Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers

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1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Football African Qualifiers
Dates15 January 1995 – 17 March 1996
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The African Men's Olympic Qualifiers was held to determine the three African national teams for under 23 that would participate at the 1996 Summer Olympics football tournament held in Atlanta. [1]

Contents

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svgw/oFlag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg1–3Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1–00–3
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svgw/oFlag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svgw/oFlag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svgw/oFlag of Burundi.svg  Burundi

Burundi advance. Djibouti withdrew.


Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg1–0Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg3–0Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho

Namibia won 3–1 on aggregate.


Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svgw/oFlag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svgw/oFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso advance. Guinea Bissau withdrew.

First round

Group 1

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0–03–0
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg4–0Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 4–00–0
Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg6–1Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2–04–1
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg2–0Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1–01–0
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg0–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria

Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg4–0Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg0–0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg2–0Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg1–4Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–0Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Mostafa Soccerball shade.svg
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg0–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Nabih Soccerball shade.svg

Group 2

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–3Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1–10–2
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–3Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 1–20–1
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg0–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0–00–1
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg4–2Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 4–10–1
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg2–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria

Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–2Flag of Togo.svg  Togo
Togo  Flag of Togo.svg1–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg0–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg4–1Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg1–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia

Group 3

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg2–5Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1–11–4
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–0Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 0–01–0
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg1–5Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 1–30–2
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svgw/oFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 0–0
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–1Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg4–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–0Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg0–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon

Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg1–3Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg2–0Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–0Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svgw/oFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana

Second round

Group 1

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3–21–1
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg3–2Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia 1–12–1
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Kanu Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Oliseh Soccerball shade.svg
Mostafa Soccerball shade.svg(pen.)
Emam Soccerball shade.svg
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Emam Soccerball shade.svg13' Ikpeba Soccerball shade.svg90'

Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg1–1Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia
Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg1–2Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

Group 2

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–5Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 2–30–2
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg2–3 1 Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 1–11–2
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–3Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg2–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–1Flag of Togo.svg  Togo
Togo  Flag of Togo.svg2–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia

^1 Togo won 3–2 on aggragate, however it was later suspended because of age limit violation, Tunisia advanced to the third round.

Group 3

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg3–2Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 3–10–1
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–1Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 2–00–1
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg3–1Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg1–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–0Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg1–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon

Third round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg5–4Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 5–20–2
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg0–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0–10–1
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg3–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 3–00–0
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg5–2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg2–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia

Tunisia won 5–4 on aggregate and qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics.


Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg0–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

Nigeria won 2–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics.


Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg3–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana

Ghana won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics.

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