The 1996 CAF Cup was the fifth football club tournament season that took place for the runners-up of each African country's domestic league. It was won by Kawkab Marrakesh in two-legged final victory against ES Sahel.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | - 30 November 1996 |
| Teams | 34 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Kawkab Marrakesh (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  ES Sahel |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 58 |
| Goals scored | 150 (2.59 per match) |
Preliminary round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eleven Men in Flight 
|
5–5 (a) |  Blue Waters
|
4–2 | 1–3 |
Meat Commission 
|
4–2 |  Defence Force
|
4–2 | 0–0 |
First round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kiyovu Sports 
|
4–6 |  Patronage Sainte-Anne
|
4–2 | 0–4 |
| Kawkab Marrakesh
|
dq1 |  ASC Garde Nationale
|
— | — |
Étoile Filante 
|
2–4 |  MC Oran
|
1–1 | 1–3 |
Ferroviário de Maputo 
|
2–0 |  Mebrat Hail
|
2–0 | 0–0 |
FC 105 
|
0–4 |  Unisport FC
|
0–0 | 0–4 |
Étoile Filante du Togo 
|
2–6 |  Enugu Rangers
|
1–0 | 1–6 |
SO Armée 
|
3–0 |  Dragons de l'Ouémé
|
2–0 | 1–0 |
Entente Sotrac 
|
2–6 | ES Sahel
|
1–4 | 1–2 |
ASFAG 
|
3–4 |  Junior Professional
|
2–1 | 1–3 |
Ports Authority 
|
w/o |  Real Tamale United
|
— | — |
AS Inter Star 
|
1–5 |  AS Vita Club
|
1–1 | 0–4 |
| Blue Waters
|
2–6 |  Primeiro de Agosto
|
1–2 | 1–4 |
Kenya Breweries 
|
2–1 |  Uganda Electricity Board
|
2–0 | 0–1 |
Small Simba SC 
|
1–1 (a) |  Hay Al-Arab SC
|
1–1 | 0–0 |
| Meat Commission
|
1–7 |  Mamelodi Sundowns
|
0–3 | 1–4 |
US Stade Tamponnaise 
|
w/o |  Kabwe Warriors
|
— | — |
- Notes
- 1 ASC Garde Nationale were disqualified because their federations were in debt to CAF.
Second round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patronage Sainte-Anne
|
0–2 | Kawkab Marrakesh
|
0–0 | 0–2 |
| MC Oran
|
4–3 | Ferroviário de Maputo
|
4–1 | 0–2 |
| Unisport FC
|
2–1 | Enugu Rangers
|
1–1 | 1–0 |
| SO Armée
|
3–4 | ES Sahel
|
2–1 | 1–3 |
| Junior Professional
|
w/o1 | Ports Authority
|
— | — |
| AS Vita Club
|
3–1 | Primeiro de Agosto
|
3–0 | 0–1 |
| Kenya Breweries
|
1–0 | Hay Al-Arab SC
|
0–0 | 1–0 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns
|
1–2 | US Stade Tamponnaise
|
1–2 | 0–0 |
- Notes
- 1 Winner was to be determined in a single match in Freetown, Sierra Leone, due to civil war in Liberia; Junior Professional withdrew.
Quarter-finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES Sahel
|
4–2 | Unisport FC
|
4–1 | 0–1 |
| US Stade Tamponnaise
|
0–1 | Kawkab Marrakesh
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
| MC Oran
|
2–2 (1–3 p) | AS Vita Club
|
2–0 | 0–2 |
| Kenya Breweries
|
1–1 (4–2 p) | Ports Authority
|
1–0 | 0–1 |
Semi-finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawkab Marrakesh
|
4–2 | Kenya Breweries
|
4–1 | 0–1 |
| ES Sahel
|
3–2 | AS Vita Club
|
2–0 | 1–2 |
Final edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES Sahel
|
3–3 (a) | Kawkab Marrakesh
|
3–1 | 0–2 |
Winners edit
| 1996 African Cup Winners' Cup Winners |
|---|
 Kawkab Marrakesh First title |
External links edit
- CAF Cup 1996 - rsssf.com