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

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. The tournament was played by 25 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. Canon Yaoundé from

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won the final, and became CAF club champion for the first time.

First round

Second round

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withdrew.
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withdrew.

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

''For the final, only points aggregate, not goals aggregate was considered.'' ¹

Champion

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:

External links

African Cup of Champions results
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