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.

Preliminary round

First round

Quarterfinals

*1:KMKM FC withdrew before 1st leg.

Semifinals

Final

Champions

External links

{{CAF Cup Winners Cup Seasons African Cup Winners' Cup 2