1972 African Cup of Champions Clubs

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.

1972 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Tournament details
DatesApril - 22 December 1972
Teams26 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Hafia FC (1st title)
Runners-up Simba FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played45
Goals scored154 (3.42 per match)
Top scorer(s) Godfrey Chitalu
(13 goals)
Best player(s) Chérif Souleymane

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.

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