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1964–65 African Cup of Champions Clubs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | African Cup of Champions Clubs |
| year | 1964-65 |
| other_titles | Kwame Nkrumah Cup |
| dates | 10 April 1964 – 12 February 1965 |
| num_teams | 14 |
| champion_other | CMR Oryx Douala |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | MLI Stade Malien |
| matches | 15 |
| goals | 64 |
| top_scorer | MLI Salif Kéïta (3 goals) |
| nextseason | 1966 |
The 1964–65 African Cup of Champions Clubs, known as Kwame Nkrumah Cup was the first 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.
The tournament was played by 14 teams. They were split in 3 groups, with each group winner qualifying to the final tournament held in Ghana. Oryx Douala from Cameroon won the final, and became the first CAF club champion.
Preliminary round
Fourteen teams entered the preliminary round, divided over three zones.
Real Republicans of Ghana qualified as the host of the final tournament.
North-Eastern Zone
First round
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Second round
|} Cotton Factory Club qualified.
Western Zone
First round
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Stade Malien won 5–1 on aggregate.
Sily CK won 6–4 on aggregate.
ASEC Mimosas won after Étoile Filante withdrew.
AS Porto-Novo won after Port Harcourt FC withdrew.
Second round
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As the aggregate finished 4–4, a replay was required.
Stade Malien qualified.
ASEC Mimosas won 5–3 on aggregate.
Third round
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Stade Malien won 9–7 on aggregate and qualified.
Central-South-Western Zone
|} Oryx Douala won 5–4 on aggregate and qualified.
Final tournament
The final tournament was held in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. | 31 January – Accra|GHA Real Republicans|1|CMR Oryx Douala|2 | 4 February – Kumasi|ETH Cotton Factory Club|1|MLI Stade Malien|3 | 7 February – Accra|CMR Oryx Douala|2|MLI Stade Malien|1 | 5 February – Accra|GHA Real Republicans|3|ETH Cotton Factory Club|1
Semi-finals
- Tawiah
- Ebellé
- Epétè
- Diallo
- Kéïta
- Sinaté
Bronze-medal match
- Pare
- Gbadamosi
- Odametey
- Abdelle
Final
Main article: 1965 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final
- Koum
- Ebellé
- Sinaté
Champion
| 1964–65 African Cup of Champions Clubs |
|---|
| CMR |
| Oryx Douala |
| First Title |
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1964–65 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MLI Salif Kéïta | MLI Stade Malien | 3 |
| 2 | CMR Walter Ebellé | CMR Oryx Douala | 2 |
| MLI Tiémoko Sinaté | MLI Stade Malien | 2 |
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