1979 African Cup of Champions Clubs

The 1979 African Cup of Champions Clubs was the 15th 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 28 teams and was used a playoff scheme with home and away matches. Union Douala from Cameroon won that final, and became for the first time CAF club champion.

First round

1 2 3

Second round

1 2

Quarter-finals

1

Semi-finals

Final

Champion

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1979 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:

RankNameTeamGoals1 Ally Thuwen Simba SC32 Bouzid Mahiouz MP Alger2 Teni Yerima Union Douala2 Hassan Shehata Zamalek2 Mohammed Polo Hearts of Oak2 John Nketia Yawson Hearts of Oak2 George Kulagwa Simba SC2

References RSSSF.com