1995 African Cup Winners' Cup

{{Short description|21st edition of the African Cup Winners' Cup}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = African Cup Winners' Cup

| year = 1995

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| dates = February - 8 December 1995

| num_teams = 28

| confederations = 1

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| champion_other = {{flagicon|ALG}} JS Kabylie

| count = 1

| second_other = {{flagicon|NGA}} Julius Berger

| matches = 45

| goals = 114

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| prevseason = 1994

| nextseason = 1996

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The 1995 African Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie in two-legged final victory against Julius Berger FC (now renamed to Bridge Boys FC). This was the twenty-first season that the tournament took place for the winners of each African country's domestic cup. Twenty-eight sides entered the competition, with KAC Marrakech and Horoya AC withdrawing before the 1st leg of the first round and Étoile du Congo withdrawing after the 1st leg of the first round. Another two teams withdrew during further stages of the competition; Wallidan before the 1st leg of the second round and AS Marsa before the 1st leg of the quarterfinals. No preliminary round took place during this season of the competition.

First round

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Vaal Professionals FC|RSA|3–4|Young Africans|TAN|2–2|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Matlama FC|LES|3–4|Cadets Club|MRI|2–1|1–3|var1=1987}}

{{TwoLegResult|Blackpool FC|ZIM|5–1|US Saint-Andréenne|REU|2–0|3–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Township Rollers|BOT|3–5|Kabwe Warriors|ZAM|2–1|1–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Zumunta AC|NIG|2–2 (a)|Stade d'Abidjan|CIV|2–1|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|AS Nianan|MLI|2–1|Étoile Filante|TOG|0–1|2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Independente SC|ANG|1–5|Olympic Mvolyé|CMR|1–2|0–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Vital'O FC|BDI|3–2|AS Mangasport|GAB|2–0|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|EPB|CGO|{{Tooltip|w/o|Walkover}}|Hearts of Oak|GHA|1–3|—}}

{{TwoLegResult|Mbabane Highlanders|SWZ|1–2|CD Maxaquene|MOZ|0–0|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Wallidan FC|GAM|{{Tooltip|w/o|Walkover}}|KAC Marrakesh|MAR|—|—}}

{{TwoLegResult|AS Marsa|TUN|{{Tooltip|w/o|Walkover}}|AS Cara|GUI|—|—}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Merrikh|SUD|bye||||}}

{{TwoLegResult|JS Kabylie|ALG|bye||||}}

{{TwoLegResult|Julius Berger|NGR|bye||||}}

{{TwoLegResult|DC Motema Pembe|COD|bye||||}}

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Second round

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Blackpool FC|Zimbabwe|3–1|Kabwe Warriors|Zambia|0–0|3–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Young Africans|Tanzania|4–2|Cadets Club|Mauritius|3–1|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Julius Berger|Nigeria|8–1|AS Nianan|Mali|5–0|3–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Olympic Mvolyé|Cameroon|1–4|Hearts of Oak|Ghana|1–0|0–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|DC Motema Pembe|DR Congo|2–1|Vital'O FC|Burundi|2–0|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Merrikh|Sudan|2–3|CD Maxaquene|Mozambique|1–1|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|JS Kabylie|Algeria|2–1|Stade d'Abidjan|Ivory Coast|2–0|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|AS Marsa|Tunisia|{{Tooltip|w/o|Walkover}}|Wallidan FC|Gambia|—|—}}

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Quarter-finals

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{{TwoLegResult|CD Maxaquene|Mozambique|{{Tooltip|w/o|Walkover}}|AS Marsa|Tunisia|—|—}}

{{TwoLegResult|DC Motema Pembe|DR Congo|1–2|Julius Berger|Nigeria|1–0|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Blackpool FC|Zimbabwe|4–2|Young Africans|Tanzania|2–1|2–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|JS Kabylie|Algeria|4–3|Hearts of Oak|Ghana|3–1|1–2}}

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Semi-finals

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Blackpool FC|Zimbabwe|2–2 (a)|JS Kabylie|Algeria|2–1|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|CD Maxaquene|Mozambique|0–1|Julius Berger|Nigeria|0–0|0–1}}

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Final

{{main|1995 African Cup Winners' Cup Final}}

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Julius Berger|Nigeria|2–3|JS Kabylie|Algeria|1–1|1–2}}

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=First leg=

{{footballbox

|date = 25 November 1995

|time =

|team1 = Julius Berger {{flagicon|NGA}}

|score = 1 – 1

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|team2 = {{flagicon|ALG}} JS Kabylie

|goals1 = Obo {{goal|88}}

|goals2 = Menad {{goal|90+2}}

|stadium = Surulere National Stadium, Lagos

|attendance =

|referee =

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=Second leg=

{{footballbox

|date = 8 December 1995

|time =

|team1 = JS Kabylie {{flagicon|ALG}}

|score = 2 – 1

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|NGA}} Julius Berger

|goals1 = Menad {{goal|65}}
Benchikha {{goal|80}}

|goals2 = Obo {{goal|17}}

|stadium = Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

|attendance = 45,000

|referee = Becaye Magassa (Mali) }}

Champion

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African Cup Winners' Cup
1995 Winners
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JS Kabylie
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