Cup Winners’ Cup

Cup Winners’ Cup. Only Al Suguar (Libya) withdrew and that in the first round, so this tournament also advanced smoothly to the final, opposing Club Africain (Tunisia) to BCC Lions (Nigeria). Both teams were first-time finalists and unlike the Champions Cup final, here everything was decided in the regular games and more precisely in the first leg.
Final (Nov 24 and Dec 8)
Surulere National Stadium, Lagos and El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
BCC Lions (Gboko) Nga Club Africain Tun 3-0 1-1 4-1
[Fuludu 38pen, Agum 84, Igwilo 89]
[Lofti Mhaïssi 77; Angwe 36]
[details 1st leg:
BCC Lions: Abbingi – Agum, Elijah, Ugwu, Afiomah – Igwilo, Cassidy (Toyin
Ayinla), Fuludu, Kpakor (Alumum Aule) – Angwe, Humphrey Jebba.
Coach: Amadou Teby Shaibu.
Club Africain: Tayèche – Bergaoui, Saïdi, Adel Rouissi, Amdouni – Sellimi,
Abdelhak, Nasri, Yaacoubi – Touati (Bouhali), Faouzi Rouissi.
Coach: Faouzi Benzarti.
ref: Ali Hadih (Tanzania); att: 30,000;
yellow card: Tayèche (Club Africain);
red cards: Yaacoubi (Club Africain), Cassidy, Ayinla (BCC Lions)]
[details 2nd leg:
BCC Lions: Abbingi – Agum, Elijah, Ugwu, Ndubueze, Afiomah – Igwilo, Toyin
Ayinla, Fuludu (Cassidy) – Angwe, Humphrey Jebba (Kpakor).
Coach: Amadou Teby Shaibu.
Club Africain: Mazghaoui – Bergaoui, Adel Rouissi (Saïdi), Amdouni, Lofti
Mhaïssi – Sellimi, Lofti Rouissi, Nasri, Mehri (Abdelhak) –
Touati, Faouzi Rouissi. Coach: Faouzi Benzarti.
ref: M. Cadressen (Mauritius); att: 50,000;
yellow cards: Sellimi, Amdouni (Club Africain), Agum, Fuludu, Abbingi,
Ugwu (BCC Lions);
red cards: Agum, Angwe (BCC Lions), Mhaïssi (Club Africain).]
Club Africain practically lost the final in the first leg – badly beaten 0-3, the Tunisians were unable to come back. Still, reaching the final was great success for them.
First, but comfortable and well deserved international trophy for BCC Lions (Gboko). Perhaps anonymous team – with the exception of the right full-back Agum – but that only in perspective, for the great Nigerian stars of the 1990s were yet unknown internationally. BCC Lions also confirmed the leading status of Nigerian football in Africa, adding one more trophy to already impressive list victories.