1997 African Cup Winners' Cup

African Cup Winners' Cup 1997 February – 6 December 1997 41 1 TUN ES Sahel 1 MAR FAR Rabat 66 173 1996 1998 The 1997 African Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Étoile Sportive du Sahel in two-legged final victory against FAR Rabat. This was the twenty-third season that the tournament took place for the winners of each African country's domestic cup. Forty-one sides entered the competition. Teams from Niger and the Central African Republic were disqualified because their federations were in debt to CAF. Club 'S' Namakia from Madagascar withdrew before the 1st leg of the preliminary round, Maxaquene from Mozambique withdrew before the 1st leg of the first round while Racing Bafoussam from Cameroon was disqualified for not showing up in time for the 1st leg. The last team to withdraw from the competition was Dragons from Zaire before the 1st leg of the second round. Jomo Cosmos replaced Orlando Pirates, who were admitted to the Champions League for being the champions of both the league and cup competitions in South Africa. Preliminary round Bata Bullets MWI 2–2 (a) Kiyovu Sport RWA 1–0 1–2 1962 Awassa Flour Mill ETH 0–5 Uganda Electricity Board UGA 0–2 0–3 MP Tigers NAM 1–1 (a) Eleven Men in Flight SWZ 1–1 0–0 Lerotholi Polytechnic LES 2–1 Township Rollers BOT 2–0 0–1 1987 Club S Namakia MAD w/o Walkover Red Star FC SEY — — Renaissance FC CHA 7–1 Akonangui FC EQG 3–0 4–1 Sigara SC TAN 1–3 Dynamos FC ZIM 1–0 0–3 UNB FC BEN dq Disqualified1 unknown CAF — — Étoile Filante BFA dq Disqualified1 Sahel SC NIG — — |} Notes 1 Sahel SC and Central African Republic representative club disqualified because their federations were in debt to CAF. First round Al-Merreikh SUD 0–3 El Mansoura SC EGY 0–1 0–2 UNB FC BEN 0–6 Julius Berger NGR 0–3 0–3 Scouts Club MRI 3–4 SS Saint-Louisienne REU 2–1 1–3 Red Star FC SEY w/o Walkover CD Maxaquene MOZ — — Eleven Men in Flight SWZ 0–6 Jomo Cosmos RSA 0–3 0–3 Bata Bullets MWI 0–2 Dynamos FC ZIM 0–1 0–1 Mumias Sugar FC KEN 0–2 El Mokawloon EGY 0–0 0–2 Lerotholi Polytechnic LES 0–6 Nchanga Rangers ZAM 0–1 0–5 1987 FAR Rabat MAR 4–2 Real Bamako MLI 4–1 0–1 FC 105 Libreville GAB 2–1 Progresso do Sambizanga ANG 2–0 0–1 Étoile Filante BFA 3–4 ES Sahel TUN 3–0 0–4 ASFAG GUI 0–2 Hearts of Oak GHA 0–0 0–2 US Gorée SEN 2–4 MC Oran ALG 1–0 1–4 Renaissance FC CHA 3–7 AS Dragons ZAI 2–1 1–6 Vita Club Mokanda CGO 1–2 SO Armée CIV 0–0 1–2 Uganda Electricity Board UGA dq Disqualified1 RC Bafoussam CMR — — |} Notes 1 RC Bafoussam were disqualified for not showing up in time for the 1st leg. Second round Julius Berger NGR 0–2 El Mansoura SC EGY 0–0 0–2 Red Star FC SEY 0–5 SS Saint-Louisienne REU 0–2 0–3 Dynamos FC ZIM 2–3 Jomo Cosmos RSA 2–1 0–2 Nchanga Rangers ZAM 2–4 El Mokawloon EGY 2–1 0–3 FC 105 Libreville GAB 2–2 (3–4 p) FAR Rabat MAR 2–0 0–2 Hearts of Oak GHA 3–6 ES Sahel TUN 2–2 1–4 Umeme FC1 UGA 2–3 MC Oran ALG 2–0 0–3 SO Armée CIV w/o Walkover AS Dragons ZAI — — |} Notes 1 Uganda Electricity Board FC changed it name to Umeme FC. Quarter-finals El Mansoura SC EGY 5–2 Jomo Cosmos RSA 3–0 2–2 El Mokawloon EGY 2–4 ES Sahel TUN 2–2 0–2 SS Saint-Louisienne REU 3–3 (a) SO Armée CIV 2–0 1–3 FAR Rabat MAR 3–1 MC Oran ALG 2–0 1–1 |} Semi-finals ES Sahel TUN 5–4 El Mansoura SC EGY 3–0 2–4 FAR Rabat MAR 5–2 SS Saint-Louisienne REU 3–0 2–2 |} Final 1997 African Cup Winners' Cup Final ES Sahel TUN 2–1 FAR Rabat MAR 2–0 0–1 |} First leg 22 November 1997 ES Sahel TUN 2 – 0 MAR FAR Rabat Mhedhebi 40Ben Younes 76 pen. Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse 28,000 Second leg 6 December 1997 FAR Rabat MAR 1 – 0 TUN ES Sahel Chemmami 29 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat 45,000 Falla N'Doye (Senegal) Champions 1997 African Cup Winners' Cup Winners TUN ES Sahel First External links Results available on CAF Official Website Results available on RSSSF Category:African Cup Winners' Cup 2