# 1964–65 African Cup of Champions Clubs

The 1964–65 African Cup of Champions Clubs, known as Kwame Nkrumah Cup was the first 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.
The tournament was played by 14 teams. They were split in 3 groups, with each group winner qualifying to the final tournament held in Ghana. Oryx Douala from Cameroon won the final, and became the first CAF club champion.

## Preliminary round

Fourteen teams entered the preliminary round, divided over three zones.
Real Republicans of Ghana qualified as the host of the final tournament.

### North-Eastern Zone
#### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Cotton Factory Club | w/o | Al-Hilal | — | — |
| El-Tersana | bye | | — | — |

#### Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Cotton Factory Club | w/o | El-Tersana | — | — |
Cotton Factory Club qualified.

### Western Zone
#### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Stade Malien | 5–1 | Espoir de Saint-Louis | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Sily CK | 6–4 | Invincible Eleven | 4–1 | 2–3 |
| ASEC Mimosas | w/o | Étoile Filante | — | — |
| AS Porto-Novo | w/o | Port Harcourt FC | — | — |
Stade Malien won 5–1 on aggregate.
Sily CK won 6–4 on aggregate.
ASEC Mimosas won after Étoile Filante withdrew.
AS Porto-Novo won after Port Harcourt FC withdrew.

#### Second round

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Sily CK | 6–7 | Stade Malien | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| AS Porto-Novo | 3–5 | ASEC Mimosas | 2–1 | 1–4 |
As the aggregate finished 4–4, a replay was required.
Stade Malien qualified.
ASEC Mimosas won 5–3 on aggregate.

#### Third round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Stade Malien | 9–7 | ASEC Mimosas | 3–3 | 6–4 |
Stade Malien won 9–7 on aggregate and qualified.

### Central-South-Western Zone

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Oryx Douala | 5–4 | CS Imana | 3–2 | 2–2 |
Oryx Douala won 5–4 on aggregate and qualified.

## Final tournament

The final tournament was held in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 31 January – Accra | 31 January – Accra |
| Real Republicans | 1 |
| Real Republicans | 1 | 7 February – Accra | 7 February – Accra |
| Oryx Douala | 2 | 7 February – Accra | 7 February – Accra |
| Oryx Douala | 2 | Oryx Douala | 2 |
| 4 February – Kumasi | 4 February – Kumasi | | Oryx Douala | 2 |
| 4 February – Kumasi | 4 February – Kumasi | Stade Malien | 1 |
| Cotton Factory Club | 1 | Stade Malien | 1 |
| Stade Malien | 3 | | |
| Stade Malien | 3 | Third-place match | Third-place match |
| | | 5 February – Accra | 5 February – Accra |
| | | Real Republicans | 3 |
| | | Cotton Factory Club | 1 |

### Final
## Champion

* 1964–65 African Cup of Champions Clubs Oryx Douala First Title

## Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1964–65 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Salif Kéïta | Stade Malien | 3 |
| 2 | Walter Ebellé | Oryx Douala | 2 |
| 2 | Tiémoko Sinaté | Stade Malien | 2 |