![]() The African Cup Winners' Cup is on display at theES Sahel headquarters | |
Organising body | CAF |
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Founded | 1975 |
Abolished | 2004 |
Region | Africa |
Number of teams | 32 (first round) |
Last champions | ![]() (2nd title) |
Most successful club(s) | ![]() (4 titles) |
Website | cafonline.com |
TheAfrican Cup Winners' Cup was afootball competition that started in 1975 and merged with theCAF Cup in 2004 to form theCAF Confederation Cup. It was a competition between the winning clubs of domestic cups in CAF-affiliated nations and was modelled after theUEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
The competition was founded at the beginning of 1975 by the Confederation of African Football, following the example ofUEFA in Europe, theUEFA Cup Winners' Cup. For the first edition, fifteen teams took part registered and it was the Cameroonian club ofTonnerre Yaoundé who were the first winners, after defeating the IvoriansStella Club d'Adjamé in the final.[1]