Past winners of the competition which was first held in Ghana

He achieved this through Ohene Djan, whom he appointed as the director of Sports

Fourteen teams took part in the preliminary round, divided over 4 groups:

North, Centre and East Africa:  winners: Cotton Factory Club (Ethiopia)

West Africa A:                  winners: Stade Malien (Mali)

West Africa B:                  winners: Real Republicans (Ghana)

Central Africa:                 winners: Oryx Douala (Cameroon)

The champions of the four sub-regions converged in Ghana for the semi-finals and final ties

Semifinals (Jan 31 and Feb 4)

Accra Stadium, Accra, 31- 1-1965

Oryx Douala (Cameroon) 2-1 Real Republicans (Ghana)

Sports Stadium, Kumasi, 4- 2-1965

Stade Malien (Mali)  3-1 Cotton Factory Club      (Ethiopia)

Accra Stadium, Accra, 7- 2-1965

Oryx Douala 2-1 Stade Malien

Trivia

The first club to win the competition was Oryx Douala of Cameroon

The most successful club in the history of the competition is Al Ahly of Egypt with eight titles

Egyptians clubs have the highest number of titles, a total of fourteen.

Asante Kotoko was the first Ghanaian side to win the African Inter Club competition in 1970

The Porcupine Warriors have lost five finals-the highest in the competition’s history

Full list of past winners

1965 Oryx Douala

1966 Stade (Abidjan)

1967 Tout Puissant Englebert (Lubumbashi)

1968 Tout Puissant Englebert (Lubumbashi)

1969 Ismaili

1970 Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)

1971 Canon Yaoundé

1972 Hafia (Conakry)

1973 AS Vita Club (Kinshasa)

1974 CARA Brazzaville

1975 Hafia (Conakry)

1976 MC Algiers

1977 Hafia (Conakry)

1978 Canon Yaoundé

1979 Union Douala

1980 Canon Yaoundé

1981 Jeunesse Electronique Tizi-Ouzou

1982 Al-Ahly (Cairo)

1983 Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)

1984 Zamalek (Cairo)

1985 Forces Armées Royal Rabat

1986 Zamalek (Cairo)

1987 Al-Ahly (Cairo)

1988 Entente Plasticiens Sétif

1989 Raja CA Casablanca

1990 Jeunesse Sportive Kabylie

1991 Club Africain (Tunis)

1992 Wydad AC Casablanca

1993 Zamalek (Cairo)

1994 Espérance Tunis

1995 Orlando Pirates (Soweto)

1996 Zamalek (Cairo)

1997 Raja CA Casablanca

1998 ASEC (Abidjan)

1999 Raja CA Casablanca

2000 Hearts of Oak (Accra)

2001 Al-Ahly (Cairo)

2002 Zamalek (Cairo)

2003 Enyimba (Aba)

2004 Enyimba (Aba)

2005 Al-Ahly (Cairo)

2006 Al-Ahly (Cairo)

2007 Etoile du Sahel (Sousse)

2008 Al-Ahly (Cairo)

2009 Tout Puissant Mazembe (Lubumbashi)

2010 Tout Puissant Mazembe (Lubumbashi)

2011 Espérance Tunis

2012 Al-Ahly (Cairo)

2013 Al-Ahly (Cairo)

2014 Entente Sportive Sétif

2015 Tout Puissant Mazembe (Lubumbashi)

Clubwise list of winners

Al-Ahly (Cairo)           8

Tout Puissant Mazembe     5  [includes Tout Puissant Englebert]

Zamalek                   5

Canon Yaoundé             3

Hafia (Conakry)           3

Raja CA Casablanca        3

Asante Kotoko             2

Entente Sportive Sétif    2  [includes Entente Plasticiens Sétif]

Enyimba (Aba)             2

Espérance Tunis           2

JS Kabylie                2  [includes JE Tizi-Ouzou]

ASEC (Abidjan)            1

CARA Brazzaville          1

Club Africain             1

Etoile du Sahel (Sousse)  1

FAR Rabat                 1

Hearts of Oak             1

Ismaili                   1

MC Algiers                1

Orlando Pirates           1

Oryx Douala               1

Stade (Abidjan)           1

Union Douala              1

AS Vita Club              1

WAC Casablanca            1

Countrywise list of winners

Egypt                    14

Congo-Kinshasa            6

Cameroon                  5

Morocco                   5

Algeria                   4

Tunisia                   4

Ghana                     3

Guinea                    3

Ivory Coast               2

Nigeria                   2

Congo-Brazzaville         1

South Africa              2