1973 African Cup of Champions Clubs explained

Tourney Name:African Cup of Champions Clubs
Year:1973
Dates:April - 16 December 1973
Num Teams:24
Confederations:1
Champion Other: AS Vita Club
Count:1
Second Other: Asante Kotoko
Matches:44
Goals:142
Top Scorer: Chérif Souleymane
(5 goals)
Prevseason:1972
Nextseason:1974

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1973 was the 9th 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 24 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. AS Vita Club from Zaire won the final, and became CAF club champion for the first time.

First round

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Second round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1973 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Chérif Souleymane Hafia FC5
2 Laurent Pokou ASEC Mimosas4
3 Ismail Hefny Ismaily3
Ossama Khalil Ismaily3
Mayanga Maku AS Vita Club3
6 Roger Milla Léopard Douala2
Sayed Abdel Razek Ismaily2
Ali Abo Greisha Ismaily2
Petit Sory Hafia FC2
Bernard N'Guessan ASEC Mimosas2
Ndaye Mulamba AS Vita Club2
Joe Sam Asante Kotoko2
Godfrey Chitalu Kabwe Warriors2

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