Africa Continental championships · since 1977 
Cotonou, Benin 18–20 Jul 1997
1997 West African Championships
Cotonou, Benin 18–20 Jul 1997- events
- 34
- medals awarded
- 102
- nations on the podium
- 10
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
400m hurdles
High jump
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Javelin throw
4x100m
1 
Nigeria
Nigeria 40.0
2 
Ghana
Ghana 40.7
3 Benin
Benin 41.2
4x400m
1 Nigeria
Nigeria 3:10.3
2 Ghana
Ghana 3:12.9
3 
Senegal
Senegal 3:14.5
Medal table
10 nations · 102 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria NGR | 25 | 11 | 12 | 48 | |
| 2 | Ghana GHA | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |
| 3 | Senegal SEN | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |
| 4 |  Burkina Faso BUR | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Togo TOG | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 6 |  Mali MLI | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Ivory Coast CIV | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| 8 |  Gambia GAM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Benin BEN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 10 |  Niger NIG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |