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1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | African Cup of Champions Clubs |
| year | 1971 |
| dates | April - 21 December 1971 |
| num_teams | 25 |
| confederations | 1 |
| champion_other | CMR Canon Yaoundé |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | GHA Asante Kotoko |
| matches | 44 |
| goals | 117 |
| top_scorer | GHA Cecil Jones Attuquayefio (6 goals) |
| prevseason | 1970 |
| nextseason | 1972 |
The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1971 was the 7th 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 25 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. Canon Yaoundé from Cameroon won the final, and became CAF club champion for the first time.
First round
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Second round
|} 1 Young Africans withdrew.
2 Espérance de Tunis withdrew.
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
Main article: 1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final
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Gariba
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Essuman
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Léa
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Ndoga For the final, only points aggregate, not goals aggregate was considered.
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Etemé 1 The match was abandoned at the 82' with Canon Yaoundé leading 1-0 after Asante Kotoko fans invaded the pitch. Canon Yaoundé were declared champions.
Champion
| African Cup of Champions Clubs |
|---|
| 1971 Winners |
| CMR |
| Canon Yaoundé |
| First Title |
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHA Cecil Jones Attuquayefio | GHA Great Olympics | 6 |
| 2 | GHA Abukari Gariba | GHA Asante Kotoko | 3 |
| MLI Lamine "Jules" Traoré | MLI Stade Malien | 3 | |
| 4 | GHA Peter Lamptey | GHA Great Olympics | 2 |
| MLI Mamadou "Doudou" Diakité | MLI Stade Malien | 2 |
References
References
- [https://reuters.screenocean.com/record/1071722 Reuters Archive Licensing]. Filmed highlights, titled "Ghana: Ghana's champion football clubs crushes Madagascar's champions".
- Faouzi, Mahjoub. (10 January 1972). "Canon de Yaoundé 'Déclaré vainqueur' de la 7e Coupe d’Afrique des Clubs". Miroir du Football.
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