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1968 African Cup of Champions Clubs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | African Cup of Champions Clubs |
| year | 1968 |
| dates | April 1968 – 30 March 1969 |
| num_teams | 20 |
| confederations | 1 |
| champion_other | COD TP Englebert |
| count | 2 |
| second_other | TOG Étoile Filante (Lomé) |
| matches | 30 |
| goals | 102 |
| top_scorer | COD Pierre Kalala (7 goals) |
| prevseason | [1967](1967-african-cup-of-champions-clubs) |
| nextseason | [1969](1969-african-cup-of-champions-clubs) |
The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1968 was the 4th 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 20 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. TP Englebert from Congo-Kinshasa won the final, and became CAF club champion for the second time in a row for the first time this makes the record holders for the number of titles won.
Preliminary round
|} 1 Mighty Blackpool, Augustinians FC and Cosmopolitans FC all withdrew.
First round
|} 1 Africa Sports were ejected from the competition for fielding three ineligible players.
2 Mighty Barolle were disqualified after Liberia was suspended by FIFA.
3 Stationery Stores won after drawing of lots.
Quarter-finals
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1 The 1st leg was abandoned at 72' with Étoile Filante leading 3–0 after Conakry II walked off to protest the officiating and withdrew from the tournament; the 2nd leg was scratched and Étoile Filante advanced.
2 A third match was played in Dakar by mutual agreement: after this match finished 2–2 when extra time expired, FAR Rabat won after a drawing of lots.
Semi-finals
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Final
Main article: 1968 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final
- Kalala 3', 75'
- Kalonzo 40'
- Tshinabu 46', 57'
- Docteur Kaolo
- Ananou
- Kalonzo TP Englebert won 6–4 on aggregate.
Champion
| **1968 African Cup of Champions Clubs** |
|---|
| COD |
| **TP Englebert** |
| **Second Title** |
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1968 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COD Pierre Kalala | COD TP Englebert | 7 |
| 2 | COD Kamunda Tshinabu | COD TP Englebert | 5 |
| 3 | KEN Joe Kadenge | KEN Abaluhya United | 3 |
| KEN John Nyawanga | KEN Abaluhya United | 3 | |
| MAR Driss Bamous | MAR FAR Rabat | 3 | |
| 6 | COD André Kalonzo | COD TP Englebert | 2 |
| COD ... Nyembo "Toyota" | COD TP Englebert | 2 | |
| KEN John Ambani | KEN Abaluhya United | 2 | |
| MAR Moulay Driss Cherika | MAR FAR Rabat | 2 | |
| TOG Désiré Ananou | TOG Étoile Filante | 2 | |
| TOG Docteur Kaolo | TOG Étoile Filante | 2 |
References
References
- [https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Daily_Graphic/SbVAX9TuMIoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22englebert+in+5-0+victory%22&pg=PA11&printsec=frontcover Englebert in 5-0 Victory]. Daily Graphic (Accra), Tuesday, March 18, 1969, issue number 5742.
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