Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers

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2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Football African Qualifiers
Dates1 September 2006 – 26 March 2008
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The African Men's Olympic Qualifiers were held to determine the African national teams for under 23 which participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics football tournament held in Beijing.

Contents

Preliminary competition was divided in three rounds. The first two rounds were knock-out rounds, and the final round was a group stage.

First round

First leg played on September 1 to September 3, 2006. Second leg played on October 6 to October 8, 2006.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg0–4Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0–00–4
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg2–4Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 2–10–3
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg0–2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 0–20–0
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg5–3Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 1–04–3
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg2–1Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1–01–1
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg2–5Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 2–00–5
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg2–0 1 Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 2–0
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg10–0 2 Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 10–0
Chad  Flag of Chad.svgw/oFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda ——
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svgw/oFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania ——
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svgw/oFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso ——
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svgw/oFlag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros ——
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svgw/oFlag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho ——
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svgw/oFlag of Botswana.svg  Botswana ——
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svgw/oFlag of Liberia.svg  Liberia ——
Benin  Flag of Benin.svgw/oFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo ——
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svgw/oFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria ——
^1 Only one leg because of security concerns in Somalia.
^2 Only one leg because of security concerns in Djibouti.
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg0–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Bakau
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg4–0Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Said Soccerball shade.svg33'
Magdy Soccerball shade.svg39'
Osama Soccerball shade.svg56', 78'
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mohamed Lamine Benaïssa (Algeria)
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg2–1Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Freetown
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg3–0Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Yirirwahandi Soccerball shade.svg19'
Hategikimana Soccerball shade.svg38'
Nyumbayire Soccerball shade.svg65'
Kigali
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg0–2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Bissau
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg0–0Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Conakry
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg1–0Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya
Soccerball shade.svgpen.'
Maputo
Libya  Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg3–4Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
GMR Stadium, Tripoli
Referee: Slimane Brahimi (Morocco)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–0Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Modubi Soccerball shade.svg30'
Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg1–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Tshilo Soccerball shade.svg51' (o.g.) Chabangu Soccerball shade.svg54'
Sam Nujoma Stadium, Katutura
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg2–0Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
Omdurman
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg5–0Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Malabo
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg0–2 1 Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Blantyre
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg10–0 2 Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Lusaka

Second round

First leg played on February 7 and February 8, 2007. Second leg played on March 23 to March 25, 2007.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg2–4Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1–31–1
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg0–2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 0–00–2
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg0–5 3 Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0–30–2
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg2–4Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1–11–3
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg4–2Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1–03–2
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg4–0Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 3–01–0
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg7–0Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 5–02–0
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svgw/o 4 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo ——
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg2–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2–00–0
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg0–1Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 0–00–1
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg4–3Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 3–21–1
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg2–4Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1–11–3
^3 Burkina Faso penalized by FIFA for allegedly using two overage players during first leg match against Ghana. The original score was Burkina Faso won by 2–0. [1]
^4 DR Congo failed to appear, and blamed poor flight connections. FIFA handed walkover to Senegal. [2]
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–3Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Benmoussa Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen.) Tafese Soccerball shade.svg33'
Said Soccerball shade.svg39'
Worku Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
20 August Stadium, Algiers
Referee: Ahmed Auda (Egypt)
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg1–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg0–0Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Luanda
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg2–0Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Feindouno Soccerball shade.svg33'
Soccerball shade.svg78'
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg2–0
(original score)
0–3
(awarded score) 3 		Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Ouguadougou
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–0Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Coronation Park, Sunyani
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
El Mohamady Soccerball shade.svg90' Cissé Soccerball shade.svg22'
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg3–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Said Soccerball shade.svg
Abidjan
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–0Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Traoré Soccerball shade.svg52'
Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Referee: Raphaël Evehe Divine (Cameroon)
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg2–3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Maputo
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–0Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Rabeh Soccerball shade.svg26'
Benjelloun Soccerball shade.svg55'
Iajour Soccerball shade.svg57'
Stade El Abdi, El Jadida
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Mourad Daâmi (Tunisia)
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg0–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Rabeh Soccerball shade.svg38'
Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: ... (Tanzania)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg5–0Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
Bazuaye Soccerball shade.svg30'
Obinna Soccerball shade.svg39' (pen.)
Promise Soccerball shade.svg45'
Okoronkwo Soccerball shade.svg58', 87'
National Stadium, Abuja
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg0–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Malabo
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svgCancelled 4 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg2–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Davids Soccerball shade.svg67'
Chabangu Soccerball shade.svg73'
Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg0–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Kampala
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg0–0Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg1–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Jomo Soccerball shade.svg
Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg3–2Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
Gondwe Soccerball shade.svg47'
Singuluma Soccerball shade.svg67'
Sunzu Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Msowoya Soccerball shade.svg47'
Gonani Soccerball shade.svg64'
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg1–1Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Msowoya Soccerball shade.svg36' Mulenga Soccerball shade.svg28'
Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg1–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Soccerball shade.svg75'Soccerball shade.svg30'
Rufaro Stadium, Harare
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg3–1Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Bekamenga Soccerball shade.svg5'
Lombé Soccerball shade.svg35'
Tchetgna Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Gomba Soccerball shade.svg30'
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mario Bougoura (Guinea)

Final round

Matches played from June 1, 2007 to March 26, 2008. The winner of each group will represent Africa at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Group A

Ethiopia has withdrawn from the Olympic qualification after the first match due to millennium festivities in their country. [3]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 422073+48 2008 Summer Olympics
2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 421185+37
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4013310−71
4Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 00000000Withdrew
Source: [ citation needed ]
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg2–2
Annulled		Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Said Soccerball shade.svg9'
Tafese Soccerball shade.svg68' (pen.)		 Mdledle Soccerball shade.svg
Mokoena Soccerball shade.svg66' (pen.)
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Obinna Soccerball shade.svg2', 35' (pen.)
Okoronkwo Soccerball shade.svg51'		 Tagoe Soccerball shade.svg4'
Gyan Soccerball shade.svg15'
National Stadium, Abuja
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Chabangu Soccerball shade.svg45' Obinna Soccerball shade.svg11' (pen.)
Olympia Park, Rustenburg
Referee: Ahmed Auda (Egypt)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Davids Soccerball shade.svg88' Tagoe Soccerball shade.svg26', 33'
Ahsah Soccerball shade.svg85'
Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg3–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Gyan Soccerball shade.svg13', 85'
Kumordzi Soccerball shade.svg35'		 Rodgers Soccerball shade.svg55'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Taiwo Soccerball shade.svg25'
Promise Soccerball shade.svg74'
Anichebe Soccerball shade.svg90'
National Stadium, Abuja

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 6501136+715 2008 Summer Olympics
2Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 6312119+210
3Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 612347−35
4Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 6114511−64
Source: [ citation needed ]
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg0–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Dakar
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg2–0Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Mbewe Soccerball shade.svg29'
Singuluma Soccerball shade.svg31'
Nchanga Stadium, Chingola
Referee: Thapelo Disang (Botswana)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–2Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Diarra Soccerball shade.svg24' Chibambo Soccerball shade.svg40'
Kasonde Soccerball shade.svg85'
Bamako
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg2–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Angoua Soccerball shade.svg71'
Gervinho Soccerball shade.svg75'
Abidjan
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg1–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Sunzu Soccerball shade.svg69' M'Bow Soccerball shade.svg44'
Lusaka
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg3–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Guié Soccerball shade.svg22'
N'Gossan Soccerball shade.svg
Gervinho Soccerball shade.svg81' (pen.)		 Dembélé Soccerball shade.svg36'
Abidjan
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Sidibé Soccerball shade.svg36' Djakpa Soccerball shade.svg55'
Gervinho Soccerball shade.svg90'
Bamako
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–1Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Ndiaye Soccerball shade.svg23'
Diompy Soccerball shade.svg33'		 Sunzu Soccerball shade.svg30'
Dakar
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Diarra Soccerball shade.svg
Bamako
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg4–1Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Gervinho Soccerball shade.svg32', 38'
Cissé Soccerball shade.svg59'
Kalou Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Singuluma Soccerball shade.svg70'
Abidjan
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg4–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Mayuka Soccerball shade.svg4'
Tembo Soccerball shade.svg28'
Mudenda Soccerball shade.svg33'
Mwansa Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Fawbaolou Soccerball shade.svg77'
Lusaka
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Sarr Soccerball shade.svg65' Cissé Soccerball shade.svg36', 50'
Dakar

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 6420145+914 2008 Summer Olympics
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 631277010
3Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 621345−17
4Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 6105614−83
Source: [ citation needed ]
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–0Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
El Bahri Soccerball shade.svg39'
Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Referee: Jamal Ambaya (Libya)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg6–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Mboua Soccerball shade.svg4', 32', 80'
Mbengono Soccerball shade.svg18'
N'Gal Soccerball shade.svg45', 55'		 Coreah Soccerball shade.svg27'
Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohamed Lamine Benaïssa (Algeria)
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg0–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg1–2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Bangoura Soccerball shade.svg65' Benjelloun Soccerball shade.svg86'
Sbai Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg2–0
(Abandoned at 80')		Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Match abandoned at 80, when six Botswanan players were sent off forcing the referee to call off the game.

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Ndoum Soccerball shade.svg25'
Mboua Soccerball shade.svg33'		 Chihi Soccerball shade.svg17'
Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg2–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Selefa Soccerball shade.svg68', 90' Sylla Soccerball shade.svg52'
Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2–2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Hermach Soccerball shade.svg63'
Benzouien Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Ollé Ollé Soccerball shade.svg31'
Bekamenga Soccerball shade.svg47'
Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg2–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Ramoshibidu Soccerball shade.svg
Sembowa Soccerball shade.svg
Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg1–3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Sylla Soccerball shade.svg24' Chedjou Soccerball shade.svg13'
Enam Soccerball shade.svg38'
Bekamenga Soccerball shade.svg85'
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–0Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
N'Gal Soccerball shade.svg13'
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Muhmed Ssegonga (Uganda)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–0Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
El Bassel Soccerball shade.svg65'
Stade El Bachir, Mohammedia

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