Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers

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1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Football African Qualifiers
Dates21 April 1967 – 30 June 1968
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The African Qualifiers for the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament began in April 1967 and ended in June 1968. [1]

Contents

Group 1

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Libya  Flag of Libya.svg4–2Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 2–02–2
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg1–6Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 0–01–6
Libya  Flag of Libya.svg2–0Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
7 October Stadium, Tripoli
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg2–2Flag of Libya.svg  Libya

Libya advance.

Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg0–0Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg6–1Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Souleymane Soccerball shade.svg
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Guinea advance.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svgw/oFlag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic ——
Libya  Flag of Libya.svg2–3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1–11–2

Final

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg5–4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2–23–2
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg2–2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Kandia Soccerball shade.svg38'
Sim Soccerball shade.svg58'		 Lalmas Soccerball shade.svg27', 42'
Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Belagif (Morocco)
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg2–3Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Lalmas Soccerball shade.svg5'
Achour Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Souleymane Soccerball shade.svg7'
Ndongo Camara Soccerball shade.svg10' (pen.)
Maxime Soccerball shade.svg55'
Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Salih Mohamed Boukili (Morocco)

Guinea qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Group 2

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svgw/oFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda ——
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg6–2Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 4–22–0

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–2 (l)Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan 1–01–2
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg4–8Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia 1–03–8
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–0Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan
Surulere Stadium, Lagos
Sudan  Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg2–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum

Nigeria advance by lot.

Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg1–0Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia
Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg8–3Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Haillé Selassié Stadium, Addis Ababa

Ethiopia advance.

Final

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–2Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia 3–10–1
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–1Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia
Surulere Stadium, Lagos
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg1–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Haillé Selassié Stadium, Addis Ababa

Nigeria qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Group 3

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svgw/oFlag of Mali.svg  Mali ——

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–1 (l)Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 1–10–0
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg3–3 (l)Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–02–3
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Hamidouch Soccerball shade.svg54' Chaïbi Soccerball shade.svg25'
Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca
Attendance: 20 000
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg0–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 25 000

Morocco advance by lot.

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg1–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Yaoundé
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg3–2Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg  Cameroon

Cameroon advance by lot but withdrew; Ghana advance.

Final

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–11–2
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Ghandi Soccerball shade.svg7' Attuquayefio Soccerball shade.svg86'
Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Soccerball shade.svg Faras Soccerball shade.svg
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Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 40 000

Morocco qualified, but withdrew after refusing to play against Israel in the 1968 Summer Olympics final tournament in Group C. Ghana replaced Morocco.

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References

  1. ↑ "Games of the XIX. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament".
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