1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs

1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Tournament details
Dates April - 12 December 1976
Teams 25 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Algeria MC Alger (1st title)
Runners-up Guinea Hafia FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played 42
Goals scored 128 (3.05 per match)

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1976 was the 12th 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 25 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. MC Alger of Algeria won the final, becoming CAF club champion for the first time, and the first club from Algeria to win the trophy.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo 4-2 Zaire CS Imana 4-0 0-2
Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi) Libya 4-5 Algeria MC Alger 3-2 1-3
AS Corps Enseignement Madagascar 5-6 Tanzania Simba SC 4-2 1-4
ASC Diaraf Senegal 10-2 Guinea-Bissau Os Balantas 6-1 4-1
Express FC Uganda 1-1 (4-3 pen) Cameroon Caïman Douala 1-0 0-1
Luo Union Kenya 5-1 Ethiopia Saint-George SA 3-1 2-0
Real Banjul The Gambia 0-4 Mali Djoliba AC 0-2 0-2
Silures Bobo-Dioulasso Republic of Upper Volta w/o Niger AS FAN Niamey 1
Asante Kotoko Ghana w/o Gabon Okoume FC 1

1 Okoume FC and AS FAN Niamey withdrew.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Asante Kotoko Ghana 2-2(a) Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 1-0 1-2
MC Alger Algeria 3-1 Egypt Al Ahly 3-0 0-1
Green Buffaloes Zambia 4-2 Tanzania Simba SC 3-2 1-0
Lomé I Togo 1-2 Senegal ASC Diaraf 1-1 0-1
Enugu Rangers Nigeria 2-2(a) Uganda Express FC 0-0 2-2
Luo Union Kenya w/o Sudan Al-Merrikh 1
Djoliba AC Mali 2-3 Guinea Hafia FC 2-1 0-2
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 4-0 Republic of Upper Volta Silures Bobo-Dioulasso 2-0 2-0

1 Al-Merrikh withdrew.

Quarter-Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Asante Kotoko Ghana 2-2(a) Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2-1 0-1
MC Alger Algeria 7-3 Kenya Luo Union 6-3 1-0
Green Buffaloes Zambia 3-4 Nigeria Enugu Rangers 3-1 0-3
ASC Diaraf Senegal 2-6 Guinea Hafia FC 2-2 0-4

Semi-Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Enugu Rangers Nigeria 2-3 Algeria MC Alger 2-0 0-3
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 3-5 Guinea Hafia FC 3-0 0-5

Final

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hafia FC Guinea 3–3
(1–4 p)		 Algeria MC Alger 3–0 0–3
Hafia FC Guinea 3 – 0 Algeria MC Alger
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: M. Joyna (Gambia)
MC Alger Algeria 3 – 0 Guinea Hafia FC
Bachi  24'
Betrouni  76', 90'
Penalties
4 – 1
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: M. Ghazaya (Tunisia)

Champion

African Cup of Champions Clubs
1976 Winners
Algeria
MC Alger
First Title
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