The African Cup Winners' Cup was a
football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the
CAF Cup 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.
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. For the first edition, fifteen teams took part registered and it was the Cameroonian club of
Tonnerre Yaoundé who were the first winners, after defeating the Ivorians
Stella Club d'Adjamé 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