| The Champions League operates as a knockout competition, with a final group stage, with each tie including the final played over two legs — home and away | The 1970s saw a remarkable rise in the fortunes of Cameroonian club football, which created the platform of success enjoyed by football at international level today |
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| Sponsorship [ ] In October 2004, has contracted a four-year deal to sponsor African football's major competitions |
This was in response to the merging of the , the secondary pan-African club competition where the league runners-up would previous play, with the to create the.
| , Runner-up in 1965 and 1966 with Stade Malien and Real Bamako Starting life as the ' African Cup of Champions Clubs' in 1964, the first team to lift the trophy was side , who beat of 2—1 in a one-off final | External links [ ] Wikimedia Commons has media related to |
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| Current Sponsors: Title Sponsor Official Sponsors Ball Supplier• , CAF, 24 February 2018• In 1967 when Ghana's met the DRC's , both matches ended in draws 1—1 and 2—2 respectively | In between the Cameroonian victories the honor was shared with another team enjoying a golden age, Guinean side , who won it three times during this period 1972, 1975 and 1977 |
Egyptian clubs have accumulated the highest number of victories, winning the title 16 times.