1997 CAF Champions League Final

1997 CAF Champions League Final
pen (4 – 5)
First leg
Date 30 November 1997
Venue Baba Yara Stadium, Obuasi
Referee Sinko Zeli (Côte d'Ivoire)
Second leg
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 be 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. [1]

Road to final

For more details on this topic, see 1997 CAF Champions League.

Matches

First leg

30 November 1997
Obuasi Goldfields SC Ghana 1 – 0 Morocco Raja CA Casablanca
Adjei  79'

Second leg

14 December 1997
Raja CA Casablanca Morocco 1 – 0 Ghana Obuasi Goldfields SC
Nazir  78'
  Penalties  
5 – 4

References

  1. ↑ "Ligue des Champions - CAF - 1997". afrik11.com. Retrieved 11 July 2009.

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