1964-65 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Kwame Nkrumah Cup
Tournament details
Dates10 April 1964 – 12 February 1965
Teams14
Final positions
ChampionsCameroon Oryx Douala (1st title)
Runners-upMali Stade Malien
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored64 (4.27 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mali Salif Kéïta (3 goals)

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 round

Fourteen teams entered the preliminary round, divided over three zones.

Real Republicans of Ghana qualified as the host of the final tournament.

North-Eastern Zone

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cotton Factory Club Ethiopia w/o Sudan Al-Hilal — —
El-Tersana United Arab Republic bye — —

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cotton Factory Club Ethiopia w/o United Arab Republic El-Tersana — —

Cotton Factory Club qualified.

Western Zone

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Stade Malien Mali 5–1 Senegal Espoir de Saint-Louis 4–0 1–1
Sily CK Guinea 6–4 Liberia Invincible Eleven 4–1 2–3
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast w/o Togo Étoile Filante — —
AS Porto-Novo Republic of Dahomey w/o Nigeria Port Harcourt FC — —

Stade Malien won 5–1 on aggregate.

Sily CK Guinea4–1Liberia Invincible Eleven
Invincible Eleven Liberia3–2Guinea Sily CK

Sily CK won 6–4 on aggregate.

ASEC Mimosas won after Étoile Filante withdrew.

AS Porto-Novo Republic of Dahomeyw/oNigeria Port Harcourt FC

AS Porto-Novo won after Port Harcourt FC withdrew.

Second round

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Sily CK Guinea 6–7 Mali Stade Malien 4–2 0–2 2–3
AS Porto-Novo Republic of Dahomey 3–5 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2–1 1–4
Sily CK Guinea4–2Mali Stade Malien
Stade Malien Mali2–0Guinea Sily CK

As the aggregate finished 4–4, a replay was required.

Stade Malien qualified.

ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast4–1Republic of Dahomey AS Porto-Novo

ASEC Mimosas won 5–3 on aggregate.

Third round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Stade Malien Mali 9–7 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 3–3 6–4
Stade Malien Mali3–3Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas

Stade Malien won 9–7 on aggregate and qualified.

Central-South-Western Zone

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Oryx Douala Cameroon 5–4 Democratic Republic of the Congo CS Imana 3–2 2–2

Oryx Douala won 5–4 on aggregate and qualified.

Final tournament

The final tournament was held in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 31 January – Accra
 
 
Ghana Real Republicans1
 
 7 February – Accra
 
Cameroon Oryx Douala2
 
Cameroon Oryx Douala2
 
 4 February – Kumasi
 
Mali Stade Malien1
 
Ethiopia Cotton Factory Club1
 
 
Mali Stade Malien3
 
Third-place match
 
 
 5 February – Accra
 
 
Ghana Real Republicans3
 
 
Ethiopia Cotton Factory Club1

Semi-finals

Real Republicans Ghana1–2Cameroon Oryx Douala
  • Tawiah 2'
  • Ebellé 63'
  • Epétè 75'
Attendance: 50,000
Cotton Factory Club Ethiopia1–3Mali Stade Malien
Sports Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 25,000

Bronze-medal match

Real Republicans Ghana3–1Ethiopia Cotton Factory Club
  • Abdelle 50'
Attendance: 50,000

Final

Oryx Douala Cameroon2–1Mali Stade Malien
  • Koum 41'
  • Ebellé 65'
  • Sinaté 85'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Anthony Arthur (Liberia)

Champion

1964–65 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Cameroon
Oryx Douala
First Title

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1964–65 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Mali Salif Kéïta Mali Stade Malien 3
2 Cameroon Walter Ebellé Cameroon Oryx Douala 2
Mali Tiémoko Sinaté Mali Stade Malien 2
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