The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1964 was the first edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF

Confederation of African Football

The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...

 region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football

Football (soccer)

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 in Africa

Africa

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The tournament was played by 14 teams. They were split in 4 groups, with each group winner qualifying to the final tournament held in Ghana

Ghana

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Oryx Douala

Oryx Douala

Oryx Douala is a football club from Douala, Cameroon, that achieved most of its success in the 1960s.It won the inaugural African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964 beating Stade Malien on a score of 2-1 in the final, and so becoming the first club outfit from Cameroon to win the title. The have also...

 from Cameroon

Cameroon

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...

 won the final, and became the first CAF club champion.

North, Centre and East Africa Group

• Section winners:   Cotton Factory Club (Ethiopia)

Round one

Stade Malien

Stade Malien

Stade Malien is a Malian football and sports club based in Bamako. One of the two dominant clubs of Malian football, their eastern Bamako training grounds host other sports as well, including a successful basketball club.-Football club:...

won 5 – 2 on aggregate.

Round two

Aggregate 4 – 4. Replay required

Round three

Stade Malien

Stade Malien

Stade Malien is a Malian football and sports club based in Bamako. One of the two dominant clubs of Malian football, their eastern Bamako training grounds host other sports as well, including a successful basketball club.-Football club:...

won 9 – 7 on aggregate.

• Section winners:   Stade Malien
  Stade Malien
  Stade Malien is a Malian football and sports club based in Bamako. One of the two dominant clubs of Malian football, their eastern Bamako training grounds host other sports as well, including a successful basketball club.-Football club:...
  
  

West Africa B

• Section winners:   Real Republicans

Semi-Finals

Final

Champion

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1964-65 Winners
Oryx Douala Oryx Douala Oryx Douala is a football club from Douala, Cameroon, that achieved most of its success in the 1960s.It won the inaugural African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964 beating Stade Malien on a score of 2-1 in the final, and so becoming the first club outfit from Cameroon to win the title. The have also... First Title

External links

• Coupe de la CAF : Stade Malien 44 ans après...
• RSSSF summary of results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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