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1968 African Cup Of Champions Clubs
The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1968 was the 4th 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 20 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. TP Englebert from Congo-Kinshasa won the final, and became CAF club champion for the second time in a row for the first time this makes the record holders for the number of titles won. Preliminary round 1 Mighty Blackpool, Augustinians FC and Cosmopolitans FC all withdrew. First round 1 Africa Sports were ejected from the competition for fielding three ineligible players. 2 Mighty Barolle were disqualified after Liberia was suspended by FIFA. 3 Stationery Stores won after drawing of lots. Quarter-Finals 1 The 1st leg was abandoned at 72' with Étoile Filante leading 3-0 after Conakry II walked off to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional football club based in Lubumbashi. History Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a value of at least $10 million, was originally founded by the Benedictine monks who directed the Institut Saint-Boniface school in Élisabethville (modern-day Lubumbashi) in Katanga Province. The missionaries originally decided in 1939 to established a football team for the students' Boy Scout troop, named Saint Georges FC, after the patron saint of the Scouting movement. This team affiliated itself directly in the first division of the Royal Federation of the Native Athletic Associations (''Fédération Royale des Associations Sportives Indigènes'', FRASI) founded by the Belgian King. At the end of the season, Holy Georges placed 3rd. In 1944 the young scouts went on the road and FC St. Georges was rechristened Saint Paul F.C. Some years later, the incorporati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secteur 6
Olympic FC de Niamey is a Nigerien football (soccer), football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 6. Achievements *Niger Premier League: 12 ::1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 (as Secteur 6) ::1976, 1977, 1978, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2012. *Niger Cup: 5 ::1975, 1977, 1990, 1991, 2003. Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Champions League: 1 appearance ::CAF Champions League 2000, 2000 – Preliminary Round * African Cup of Champions Clubs: 9 appearances ::African Cup of Champions Clubs 1967, 1967 – Preliminary Round ::African Cup of Champions Clubs 1968, 1968 – Preliminary Round ::African Cup of Champions Clubs 1969, 1969 – First Round ::African Cup of Champions Clubs 1970, 1970 – First Round ::African Cup of Champions Clubs 1971, 1971 – First Round ::African Cup of Champions Clubs 1975, 1975 – First Round ::African Cup of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2021. The area around Dakar was settled in the 15th century. The Portuguese established a presence on the island of Gorée off the coast of Cap-Vert and used it as a base for the Atlantic slave trade. France took over the island in 1677. Following the abolition of the slave trade and French annexation of the mainland area in the 19th century, Dakar grew into a major regional port and a major city of the French colonial empire. In 1902, Dakar replaced Saint-Louis as the capital of French West Africa. From 1959 to 1960, Dakar was the capital of the short-lived Mali Federation. In 1960, it became the capital of the independent Republic of Senegal. History The Cap-Vert peninsula was settled no later than the 15th century, by the Lebu peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mighty Barolle
Mighty Barrolle is a football club from Liberia based in Monrovia. They are one of the founding members of football in Liberia. Their home Stadium is the Doris Williams Stadium. Liberia's most famous footballer, George Weah, began his career at Mighty Barolle, scoring 7 goals in 10 games in the 1985/86 season. Mighty Barrolle, commonly called "the Rollers", were promoted back to the First Division in 2016 after a successful campaign in Division 2. Achievements *Liberian Premier League: 13 :: 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2000–01, 2004, 2006, 2009 *Liberian Cup: 8 :: 1974, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995 Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Champions League: 2 appearances ::2007 – Preliminary Round ::2011 – Preliminary Round *CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance ::2009 – Preliminary Round * African Cup of Champions Clubs: 8 appearances ::1968: disqualified in First Round ::1973: First Round ::1974: First Round ::1987 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Coast Dwarfs
Cape Coast Mysterious Ebusua Dwarfs is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Cape Coast. The club competes in the Ghana Premier League, the Premier division on the Ghanaian football pyramid, and hold home games at Cape Coast Sports Stadium. History Founded in 1932, Ebusua Dwarfs were one of the founding members of the Ghana Premier League and won the 1966 Ghana Premier League. Ebusua Dwarfs is the first winner of the Presidential cup in 1970 when the idea of FA cup and League Championships was introduced in Ghana,It was called the Prime Minister's cup. Ebusua Dwarfs again won the first SWAG Cup by beating Hearts of Oak 4–2. Ebusua Dwarfs is one of the eight teams invited to play in the first-ever Ghana FA Cup, losing 6–0 in the semifinals to Hearts of Oak after defeating their rivals Vipers 2–0. Dwarfs defeated Ho Mighty Eagles 4–2 to win the 1968 FA Cup final. The Dwarfs also appeared in the 1993 and 1994 finals, losing on penalties to Goldfields in 1993 and los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stationery Stores
Stationery Stores F.C. is a Nigerian football club based in Lagos. History Stationery Stores Football Club was founded in 1958 by Israel Adebajo, who ran the very successful Nigerian Office Stationery Supply Stores Limited. They immediately established themselves as one of the dominant teams in Lagos and Nigeria, supplying the bulk of the first team players of the national team and winning a total 13 Lagos State Challenge Cups, the preliminary round for the Nigerian FA Cup, and 4 National FA Cup competitions. The club's glory years started in 1967. Their fluid and entertaining style of play endeared the club to Lagos fans as they delivered two FA Cups within that period. The first 11 of the Nigerian national team in the 1968 Mexico City Olympic football event had 9 Stationery Stores players, including Sam Opone and Peter Fregene. The team also provided a steady supply of goalkeepers to the Nigerian national team—The Super Eagles, notable ones being the celebrated Peter Rufai (wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Mourada
Al-Mourada Sports Club ( ar, نادي الموردة الرياضي) is a Sudanese football club based in Al-Mourada, a suburb of Omdurman. Along with Al-Hilal and Al-Merrikh, they formed the triplet of Sudanese football, but they couldn't continue that legacy. They were one of the strongest teams in Sudan during their strong reign in the top division of the Sudanese football before being relegated to the 2nd division league due to some financial difficulties. Al-Mourada along with Hilal Alsahil are the only two teams who had broken the domination of the Sudanese football by Al-Hilal Omdurman and Elmerrikh SC as the league title was always won by either one of the rivals. Al-Mourada have been crowned as the champions of the Sudanese 1st division which was the top tier of the Sudanese football at that time in the year 1968. Their home stadium is Al-Mourada Stadium located in the Mourada district in Omdurman which is being renovated to coup with the international standards . Nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hafia FC
Hafia Football Club is a football club based in Conakry, Guinea. Founded in 1951, the team was known as Conakry II in the 1960s and won three titles under that name. Hafia have won 15 league titles overall having dominated in 1960s and 70s, but their last league title coming in 1985. The 1970s were a golden decade for Hafia FC when they dominated African football having won the African Cup of Champions Clubs three times, in 1972, 1975 and 1977. It promoted some great talents as Papa Camara, Bengally Sylla, Abdoulaye Keita, Chérif Souleymane, Petit Sory, Mamadou Aliou Kéïta. In early 2021 construction began on the new stadium "Stade Petit Sory" named after Hafia FC legend Petit Sory Golden Age Hafia's golden age was the 70s when they became African Cup of Champions Clubs three times, in 1972, 1975 and 1977. During this period they were one of the greatest clubs in Africa. Their players included Papa Camara, Abdoulaye Keita, and Petit Sory. Kit provider Current squad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mighty Barrolle
Mighty Barrolle is a football club from Liberia based in Monrovia. They are one of the founding members of football in Liberia. Their home Stadium is the Doris Williams Stadium. Liberia's most famous footballer, George Weah, began his career at Mighty Barolle, scoring 7 goals in 10 games in the 1985/86 season. Mighty Barrolle, commonly called "the Rollers", were promoted back to the First Division in 2016 after a successful campaign in Division 2. Achievements *Liberian Premier League: 13 :: 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2000–01, 2004, 2006, 2009 *Liberian Cup: 8 :: 1974, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995 Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Champions League: 2 appearances ::2007 – Preliminary Round ::2011 – Preliminary Round *CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance ::2009 – Preliminary Round * African Cup of Champions Clubs: 8 appearances ::1968: disqualified in First Round ::1973: First Round ::1974: First Round ::1987 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASC Diaraf
Association Sportive et Culturelle Jaraaf is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade de Diaraf. The club name is sometimes spelt ASC Jaraaf. The word ''Diaraf'' (French spelling in Senegal) or ''Jaraaf'' ( Serer and English spelling in the Gambia) comes from the Serer language - ''Jaraaf'', variation :''Jaraff''. The Jaraffs were the head of the Serer noble council of electors responsible for electing the Serer kings in pre-colonial times. Sarr, Alioune, "Histoire du Sine-Saloum", Introduction, bibliographie et Notes par Charles Becker, Bulletin de l'IFAN, Tome 46, Serie B, n° 3-4, 1986–1987, pp 21-30 ASC Jaraaf is the most popular club in Senegal. The club also has the most number of major honours won in Senegal, totaling to 28. Logo and uniform Its team logo are blue and white. Its home uniform color features a white t-shirt with a striped green rims on top and green shorts with thick whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oryx Douala
Oryx Club de Douala is a football club from Douala, Cameroon, that achieved most of its success in the 1960s. It won the inaugural African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964 beating Stade Malien on a score of 2–1 in the final, and so becoming the first club outfit from Cameroon to win the title. They have also won five league titles and the Cameroon Cup three times, most of which came in the 1960s. Oryx Douala were founded in April 1927 and play in black and yellow striped shirts. The club's 5 title wins make them the Cameroon Elite One league's fourth most successful club of all time. The club plays at 30,000 capacity Stade de la Réunification and currently they play in a lower league. Achievements * Cameroon Premiere Division: 5 :: 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967 * Cameroon Cup: 4 :: 1956 (before independence), 1963, 1968, 1970 :: Finalist : 1969 *African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 :: 1965 Performance in CAF competitions * African Cup of Champions Clubs: 3 appearances ::1965: C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa Sports
Africa Sports d'Abidjan is an Ivorian multi-sports club founded in 1947 and based in Abidjan. The club fields teams in the sports of track and field, handball, basketball and association football, of these the football team is the most prominent. They play at the Stade Houphouet-Boigny. The club is currently playing in the Ligue 2. Association football Africa Sports are the joint-most successful Association football club in the Côte d'Ivoire, together with ASEC Mimosas. On 6 December 1992, they became the first club in the Côte d'Ivoire to win the African Cup Winners Cup after beating Vital'O FC. Logos File:Africa Sports 1948 logo.png, 1948–06 Image:Africa Sports National.png, 2007–12 Logo File:Africa Sports Logo.png, 2012– Logo Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Champions League: 9 appearances ::1997 – Second round ::2000 – Group stage/Semi-finals ::2004 – Group stage ::2005 – Second round ::2006 – Preliminary round ::2008&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
