Saturday, October 25, 2025

African Champions' Cup

 

Champions' Cup 1970

First Round
Aigle Royal              Gab  CARA Brazzaville         CoB   0-3  5-2  5-5x
CR Belcourt              Alg  ASC Jeanne d'Arc         Sen   5-3  w/o     y
Lavori Publici           Som  Prisons FC               Uga   2-1  2-4  4-5
AS Real Bamako           Mli  AS Fonctionnaires        UpV   3-0  2-2  5-2
Secteur 6                Nig  Union Douala             Cam   0-2  2-1  2-3
Stationery Stores        Nga  Forces Armées            Dah   3-1  3-2  6-3
Young Africans           Tan  US Fonctionnaires        Mad   4-0  2-4  6-4
AS Kaloum Star           Gui  bye
Al-Hilal                 Sud  bye
Asante Kotoko            Gha  bye
Ismaili                  Egy  bye
Modèle Lomé              Tog  bye
Nakuru All Stars         Ken  bye
Stade (Abidjan)          IvC  bye
TP Englebert             Zai  bye
Tele SC Asmara           Eth  bye
x CARA Brazzaville (probably) won after drawing of lots
y CR Belcourt withdrew after 1st leg; CR Belcourt were later renamed  
  CR Belouizdad

Second Round
AS Kaloum Star           Gui  ASC Jeanne d'Arc         Sen   3-1  1-2  4-3w
Ismaili                  Egy  Al-Hilal                 Sud   1-0  0-0  1-0
Nakuru All Stars         Ken  Young Africans           Tan   1-0  1-3  2-3
Prisons FC               Uga  Tele SC Asmara           Eth   3-2  1-2  4-4x
AS Real Bamako           Mli  Stade (Abidjan)          IvC   2-3  2-6  4-9
Stationery Stores        Nga  Asante Kotoko            Gha   3-2  abd     y
TP Englebert             Zai  CARA Brazzaville         CoB   3-0  2-2  5-2z
Union Douala             Cam  Modèle Lomé              Tog   0-0  1-1  1-1x
w 1st leg Jun 7, 2nd leg Jun 28
x Prisons FC and Modèle Lomé won after drawing of lots
y 2nd leg was abandoned at 1-0 for Asante Kotoko; Asante Kotoko qualified
z 1st leg May 24 in Abidjan (Ivory Coast), 2nd leg May 28 in Yaoundé (Cameroon);
  TP Englebert were later renamed TP Mazembe

Quarterfinals
Ismaili                  Egy  Prisons FC               Uga   4-1  2-1  6-2
Modèle Lomé              Tog  TP Englebert             Zai   0-0  1-3  1-3
Stade (Abidjan)          IvC  AS Kaloum Star           Gui   1-1  3-4  4-5x
  [Déhi Maurice 22; Kandia 33]
Young Africans           Tan  Asante Kotoko            Gha   1-1  0-2  1-3
x 1st leg Sep 20, 2nd leg Oct 4

Semifinals
AS Kaloum Star           Gui  TP Englebert             Zai   1-2  1-3  2-5x
  [Aly Badra Kolev 6; Tshinabu 50, Kalala 1-2]
  [Kalala 1-1, 2-1, Tshinabu 3-1; Morciré 5]
Ismaili                  Egy  Asante Kotoko            Gha   0-0  0-2  0-2
x 1st leg Dec 13, 2nd leg Dec 20 in Kinshasa

Final (Jan 10 and 24, 1971)
Kumasi Stadium, Kumasi and 20th May Stadium, Kinshasa
Asante Kotoko            Gha  TP Englebert             Zai   1-1  2-1  3-2

TP Englebert lost in three games – sad, but there had to be a winner. This is possible picture of the losers.

Asante Kotoko triumphed.
For the first time a team from Ghana won the African trophy.