1997 WAFU Club Championship
Tournament details
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsGhana Ghapoha Readers (1st title)
Runners-upNiger JS Ténéré
Tournament statistics
Matches played12

The 1997 WAFU Club Championship was the 19th football club tournament season that took place for the runners-up or third place of each West African country's domestic league, the West African Club Championship. It was won by Ghana's Ghapoha Readers after defeating Niger's JS Ténéré in the second leg.[1] More than last season and fewer than in 1995, seven clubs took part.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Imraguens de Nouadhibou Mauritania 0–2 Senegal ASEC Ndiambour 0–1 1–0
Issia Wazi Ivory Coast 0–4 Ghana Ghapoha Readers 0–0 4–0

Ghapoha Readers directly headed to the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mamahira AC Mali Guinea ASEC Ndjambour 2–1

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Katsina United Nigeria 0–2 Niger JS Ténéré 0–1 1–0
Ghapoha Readers Ghana 5–2 Senegal ASEC Ndjambour 2–0 2–3

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
JS Ténéré Niger 1–2 Ghana Ghapoha Readers 1–0 2–0

Winners

1997 WAFU Club Championship
Ghana
Ghapoha Readers
First title

See also

References

  1. "1997 WAFU Club Championship at RSSSF".
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