It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa.
Hafia FC from Guinea won that final, and became CAF club champion for the third time.
1 Mbabane Highlanders and AS Tempête Mocaf withdrew.
1 Djoliba AC were disqualified as Mali were suspended by CAF after police and security forces assaulted officials during an African Cup of Nations qualifying match in Bamako against Ivory Coast on 19 June.
The top scorers from the 1977 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows: