Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_name_96 (location VARCHAR, year VARCHAR, competition VARCHAR, result VARCHAR)

### Question ###
What location did the team win before 1998 in the europe/africa zone, group i, round robin?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT location FROM table_name_96 WHERE competition = "europe/africa zone, group i, round robin" AND result = "win" AND year < 1998