| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 41 |
| Goals scored | 107 (2.61 per match) |
←1977 1979 → | |
The1978 African Cup of Champions Clubs was the 14th edition of the annual international club football competition held in theCAF region (Africa), theAfrican Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of theassociation football inAfrica.
The tournament was played by 24 teams and was used a playoff scheme with home and away matches.Canon Yaoundé fromCameroon won that final, and became for the second time CAF club champion.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Tahaddy | 5–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | |
| AS Corps Enseignement | 1–4 | 1–2 | w/o1 | |
| ASC Garde Nationale | 5–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Hardware Stars | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |
| Kampala City Council FC | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Stade Centrafricain | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Silures Bobo-Dioulasso | 10–2 | 7–0 | 3–2 | |
| Simba SC | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
1AS Corps Enseignement withdrew after the first leg.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa Sports | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Canon Yaoundé | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Enugu Rangers | w/o1 | — | — | |
| Green Buffaloes | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Hafia FC | 6–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | |
| JE Tizi Ouzou | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Kampala City Council FC | w/o1 | — | — | |
| AS Vita Club | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
1Olympic Niamey andAl Ahly SC withdrew.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon Yaoundé | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Enugu Rangers | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| JE Tizi Ouzou | 3–3 (a) | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Silures Bobo-Dioulasso | 1–8 | 0–4 | 1–4 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon Yaoundé | 0–0(6–5p) | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Hafia FC | 3–3 (a) | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| 1978 African Cup of Champions Clubs winners |
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Canon Yaoundé Second title |
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The top scorers from the 1978 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | 1 | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 |