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1972 African Cup of Champions Clubs

Field	Value
tourney_name	African Cup of Champions Clubs
year	1972
dates	April - 22 December 1972
num_teams	26
confederations	1
champion_other	GUI Hafia FC
count	1
second_other	UGA Simba FC
matches	45
goals	154
top_scorer	ZAM Godfrey Chitalu
(13 goals)
player	GUI Chérif Souleymane
prevseason	[1971](1971-african-cup-of-champions-clubs)
nextseason	[1973](1973-african-cup-of-champions-clubs)

(13 goals)

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1972 was the 8th 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 26 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. Hafia FC from Guinea won the final, becoming CAF club champion for the first time and the first Guinean team to win the trophy.

First round

|} 1Al-Merrikh withdrew.

2Abaluhya United withdrew.

Second round

|} 1 After the match had finished 2-0 to Djoliba AC, leaving the aggregate level at 2–2, AS Forces Armées (Dakar) refused to take part in the penalty shootout to protest the officiating; they were ejected from the competition and banned from CAF competitions for three years.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

|} 1 TP Mazembe refused to play the 2nd leg contesting the eligibility of the referees assigned by CAF: TP Mazembe were ejected from the competition, and CAF awarded Hafia FC a 2–0 victory.

Final

Main article: 1972 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final

Petit Sory
Souleymane
N’Jo Léa
Wandera
Wasswa
Sukuma
Souleymane
Tolo
N’Jo Léa

Champion

African Cup of Champions Clubs
1972 Winners
GUI
Hafia FC
First Title

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1972 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	ZAM Godfrey Chitalu	ZAM Kabwe Warriors	13
2	GUI Chérif Souleymane	GUI Hafia FC	4
3	GUI N’Jo Léa	GUI Hafia FC	2
GUI Petit Sory	GUI Hafia FC	2
GUI Tolo	GUI Hafia FC	2
UGA Denis Obua	UGA Simba FC	2
ZAI Kamunda Tshinabu	ZAI TP Mazembe	2
ZAM Oliver Musonda	ZAM Kabwe Warriors	2
ZAM Boniface Simutowe	ZAM Kabwe Warriors	2

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