1997 CAF Champions League final

1997 CAF Champions League Final

Mohamed V Stadium where the trophy was given to the winner
Event	1997 CAF Champions League
Obuasi Goldfields Raja Casablanca 1 1
pen (4 – 5)
First leg
Obuasi Goldfields Raja Casablanca 1 0
Date	30 November 1997
Venue	Baba Yara Stadium, Obuasi
Referee	Sinko Zeli (Ivory Coast)
Second leg
Raja Casablanca Obuasi Goldfields 1 0
Raja Casablanca won 5–4 on penalties
Date	14 December 1997
Venue	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Referee	Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

The 1997 CAF Champions League Final is the final of the 1997 CAF Champions League, the 33rd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 1st edition under the current CAF Champions League format.

The final is contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Obuasi Goldfields SC of Ghana and Raja CA Casablanca of Morocco. The first leg was hosted by Obuasi Goldfields SC at the Baba Yara Stadium in Obuasi on 30 November 1997, while the second leg was hosted by Raja CA Casablanca at the Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca on 14 December 1997. Raja CA Casablanca won on penalties shootout and it earns the right to play in the 1998 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 1997 African Cup Winners' Cup.

Qualified teams

In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.

Team	Region	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Obuasi Goldfields SC	WAFU (West Africa)	none
Raja Casablanca	UNAF (North Africa)	1989

Road to final

Further information: 1997 CAF Champions League

Raja Casablanca				Round	Obuasi Goldfields
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Qualifying rounds	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
SONACOS	5–1	3–1 (H)	2–0 (A)	First round	Junior Professionals	4–2	3–0 (H)	1–2 (A)
Mbilinga FC	4–1	3–0 (H)	1–1 (A)	Second round	Al-Hilal	3–2	1–2 (A)	2–0 (H)
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
USM Alger	2–2 (A)			Matchday 1	Club Africain	0–0 (A)
Primeiro de Agosto	1–1 (A)			Matchday 2	Ferroviário Maputo	1–2 (A)
Orlando Pirates	1–0 (H)			Matchday 3	Zamalek	3–1 (H)
USM Alger	0–2 (H)			Matchday 4	Club Africain	2–0 (H)
Primeiro de Agosto	4–0 (H)			Matchday 5	Ferroviário Maputo	4–0 (H)
Orlando Pirates	1–2 (A)			Matchday 6	Zamalek	0–2 (A)
Group A Winner Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Raja Casablanca 11 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 USM Alger 11 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 Primeiro de Agosto 10 6 3 1 2 7 9 -2 Orlando Pirates 1 6 0 1 5 5 10 -5				Final standings	Group B Winner Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Obuasi Goldfields 10 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 Zamalek 9 6 3 0 3 7 8 -1 Club Africain 8 6 2 2 2 3 4 -1 Ferroviário Maputo 7 6 2 1 3 5 8 -3

Matches

First leg

30 November 1997

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Obuasi Goldfields	1–0	Raja Casablanca
Adjei 79'

Len Clay Stadium, Obuasi

Referee: Sinko Zeli (Ivory Coast)

Second leg

14 December 1997

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Raja Casablanca	1–0	Obuasi Goldfields
Nazir 78'
Penalties
Nejjary Ereyahi Sabir Ogandaga Jrindou Zitouni Fahmi	5–4	Okyere Owusu Ansah Ahinful Issah Koné Duah

Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca

Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

External links

• Champions' League 1997 - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation