Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers

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1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Football African Qualifiers
Dates11 May 1975 – 4 April 1976
1972
1980

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg2–3Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 1–11–2
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg1–2Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1–10–1
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg0–3Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 0–00–3
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg0–7Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 0–10–6
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg10–1Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 6–04–1
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg0–7Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0–10–6
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svgw/oFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–1Flag of Libya (1972-1977).svg  Libya 2–11–0
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svgw/oFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Togo  Flag of Togo.svg1–2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1–10–1
Zaire  Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg6–2Flag of Upper Volta.svg  Upper Volta 4–12–1
Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg9–0Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 5–04–0
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–1Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Madani Soccerball shade.svg83' Habita Soccerball shade.svg38'
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg2–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Agrebi Soccerball shade.svg56'
Liman Soccerball shade.svg74'
Belkedrouci Soccerball shade.svg80'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 30 000
Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)

Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg1–1Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Shehata Soccerball shade.svg29'Soccerball shade.svg
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg1–0Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Gagarin Soccerball shade.svg

Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg0–0Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg3–0Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia
Nguluko Soccerball shade.svg
Sembuli Soccerball shade.svg
Hassan Soccerball shade.svg

Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg0–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Soccerball shade.svg
Independence Stadium, Banjul
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg6–0Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg6–0Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Owusu Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg1–4Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Soccerball shade.svg Owusu Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg

Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg0–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Elba Soccerball shade.svg56'
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg6–0Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg3–6Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–02–6
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg2–5Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia 1–11–4
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svgw/oFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg3–3 (5–4 p)Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 3–10–2
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg1–2Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1–00–2
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg0–2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0–10–1
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg1–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Souleymane Soccerball shade.svg
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg6–2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Owusu Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Souleymane Soccerball shade.svg
? Soccerball shade.svg

Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg1–1Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia
Phiri Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Zomba Stadium, Zomba
Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg4–1Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
Chola Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Osman Soccerball shade.svg(pen.)

Third round

3 groups of 2 teams each. Winners qualify for the Final Tournament.

Contents

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3–10–1
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0–01–2
Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg2–2 (5–4 p)Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 2–20–0
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Usiyan Soccerball shade.svg14', 48'
Emeteole Soccerball shade.svg80'
Choukri Soccerball shade.svg
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Acila Soccerball shade.svg53'

Nigeria won 3–2 and qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics football tournament.


Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg0–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal

Ghana won 2–1 and qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics football tournament.


Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg1–1Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Chanda Soccerball shade.svg Ali Gagarin Soccerball shade.svg20'
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg0–0Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia
Penalties
4–5

Zambia won 5–4 on penalties after 1–1 on aggregates and qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics football tournament.

Boycott

The three African participants boycotted the day before the start of the Games to protest the participation of New Zealand, whose rugby team planned a summer tour of South Africa in spite of the Soweto uprising. [1]

Due to logistical issues and the large number of other African nations boycotting the Games, these teams could not be replaced, meaning the final tournament was played three teams short.

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References

  1. "Games of the XXI. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament".