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

The African Men's Olympic Qualifiers was held to determine the tree African national teams for under 23 that will participate at the 1996 Summer Olympics football tournament held in Atlanta.[1]

Main article: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Football African Qualifiers
Dates15 January 1995 – 17 March 1996

Preliminary round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Burundi  w/o  Djibouti — —
Lesotho  1–3  Namibia 1–0 0–3
Burkina Faso  w/o  Guinea-Bissau — —
Burundi w/o Djibouti
Djibouti w/o Burundi

Burundi advance. Djibouti withdrew.

Lesotho 1–0 Namibia
Namibia 3–0 Lesotho

Namibia won 3–1 on aggregate.

Burkina Faso w/o Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau w/o Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso advance. Djibouti withdrew.

First round

Group 1
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria  3–0  Kenya 0–0 3–0
Zimbabwe  4–0  Malawi 4–0 0–0
Zambia  6–1  Botswana 2–0 4–1
Egypt  2–0  Mauritius 1–0 1–0
Nigeria 0–0 Kenya
Kenya 0–3 Nigeria
Zimbabwe 4–0 Malawi
Malawi 0–0 Zimbabwe
Zambia 2–0 Botswana
Botswana 1–4 Zambia
Egypt 1–0 Mauritius
Mostafa
Mauritius 0–1 Egypt
Nabih

Group 2
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria  1–3  Guinea 1–1 0–2
Mali  1–3  Togo 1–2 0–1
Morocco  0–1  Senegal 0–0 0–1
Tunisia  4–2  Burkina Faso 4–1 0–1
Algeria 1–1 Guinea
Guinea 2–0 Algeria
Mali 1–2 Togo
Togo 1–0 Mali
Morocco 0–0 Senegal
Senegal 1–0 Morocco
Tunisia 4–1 Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso 1–0 Tunisia

Group 3
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Africa  2–5  Burundi 1–1 1–4
Cameroon  1–0  Namibia 0–0 1–0
Gabon  1–5  Angola 1–3 0–2
Ghana  w/o  Congo 0–0 —
South Africa 1–1 Burundi
Burundi 4–1 South Africa
Cameroon 0–0 Namibia
Namibia 0–1 Cameroon
Gabon 1–3 Angola
Angola 2–0 Gabon
Ghana 0–0 Congo
Congo w/o Ghana

Second round

Group 1
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria  4–3  Egypt 3–2 1–1
Zimbabwe  3–2  Zambia 1–1 2–1
Nigeria 3–2 Egypt
Kanu
Oliseh 		Mostafa  (pen.)
Emam
Egypt 1–1 Nigeria
Emam  13' Ikpeba  90'
Zimbabwe 1–1 Zambia
Zambia 1–2 Zimbabwe

Group 2
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Senegal  2–5  Guinea 2–3 0–2
Tunisia  2–31  Togo 1–1 1–2
Senegal 2–3 Guinea
Guinea 2–0 Senegal
Tunisia 1–1 Togo
Togo 2–1 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. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ghana  3–2  Angola 3–1 0–1
Cameroon  2–1  Burundi 2–0 0–1
Ghana 3–1 Angola
Angola 1–0 Ghana
Cameroon 2–0 Burundi
Burundi 1–0 Cameroon

Third round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tunisia  5–4  Guinea 5–2 0–2
Zimbabwe  0–2  Nigeria 0–1 0–1
Ghana  3–0  Cameroon 3–0 0–0
Tunisia 5–2 Guinea
Guinea 2–0 Tunisia

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

Zimbabwe 0–1 Nigeria
Nigeria 1–0 Zimbabwe

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

Ghana 3–0 Cameroon
Cameroon 0–0 Ghana

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

References
  1. "Games of the XXVI. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
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