| Once again, the first game ended 1—1, but against expectation the Ghanaians ran out 2—1 winners in their away game to lift the title that had eluded them three years earlier | In July 2009, has signed an eight-year deal to sponsor African football's major competitions |
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| In between the Cameroonian victories the honor was shared with another team enjoying a golden age, Guinean side , who won it three times during this period 1972, 1975 and 1977 | The 8 winners of this round were then drawn into two mini-leagues of 4 teams each, with each team playing each other on a home and away basis |
The competition is open to the winners of all CAF-affiliated national leagues, as well as the holder of the competition from the previous season.
| The deal included the , the CAF Champions League, the , the , the and the | In July 2016, secured an eight-year sponsorship package from the Confederation of African Football CAF to support ten of its principal competitions, including the Africa Cup of Nations renamed the Total Africa Cup of Nations |
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| Nonetheless, in 2010, of the became the first club to repeat as champions on two occasions | At the end of the league stage, the top two teams in each group meet in the semifinals, with the winners going through to contest the finals |
| The match was held at Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca on July 17, 2021, between the South African Kaizer Chiefs, who qualified for the final for the first time in their history, and the defending champion Al-Ahly of Egypt, who played the 14th final in its history | After the first round, the last 16 teams are split into four groups of 4 |
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| Their first pair of wins came in 1967 and 1968, before repeating the feat again in 2009 and 2010 | The winner of the tournament earns a berth for the , a tournament contested between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations, and also faces the winner of the in the following season's |
CAF arranged a play-off, but the Ghanaians failed to appear and the title was handed to Mazembe, who went on to win the title again the following year.
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