The 1996 African Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by El Mokawloon El Arab in two-legged final victory against AC Sodigraf. This was the twenty-third season that the tournament took place for the winners of each African country's domestic cup. Thirty-seven sides entered the competition. Teams from Mauritania were disqualified because their federation was in debt to CAF. Great Olympics, Posta and Zasmure all withdrew before the 1st leg of the first round while Chapungu withdrew after the 1st leg. Olympique Béja withdrew before 1st leg of the second round and finally, Pretoria City withdrew before the 1st leg of the quarterfinals.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February - 6 December 1996 |
| Teams | 37 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  El Mokawloon El Arab (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  AC Sodigraf |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 59 |
| Goals scored | 159 (2.69 per match) |
Preliminary round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mogas 90 FC 
|
dq1 |  ASC Air Mauritanie
|
— | — |
Rayon Sports 
|
4–4 (5–4 p) |  Ethiopian IC
|
3–1 | 1–3 |
Red Star 
|
1–2 |  SS Saint-Louisienne
|
0–0 | 1–2 |
Notwane FC 
|
4–0 |  Mhlambanyatsi Rovers
|
2–0 | 2–0 |
MP Tigers 
|
3–3 (4–1 p) |  Real Rovers
|
1–2 | 2–1 |
- Notes
- 1 teams from Mauritania were disqualified because their federation was in debt to CAF.
First round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ASKO Kara 
|
3–5 |  Stade d'Abidjan
|
2–1 | 1–4 |
FUS Rabat 
|
5–1 | Mogas 90 FC
|
5–0 | 0–1 |
Canon Yaoundé 
|
2–0 |  AS CotonTchad
|
1–0 | 1–0 |
Olympique Béja 
|
8–1 |  ASF Bobo Dioulasso
|
6–0 | 2–1 |
AS Douanes 
|
w/o |  Great Olympics
|
— | — |
CR Belouizdad 
|
5–4 |  Horoya AC
|
5–2 | 0–2 |
ASA 
|
3–5 |  Mbilinga FC
|
1–1 | 2–4 |
Étoile du Congo 
|
4–4 (a) |  Katsina United
|
2–3 | 2–11 |
Chapungu United 
|
w/o |  Simba SC
|
1–0 | — |
| El Mokawloon
|
2–1 |  Rayon Sports
|
2–1 | 0–0 |
Pretoria City FC 
|
8–1 | SS Saint-Louisienne
|
5–0 | 3–1 |
Fire Brigade SC 
|
1–2 | Notwane FC
|
0–1 | 1–1 |
Vital'O FC 
|
2–4 |  Costa do Sol
|
0–1 | 2–3 |
Rivatex FC 
|
2–3 |  Al-Mourada SC
|
1–2 | 1–1 |
| AC Sodigraf
|
w/o |  Posta FC
|
— | — |
| MP Tigers
|
w/o |  Zamsure FC
|
— | — |
- Notes
- 1 2nd leg originally abandoned at 1-0 to Étoile du Congo.
Second round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stade d'Abidjan
|
1–3 | FUS Rabat
|
1–1 | 0–2 |
| Canon Yaoundé
|
w/o | Olympique Béja
|
— | — |
| AS Douanes
|
0–2 | CR Belouizdad
|
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Mbilinga FC
|
3–3 (2–3 p) | Katsina United
|
3–0 | 0–3 |
| Simba SC
|
3–3 (a) | El Mokawloon
|
3–1 | 0–2 |
| Pretoria City FC
|
5–1 | Notwane FC
|
2–1 | 3–0 |
| Costa do Sol
|
7–3 | Al-Mourada SC
|
3–0 | 4–3 |
| AC Sodigraf
|
10–0 | MP Tigers
|
7–0 | 3–0 |
Quarter-finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR Belouizdad
|
w/o | Pretoria City FC
|
— | — |
| Canon Yaoundé
|
2–2 (a) | Costa do Sol
|
0–0 | 2–2 |
| FUS Rabat
|
0–1 | El Mokawloon
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
| AC Sodigraf
|
2–0 | Katsina United
|
2–0 | 0–0 |
Semi-finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR Belouizdad
|
1–2 | AC Sodigraf
|
1–1 | 0–1 |
| El Mokawloon
|
3–2 | Canon Yaoundé
|
2–1 | 1–1 |
Final edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Sodigraf
|
0–4 | El Mokawloon
|
0–0 | 0–4 |
First leg edit
| AC Sodigraf | 0 – 0 | El Mokawloon |
|---|---|---|
Second leg edit
| El Mokawloon | 4 – 0 | AC Sodigraf |
|---|---|---|
Ashour  7', 54' (pen.)Ouda 25', 74' |
Champions edit
| African Cup Winners' Cup Winners |
|---|
 El Mokawloon El Arab Third title |