The 1978 season of the African Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by AC Horaya in two-legged final victory against NA Hussein-Dey. This was the fourth season that the tournament took place for the winners of each African country's domestic cup. Twenty-two sides entered the competition, with Sodiam withdrawing before the 1st leg of the preliminary round.


Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Madina Libya w/o Central African Republic Sodiam Sports
Lavori Publici Somalia 0-2 Sudan Al-Hilal 0-1 0-1
Simba FC Uganda 2-2 (5-4 p) Ethiopia Saint George F.C. 1-1 1-1
Sucoma Chikwawa Malawi 1-2 Madagascar Fortior Mahajanga 1-1 0-1
Internacional Guinea-Bissau 3-3 (a) Mauritania Espoirs 3-1 0-2
Zumunta AC Niger 0-8 Guinea Horoya AC 0-3 0-5

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Caïman de Douala Cameroon 3-3 (a) Gabon FC 105 Libreville 2-0 1-3
Inter Club Brazzaville Republic of the Congo 4-1 Ivory Coast S.C. Alliance 0-0 4-1
KMKM FC Tanzania 3-1 Uganda Simba FC 2-0 1-1
RC Kadiogo Republic of Upper Volta 2-0 Mauritania Espoirs 2-0 0-0
NA Hussein-Dey Algeria 3-2 Libya Al-Madina 2-1 1-1
Mufulira Wanderers Zambia 4-2 Madagascar Fortior Mahajanga 3-1 1-1
Shooting Stars F.C. Nigeria 3-4 Guinea Horoya AC 3-1 0-3
Zamalek Egypt 3-2 Sudan Al-Hilal 1-1 2-1

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Horoya AC Guinea 7-4 Cameroon Caïman de Douala 4-1 3-3
NA Hussein-Dey Algeria 5-1 Republic of the Congo Inter Club Brazzaville 3-0 2-1
Mufulira Wanderers Zambia ——1 Tanzania KMKM FC w/o w/o
Zamalek Egypt 2-2 (a) Republic of Upper Volta RC Kadiogo 2-1 0-1
  • 1:KMKM FC withdrew before 1st leg.

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
RC Kadiogo Republic of Upper Volta 3-3 (a) Guinea Horoya AC 3-2 0-1
Mufulira Wanderers Zambia 2-2 (a) Algeria NA Hussein-Dey 2-1 0-1

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
NA Hussein-Dey Algeria 2-5 Guinea Horoya AC 1-3 1-2
NA Hussein-Dey Algeria1 – 3Guinea Horoya AC
Aït El-Hocine 54'



Kesraoui (GK), Boumaati, Ighil, Zarabi, Guendouz, Khedis, Mezadjri, Fergani, Amokrane (Aït El-Hocine), Guennoun, Madjer

Coach: Abdelkader Bahmane and Beliakov
Nfor 24'
Sylla 57'
Bengora 85'

Sano (GK), Keita S., Keita M., Lialy, Camara, Condo, Bangoura, Sylla, Nfour, Touré, Diawara


Coach: Diabate
Attendance: 18 000
Referee: Senegal N'Diaye
Horoya AC Guinea2 – 1Algeria NA Hussein-Dey


Sano (GK), Keita S., Keita M., Lialy, Camara, Condo, Bangoura, Sylla, Nfour, Touré, Diawara


Coach: Diabate


Kesraoui (GK), Boumaati, Ighil, Zarabi, Guendouz, Khedis, Merzekane, Fergani, Aït El-Hocine, Amokrane, Guennoun, Naim, Madjer

Coach: Abdelkader Bahmane and Beliakov
Attendance: 30 000

Champions

African Cup Winners' Cup Winners
Guinea
Horoya AC
First title

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