1997 CAF Champions League group stage

The group stage of the 1997 CAF Champions League was played from 22 August to 9 November 1997. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage.

Format

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each group advanced directly to the final.

Groups

The matchdays were 22–24 August, 5–7 September, 19–21 September, 1–12 October, 24–26 October, and 7–9 November 1997.

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to the final

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Raja Casablanca	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11	Final
2	USM Alger	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3	11
3	Primeiro de Agosto	6	3	1	2	7	9	−2	10
4	Orlando Pirates	6	0	1	5	5	10	−5	1

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

August 22, 1997

15:00 UTC+2

Orlando Pirates	1–2	Primeiro de Agosto
? ?'		?' Nsilulu ?' Muanza

Ellis Park, Johannesburg

August 24, 1997

14:00 UTC+1

USM Alger	2–2	Raja Casablanca
Hadj Adlane 17', 85'		39' Nazir 90+3' Fahmi

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

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September 5, 1997

15:30 UTC+1

USM Alger	2–1	Orlando Pirates
Ghoul 11' (pen.) Hadj Adlane 47'		41' Ngobe

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)

September 7, 1997

15:00 UTC+1

Primeiro de Agosto	1–1	Raja Casablanca
Fuidimau 90'		55' Moustawdaa

Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda

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September 19, 1997

16:00 UTC+1

Primeiro de Agosto	2–1	USM Alger
Fuidimau ?' Kiss ?' (pen.)		?' Zekri

Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda

Referee: Magassa Sidi Bekaye (Mali)

September 21, 1997

16:00 UTC+1

Raja Casablanca	1–0	Orlando Pirates
Khalif 7'

Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca

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October 10, 1997

15:00 UTC+1

Primeiro de Agosto	2–1	Orlando Pirates
Lushozi 22' (o.g.) Makita ?'		30' (pen.) ?

Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda

October 12, 1997

15:00 UTC+0

Raja Casablanca	0–2	USM Alger
		68', 75' Dziri

Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: ? (Ghana)

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October 24, 1997

15:00 UTC+0

Raja Casablanca	4–0	Primeiro de Agosto
Ereyahi 20' Nazir 28' Jrindou 45' Ogandaga ?'

Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca

October 25, 1997

14:00 UTC+2

Orlando Pirates	1–1	USM Alger
? ?'		17' Hadj Adlane

FNB Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: Charle Masembi (Uganda)

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November 8, 1997

14:00 UTC+1

USM Alger	1–0	Primeiro de Agosto
Dziri 11'

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Attendance: 50 000

November 8, 1997

15:00 UTC+2

Orlando Pirates	1–2	Raja Casablanca
Lekoelea 88'		(pen.) 12' Khalif 26', 90+4' Nazir

FNB Stadium, Johannesburg

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Obuasi Goldfields	6	3	1	2	10	5	+5	10	Final
2	Zamalek	6	3	0	3	7	8	−1	9
3	Club Africain	6	2	2	2	3	4	−1	8
4	Ferroviário Maputo	6	2	1	3	5	8	−3	7

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

August 22, 1997

Zamalek	2–1	Ferroviário Maputo
Abdel Maguid 4' El-Said 40'		?' ?

August 24, 1997

Club Africain	0–0	Obuasi Goldfields

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

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September 6, 1997

Ferroviário Maputo	2–1	Obuasi Goldfields

September 7, 1997

Club Africain	2–0	Zamalek

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September 19, 1997

Ferroviário Maputo	0–0	Club Africain

September 21, 1997

Obuasi Goldfields	3–1	Zamalek
Noutsoudje 61', 90+4', 90+5'		90+3' Ramadan

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October 1, 1997

Ferroviário Maputo	2–0	Zamalek

October 12, 1997

Obuasi Goldfields	2–0	Club Africain
Joe Okyere 13' Noutsoudje 74'

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October 24, 1997

Zamalek	2–0	Club Africain
Abdel-Aziz 43' (pen.) Ramadan 53'

Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo

October 26, 1997

Obuasi Goldfields	4–0	Ferroviário Maputo
Joe Okyere 30', 66' Kofi 43' Noutsoudje 73'

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November 7, 1997

Club Africain	1–0	Ferroviário Maputo

November 9, 1997

Zamalek	2–0	Obuasi Goldfields
Marei 35' Sabry 71' (pen.)

External links

• 1997 CAF Champions League - afrik11.com