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1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | African Cup of Champions Clubs |
| year | 1970 |
| dates | April 1970 - 24 January 1971 |
| num_teams | 23 |
| confederations | 1 |
| champion_other | GHA Asante Kotoko |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | COD TP Englebert |
| matches | 42 |
| goals | 145 |
| top_scorer | COD Pierre Kalala (4 goals) |
| prevseason | 1969 |
| nextseason | 1971 |
The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1970 was the 6th 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 23 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. Asante Kotoko from Ghana won the final, and became CAF club champion for the first time.
First round
|} 1 CARA Brazzaville won after drawing of lots.
2 CR Belcourt withdrew after the first leg.
Second round
|} 1 Prisons FC Kampala and Modèle Lomé won after drawing of lots.
2 Leading 1-0 in the second half of extra time, Asante Kotoko were awarded a penalty. Stationery Stores refused to let the penalty be taken and the match was abandoned. CAF ruled that Asante Kotoko should be considered the winners of the tie.
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
Main article: 1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final
- Gariba
- Kalala
- Tshinabu
- Gariba
- Jabir
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Champion
| African Cup of Champions Clubs |
|---|
| 1970 Winners |
| GHA |
| Asante Kotoko |
| First Title |
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COD Pierre Kalala | COD TP Englebert | 4 |
| 2 | ALG Hacène Lalmas | ALG CR Belcourt | 3 |
| COD Kamunda Tshinabu | COD TP Englebert | 3 | |
| UAR Abdou El-Hamalawi | UAR Ismaily | 3 | |
| 5 | COD André Kalonzo | COD TP Englebert | 2 |
| GHA Abukari Gariba | GHA Asante Kotoko | 2 | |
| GHA Malik Jabir | GHA Asante Kotoko | 2 | |
| UAR Ali Abo Greisha | UAR Ismaily | 2 |
References
References
- . (27 July 1970). ["That controversial African clubs match: Kotoko declared winners"](https://books.google.com/books?id=1txmAAAAcAAJ&dq=%22that+controversial+african+clubs+match%22&pg=PT1). *Daily Graphic*.
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