Hafia FC
Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé

Champion

1978 African Cup of Champions Clubs winners
Flag of Cameroon.svg
Canon Yaoundé
Second title

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1978 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Flag of Guinea.svg Seydouba Bangoura Flag of Guinea.svg Hafia FC 2
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg Mayanga Maku Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg AS Vita Club 2
3 Flag of Algeria.svg Kamel Aouis Flag of Algeria.svg JE Tizi Ouzou 1
Flag of Algeria.svg Bachir Douadi Flag of Algeria.svg JE Tizi Ouzou 1
Flag of Guinea.svg Amara Touré Flag of Guinea.svg Hafia FC 1
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg ... Katshimuka Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg AS Vita Club 1
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg ... Lupela Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg AS Vita Club 1

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