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

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and the

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were disqualified because their federations were in debt to CAF. Club 'S' Namakia from

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withdrew before the 1st leg of the preliminary round, Maxaquene from

Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...

withdrew before the 1st leg of the first round while Racing Bafoussam from

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was disqualified for not showing up in time for the 1st leg. The last team to withdraw from the competition was Dragons from

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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

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Preliminary round

;Notes :¹ Sahel SC and

representative club disqualified because their federations were in debt to CAF.

First round

;Notes :¹ RC Bafoussam were disqualified for not showing up in time for the 1st leg.

Second round

;Notes :¹ Uganda Electricity Board FC changed it name to Umeme FC.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

First leg

Second leg

Champions

External links

Results available on CAF Official Website

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