Dates | 1 November 1959 – 22 April 1960 |
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The Men's African Qualifiers for the 1960 Summer Olympics tournament began in November 1959 and ended in April 1960. [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | Tunisia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Advance to second round | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Morocco | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
3 | Malta | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — |
Malta | 2–2 | Morocco |
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Dalli 15' Mackay 55' | Benchekroun 57' Benabadenahan 73' |
Morocco | 3–1 | Tunisia |
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Benchekroun 4', 73' Mokhtatif 48' | Néji 27' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | United Arab Republic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | Advance to second round | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | Ghana | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | ||
3 | Nigeria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 2 | 2–6 | 3–1 | — |
United Arab Republic | 2–1 | Ghana |
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Ateya 47', 60' | Aggrey-Fynn |
Ghana | 2–0 | United Arab Republic |
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Acquah 85', 87' |
Nigeria | 2–6 | United Arab Republic |
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Onyeali 3', 51' | Nnado 1' (o.g.) Selim 46', 51' Ismail 53' Ateya 65' Abdel Fattah 78' |
United Arab Republic | 3–0 | Nigeria |
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Ismail 9' Abdel Fattah 17' Mimi ?' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | Sudan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to second round | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
2 | Ethiopia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
3 | Uganda | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | United Arab Republic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Qualification for 1960 Summer Olympics | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | Tunisia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
3 | Sudan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
United Arab Republic | 3–1 | Tunisia |
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Redha 50' Abdel Fattah 71', 89' | Karmous 60' |
Sudan | 0–1 | United Arab Republic |
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El-Hamouly 77' (pen.) |
United Arab Republic | 3–0 | Sudan |
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Abdel Fattah 22' El-Fanagily 48' Redha 65' |
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