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1973 African Cup of Champions Clubs final

The 1973 African Cup of Champions Clubs final was the final of the 1973 African Cup of Champions Clubs.

1973 African Cup of Champions Clubs final
Event1973 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Asante Kotoko AS Vita Club
Ghana Zaire
4 5
Vita Club won 5 – 3 on aggregate
First leg
Asante Kotoko AS Vita Club
4 2
Date25 November 1973
VenueKumasi Stadium, Kumasi
Weather38°C
Second leg
AS Vita Club Asante Kotoko
3 0
Date16 December 1973
Venue20 May Stadium, Kinshasa
← 1972
1974 →

It was a football tie held over two legs in November 1973 and December 1973 between Asante Kotoko of Ghana, and AS Vita Club of Zaïre.

Vita Club won the final with aggregate 5–4, became the 2nd Zaïrian club to win the cup. [1] · [2] · [3]

Teams

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In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Ghana Asante Kotoko 3 (1967,1970, 1971)
Egypt Al Ahly

Venues

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Kumasi Stadium in Kumasi, Ghana, hosted the first leg.
20 may Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaïre, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Ghana Asante Kotoko Round Zaire AS Vita Club
Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye First round Bye
Sudan Al Merrikh 4–1 1–1 (A) 3–0 (H) Second round Nigeria Mighty Jets w/o1 — (A) — (H)
Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg
Zambia Kabwe Warriors 3–2 1–2 (A) 2–0 (H) Quarter-finals Mali Stade Malien 7–1 3–0 (A) 4–1 (H)
Kenya Kenya Breweries 4–1 2–0 (A) 2–1 (H) Semi-finals Cameroon Léopard Douala 4–3 3–0 (H) 1–3 (A)

1 Mighty Jets were forced to withdraw as they could not afford the cost of travel to Zaire for the first leg.

Format

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The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).

Matches

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First leg

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Second leg

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Notes and references

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