| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February - 6 December 1996 |
| Teams | 37 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  El Mokawloon El Arab (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  AC Sodigraf |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 59 |
| Goals scored | 159 (2.69 per match) |
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The 1996 African Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by El Mokawloon El Arab in two-legged final victory against AC Sodigraf. This was the twenty-third season that the tournament took place for the winners of each African country's domestic cup. Thirty-seven sides entered the competition. Teams from Mauritania were disqualified because their federation was in debt to CAF. Great Olympics, Posta and Zasmure all withdrew before the 1st leg of the first round while Chapungu withdrew after the 1st leg. Olympique Béja withdrew before 1st leg of the second round and finally, Pretoria City withdrew before the 1st leg of the quarterfinals.