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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RAC USM PRI ORL
Raja Casablanca 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 0–2 4–0 1–0
USM Alger 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 2–2 1–0 2–1
Primeiro de Agosto 6 3 1 2 7 9 2 10 1–1 2–1 2–1
Orlando Pirates 6 0 1 5 5 10 5 1 1–2 1–1 1–2
Source: rsssf.com
Orlando Pirates 1–2 Primeiro de Agosto
?  ?'  ?' Nsilulu
 ?' Muanza
USM Alger 2–2 Raja Casablanca
Hadj Adlane  17', 85'  39' Nazir
 90+3' Fahmi

USM Alger 2–1 Orlando Pirates
Ghoul  11' (pen.)
Hadj Adlane  47'
 41' Ngobe
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
Primeiro de Agosto 1–1 Raja Casablanca
Fuidimau  90'  55' Moustawdaa

Primeiro de Agosto 2–1 USM Alger
Fuidimau  ?'
Kiss  ?' (pen.)
 ?' Zekri
Referee: Magassa Sidi Bekaye (Mali)
Raja Casablanca 1–0 Orlando Pirates
Khalif  7'

Primeiro de Agosto 2–1 Orlando Pirates
Lushozi  22' (o.g.)
Makita  ?'
 30' (pen.) ?
Raja Casablanca 0–2 USM Alger
 68', 75' Dziri
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: ? (Ghana)

Raja Casablanca 4–0 Primeiro de Agosto
Ereyahi  20'
Nazir  28'
Jrindou  45'
Ogandaga  ?'
Orlando Pirates 1–1 USM Alger
?  ?'  17' Hadj Adlane
Referee: Charle Masembi (Uganda)

USM Alger 1–0 Primeiro de Agosto
Dziri  11'
Attendance: 50 000
Orlando Pirates 1–2 Raja Casablanca
Lekoelea  88' (pen.) 12' Khalif
 26', 90+4' Nazir

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts GOL ZAM CA FER
Obuasi Goldfields 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 10 3–1 2–0 4–0
Zamalek 6 3 0 3 7 8 1 9 2–0 2–0 2–1
Club Africain 6 2 2 2 3 4 1 8 0–0 2–0 1–0
Ferroviário Maputo 6 2 1 3 5 8 3 7 2–1 2–0 0–0
Source: rsssf.com
Zamalek 2–1 Ferroviário Maputo
Abdel Maguid  4'
El-Said  40'
 ?' ?

Ferroviário Maputo 2–1 Obuasi Goldfields
Club Africain 2–0 Zamalek

Ferroviário Maputo 0–0 Club Africain
Obuasi Goldfields 3–1 Zamalek
Noutsoudje  61', 90+4', 90+5'  90+3' Ramadan

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

Zamalek 2–0 Club Africain
Abdel-Aziz  43' (pen.)
Ramadan  53'
Obuasi Goldfields 4–0 Ferroviário Maputo
Joe Okyere  30', 66'
Kofi  43'
Noutsoudje  73'

Club Africain 1–0 Ferroviário Maputo
Zamalek 2–0 Obuasi Goldfields
Marei  35'
Sabry  71' (pen.)

References

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