2017 CAF Champions League final
The 2017 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2017 CAF Champions League, the 53rd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 21st edition under the current CAF Champions League title.
Mohammed V Stadium hosted the podium where Wydad AC lifted the trophy | |||||||
| Event | 2017 CAF Champions League | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 28 October 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria | ||||||
| Referee | Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) | ||||||
| Attendance | 60,000 | ||||||
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| Date | 4 November 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca | ||||||
| Referee | Bakary Gassama (Gambia) | ||||||
| Attendance | 65,000 | ||||||
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Al Ahly of Egypt and Wydad AC of Morocco. The first leg was hosted by Al Ahly at the Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria on 28 October 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Wydad AC at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca on 4 November 2017. The winner earned the right to represent the CAF at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage, as well as play in the 2018 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.
After the first leg ended in a 1–1 draw, Wydad AC defeated Al Ahly 1–0 in the second leg to win 2–1 on aggregate, and were crowned African champions for the second time.