1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs

The 1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs was the 32nd 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.

1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Tournament details
Dates1996
Teams42 (from 41 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsEgypt Zamalek (4th title)
Runners-upNigeria Shooting Stars
Tournament statistics
Matches played71
Goals scored164 (2.31 per match)
1995
1997
(CAF Champions League)

Zamalek from Egypt won that final, and became for the fourth time CAF club champion.

Preliminary round

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Toffa Cotonou 0–3 Mighty Barolle0–00–31
Saint-George SA 2–2 (a) Sunshine FC1–01–2
Boavista dq2 ASC Sonalec
FACA 0–7 Fantastique FC0–40–33
Postel 2000 FC 3–1 AS Chéminots2–01–1
Fobar 1–2 Mbabane Highlanders0–01–2
CS Saint-Denis 10–1 Majantja7–03–1
Express FC 2–3 Sunrise Flacq United1–01–3
Young Africans 1–3 APR FC1–00–3
Township Rollers 2–5 Black Africa FC2–10–4

1 Toffa Cotonou withdrew after the first leg.
2 ASC Sonalec were disqualified for late payment of the entry fee.
3 FACA withdrew after the first leg.

First round

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
COD Meknès 2–2 (a) Semassi FC1–01–2
ASFA Yennenga 2–5 Ashanti Gold SC1–41–1
JS Kabylie 4–1 Boavista2–02–1
ASEC Mimosas 5–0 Postel 2000 FC4–01–0
ASC Diaraf 1–1 (a) Kaloum Star0–01–1
Shooting Stars 5–2 AS Mangasport4–01–2
Dynamos FC 2–0 Gor Mahia1–01–0
Mufulira Wanderers 4–0 Mbabane Highlanders3–01–0
Orlando Pirates 4–3 CS Saint-Denis2–02–3
Zamalek 4–3 Sunrise Flacq United3–11–2
AS Bantous 1–2 APR FC1–00–2
Petro Atlético 3–1 Black Africa FC2–01–1
Al-Hilal Club 0–1 Saint George SC0–00–1
CS Sfaxien w/o Mighty Barolle
Desportivo Maputo w/o Cape Town Spurs
RC Bafoussam 1-11 Fantastique FC1–1

1 RC Bafoussam withdrew after 1st leg, and Fantastique FC advanced to Second Round.

Second round

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
CS Sfaxien 3–1 Saint George SC3–00–1
COD Meknès 1–0 Ashanti Gold SC1–00–0
JS Kabylie 1–0 Fantastique FC0–01–0
ASEC Mimosas 1–1 (a) ASC Diaraf1–10–0
Shooting Stars 6–4 Dynamos FC5–11–3
Mufulira Wanderers 1–2 Orlando Pirates1–10–1
Zamalek w/o Desportivo Maputo
APR FC 2–3 Petro Atlético2–00–3

Quarterfinal

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Orlando Pirates 1–1 (3–4 p) Shooting Stars1–00–1
Zamalek 4–2 COD Meknès2–02–2
CS Sfaxien 6–3 ASC Diaraf5–01–3
Petro Atlético 1–2 JS Kabylie1–10–1

Semifinal

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
JS Kabylie 1–2 Shooting Stars1–10–1
CS Sfaxien 1–1 (3–4 p) Zamalek1–00–1

Final

Shooting Stars 2–1 Zamalek
  • Onya 34'
  • Babalade 63'
Attendance: 30,000
Zamalek 2–1 Shooting Stars
  • Ademola 89'
Penalties
5–4
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Sidi Békaye Magassa (Mali)

Winners

1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs Winners

Zamalek
Fourth title

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Ahmed El-Kass Zamalek2
Ayman Mansour Zamalek2
Tarek Mostafa Zamalek2
Mohamed Sabry Zamalek2
Julien Ndagano APR FC2
Skander Souayah CS Sfaxien2

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