Champion Raja Casablanca | Start date November 30, 1997 | |
Referee Sinko Zeli (Côte d'Ivoire) Referee Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius) Venues Obuasi, Casablanca, Baba Yara Stadium, Stade Mohamed V People also search for 2005 CAF Champions League Final | ||
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.