1964–65 African Cup of Champions Clubs
The 1964–65 African Cup of Champions Clubs, known as Kwame Nkrumah Cup was the first 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 14 teams. They were split in 3 groups, with each group winner qualifying to the final tournament held in Ghana. Oryx Douala from Cameroon won the final, and became the first CAF club champion. Preliminary roundFourteen teams entered the preliminary round, divided over three zones. Real Republicans of Ghana qualified as the host of the final tournament. North-Eastern ZoneFirst round
Second round
Cotton Factory Club qualified. Western ZoneFirst round
Stade Malien won 5–1 on aggregate. Sily CK won 6–4 on aggregate. ASEC Mimosas won after Étoile Filante withdrew.
AS Porto-Novo won after Port Harcourt FC withdrew. Second round
As the aggregate finished 4–4, a replay was required. Stade Malien qualified. ASEC Mimosas won 5–3 on aggregate. Third round
Stade Malien won 9–7 on aggregate and qualified. Central-South-Western Zone
Oryx Douala won 5–4 on aggregate and qualified. Final tournamentThe final tournament was held in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana.
Semi-finals
Attendance: 50,000
Sports Stadium, Kumasi Attendance: 25,000 Bronze-medal match
Attendance: 50,000 Final
Champion
Top scorersThe top scorers from the 1964–65 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:
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