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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.)