Tournament details | |
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Dates | April - 10 December 1978 |
Teams | 22 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Horoya AC (1st title) |
Runners-up | MA Hussein Dey |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 38 |
Goals scored | 101 (2.66 per match) |
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.