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

The African Qualifiers for the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament began in April 1967 and ended in June 1968.[1]

Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Football African Qualifiers
Dates21 April 1967 – 30 June 1968

Group 1

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Libya  4–2  Niger 2–0 2–2
Gabon  1–6  Guinea 0–0 1–6
Libya 2–0 Niger
Niger 2–2 Libya

Libya advance.

Gabon 0–0 Guinea
Guinea 6–1 Gabon

Guinea advance.

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guinea  w/o  United Arab Republic – –
Libya  2–3  Algeria 1–1 1–2
Guinea Cancelled United Arab Republic
United Arab Republic Cancelled Guinea

United Arab Republic withdrew. Guinea advance.

Libya 1–1 Algeria
Al-Maadani  40' Amirouche  70'
Referee: Agostini (Italy)
Algeria 2–1 Libya
Amirouche  38' (pen.), 85' (pen.) Bensouidi  65'
Referee: Tessema (Ethiopia)

Algeria advance.

Final
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guinea  5–4  Algeria 2–2 3–2
Guinea 2–2 Algeria
Souleymane  38'
Sim  58'		 Lalmas  27', 42'
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Belagif (Morocco)
Algeria 2–3 Guinea
Lalmas  5'
Achour  89'		 Souleymane  7'
Ndongo Camara  10' (pen.)
Maxime  55'
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Boukili (Morocco)

Guinea qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Group 2

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria  w/o  Uganda – –
Madagascar  6–2  Tanzania 4–2 2–0
Nigeria Cancelled Uganda
Uganda Cancelled Nigeria

Uganda withdrew; Nigeria advance.

Madagascar 4–2 Tanzania
Tanzania 0–2 Madagascar

Madagascar advance.

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria  2–2 (l)  Sudan 1–0 1–2
Madagascar  4–8  Ethiopia 1–0 3–8
Nigeria 1–0 Sudan
Sudan 2–1 Nigeria

Nigeria advance by lot.

Madagascar 1–0 Ethiopia
Ethiopia 8–3 Madagascar

Ethiopia advance.

Final
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria  3–2  Ethiopia 3–1 0–1
Nigeria 3–1 Ethiopia
Ethiopia 1–0 Nigeria

Nigeria qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Group 3

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cameroon  w/o  Mali – –
Cameroon Cancelled Mali
Mali Cancelled Cameroon

Mali withdrew; Cameroon advance.

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morocco  1–1 (l)  Tunisia 1–1 0–0
Cameroon  3–3 (l)  Ghana 1–0 2–3
Morocco 1–1 Tunisia
Hamidouch  54' Chaïbi  25'
Attendance: 20 000
Tunisia 0–0 Morocco
Attendance: 25 000

Morocco advance by lot.

Cameroon 1–0 Ghana
Ghana 3–2 Cameroon

Cameroon advance by lot but withdrew; Ghana advance.

Final
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morocco  2–1  Ghana 1–1 1–2
Morocco 1–1 Ghana
Ghandi  7' Attuquayefio  86'
Ghana 1–2 Morocco

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

References
  1. http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ol1968q.html#Africa
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