The African Cup Winners' Cup was a
football
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competition that started in 1975 and merged with the
CAF Cup
The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runners-up of member associations who have not qualified to the pre-existing CAF international club competition the African Cup of Champions Clubs.
History
The tou ...
in 2004 to form the
CAF Confederation Cup. It was a competition between the winning clubs of domestic cups in CAF-affiliated nations and was modelled after the
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tournam ...
.
History
The competition was founded at the beginning of 1975 by the Confederation of African Football, following the example of
UEFA
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in Europe, the
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tournam ...
. For the first edition, fifteen teams took part registered and it was the Cameroonian club of
Tonnerre Yaoundé
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who were the first winners, after defeating the Ivorians
Stella Club d'Adjamé
Stella Club d'Adjamé is an Ivorian football club based in Abidjan.
History
It was founded in 1953 in a fusion between ''Red Star'', ''Etoile d'Adjamé'' and ''US Bella''. They play at the Stade Robert Champroux.
Current squad
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in the final.
Records and statistics
Finals
Performance by club
Performance by country
See also
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References
External links
African Cup Winners' Cup- ''rsssf.com''
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Defunct Confederation of African Football club competitions