Pirates win the African Champions Cup

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Orlando Pirates won the Second Leg of the 1995 African Champions Cup (ACC) Final against ASEC Mimosas with a score of 1 - 0. With this victory, Pirates became the first football club south of the equator to win the ACC at first attempt. The match was later awarded the Kick Off Magazine's Game of the Decade Award.

How we know this

01Kick Off 1994-2004, Special Edition
02Doda, Z., (2013), caf-champions-league, from Kick Off Magazine, 12 September, [online], Available at www.kickoff.com [Accessed: 25 November 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Pirates win the African Champions Cup. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013230

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South African History Online. "Pirates win the African Champions Cup." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013230.