1968 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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 1968 – 30 March 1969 |
| Teams | 20 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  TP Englebert (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Étoile Filante (Lomé) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 102 (3.4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Pierre Kalala (7 goals) |
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 edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Etoile du Congo 
|
w/o1 |  Mighty Blackpool
|
— | — |
FAR Rabat 
|
w/o1 |  Augustinians FC
|
— | — |
Police (Mogadishu) 
|
w/o1 |  Cosmopolitans FC
|
— | — |
Secteur 6 
|
2–4 |  US Ouagadougou
|
1–1 | 1–3 |
1 Mighty Blackpool, Augustinians FC and Cosmopolitans FC all withdrew.
First round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abaluhya United 
|
4–2 |  Saint-George SA
|
1–1 | 3–1 |
Africa Sports 
|
6–41 |  TP Englebert
|
2–0 | 4–4 |
| Etoile du Congo
|
4–6 |  Oryx Douala
|
1–2 | 3–4 |
| FAR Rabat
|
3–0 |  Foyer France
|
2–0 | 1–0 |
Mighty Barrolle 
|
1–22 |  Conakry II
|
1–2 | n/p2 |
| Police (Mogadishu)
|
2–4 |  Al-Mourada
|
1–1 | 1–3 |
Stationery Stores 
|
4–43 |  Cape Coast Dwarfs
|
3–2 | 1–2 |
| US Ouagadougou
|
1–6 | Étoile Filante (Lomé)
|
1–4 | 0–2 |
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 edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abaluhya United
|
4–3 | Al-Mourada
|
3–0 | 1–3 |
| Étoile Filante (Lomé)
|
3–0 | Conakry II
|
3–01 | n/p1 |
| FAR Rabat
|
2–22 | Stationery Stores
|
1–0 | 1–2 |
| TP Englebert
|
5–0 | Oryx Douala
|
3–0 | 2–0 |
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 edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abaluhya United
|
2–4 | Étoile Filante (Lomé)
|
2–0 | 0–4 |
| TP Englebert
|
4–2 | FAR Rabat
|
1–1 | 3–1 |
Final edit
TP Englebert won 6–4 on aggregate.
Champion edit
1968 African Cup of Champions Clubs TP Englebert Second Title |
Top scorers edit
The top scorers from the 1968 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre Kalala
|
TP Englebert
|
7 |
| 2 | Kamunda Tshinabu
|
TP Englebert
|
5 |
| 3 | Joe Kadenge
|
Abaluhya United
|
3 |
| John Nyawanga
|
Abaluhya United
|
3 | |
| Driss Bamous
|
FAR Rabat
|
3 | |
| 6 | André Kalonzo
|
TP Englebert
|
2 |
| ... Nyembo "Toyota"
|
TP Englebert
|
2 | |
| John Ambani
|
Abaluhya United
|
2 | |
| Moulay Driss Cherika
|
FAR Rabat
|
2 | |
| Désiré Ananou
|
Étoile Filante
|
2 | |
| Docteur Kaolo
|
Étoile Filante
|
2 |