1997 WAFU Club Championship

{{Infobox International Football Competition | tourney_name = WAFU Club Championship | year = 1997 | other_titles = | image = | size = | caption = | country = | dates = | num_teams = 7 | confederations = 1 | venues = | cities = | champion_other = {{flagicon|GHA}} Ghapoha Readers | count = 1 | second_other = {{flagicon|NIG}} JS Ténéré | matches = 12 | goals = | attendance = | top_scorer = | player = | updated = | prevseason = 1996 | nextseason = 1998 }}

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wafc97.html|title=1997 WAFU Club Championship at RSSSF}}</ref> More than last season and fewer than in 1995, seven clubs took part.

==First round== {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|Imraguens de Nouadhibou|MTN|0–2|'''ASEC Ndiambour'''|SEN|0–1|1–0}} {{TwoLegResult|Issia Wazi|CIV|0–4|'''Ghapoha Readers'''|GHA|0–0|4–0}} |}

Ghapoha Readers directly headed to the quarterfinals

==Quarterfinals== {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|Mamahira AC|MLI|—|'''ASEC Ndjambour'''|GUI|2–1|—}} |}

==Semifinals== {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|Katsina United|NGA|0–2|'''JS Ténéré'''|NIG|0–1|1–0}} {{TwoLegResult|'''Ghapoha Readers'''|GHA|5–2|ASEC Ndjambour|SEN|2–0|2–3}} |}

==Finals== {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|JS Ténéré|NIG|1–2|'''Ghapoha Readers'''|GHA|1–0|2–0}} |}

==Winners== {{winners-other|1997 WAFU Club Championship|GHA|Ghapoha Readers|First}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wafc97.html Full results of the 1997 WAFU Club Championship at RSSSF]

Category:West African Club Championship Category:1997 in African men's continental football