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
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in
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
.
The tournament was played by 23 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away.
Asante Kotoko from
Ghana
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won the final, and became CAF club champion for the first time.
First round
1 CARA Brazzaville
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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 The match was abandoned with
Asante Kotoko leading 1–0 after a pitch invasion;
Asante Kotoko qualified.
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
Champion
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:
External links
African Cup of Champions resultsat
Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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1970 in African football
African Cup of Champions Clubs