Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers

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1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Football African Qualifiers
Dates25 March 1979 – 13 April 1980
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This page provides the summaries of the matches of the qualifying rounds for the Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow. Three countries qualified.

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Qualifying rounds

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg1–3Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 1–00–3
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–1 (4–2 p)Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1–00–1
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–1 (6–5 p)Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1–00–1
Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg7–3Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 4–13–2
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg3–2Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 2–11–1
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svgw/oFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania ——
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svgw/oFlag of Sudan.svg  Sudan ——
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svgw/oFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast ——
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svgw/oFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea ——
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svgBye
Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svgBye
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg1–0Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya
Ben Mahmoud Soccerball shade.svg16'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Libya  Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg3–0Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Belhaj Soccerball shade.svg1'
Al-Issawi Soccerball shade.svg31'
Bounwara Soccerball shade.svg...'
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 80,000

Libya won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Belloumi Soccerball shade.svg1'
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Zito Soccerball shade.svg...'
Penalties
2–4
Stade Omnisports, Bamako

Algeria won 4–2 on penalties after 1–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Acila Soccerball shade.svg...'
Stade Père Jégo, Casablanca
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Camara Soccerball shade.svg...'
Penalties
5–6
Stade Demba Diop, Dakar

Morocco won 6–5 on penalties after 1–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg4–1Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Noël Soccerball shade.svg
..., Maseru

Lesotho won 7–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Madagascar won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svgw/oFlag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 3–1—
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg5–1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 4–11–0
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–8Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1–50–3
Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg5–0Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg  Lesotho 0–05–0
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg2–2 (3–4 p)Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 1–11–1
Libya  Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svgBye
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg3–1Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Reckrie stadium, Freetown

Third round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg5–2Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia 4–11–1
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg2–4Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0–22–2
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svgw/oFlag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya ——
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg4–1Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia
Amer Soccerball shade.svg20'
Abdel Halim Soccerball shade.svg38' (pen.)
El Khatib Soccerball shade.svg77', 83' (pen.)
 Kaumba Soccerball shade.svg23'
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg1–1Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Chola Soccerball shade.svg Khalil Soccerball shade.svg32'
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: George Courtney (England)

Egypt won 5–2 and qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament.

Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg0–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–2Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Ghana won 4–2 and qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament.

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References

  1. ↑ "Teams of Olympic Football Tournament Moscow 1980". fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012.
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