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

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Main article: Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

This page provides the summaries of the matches of the qualifying rounds for the Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics to be held in Moscow. In the end tree countries qualified.

Qualifying rounds

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tunisia  1–3  Libya 1–0 0–3
Algeria  1–1 (4–2 p)  Mali 1–0 0–1
Morocco  1–1 (6–5 p)  Senegal 1–0 0–1
Lesotho  7–3  Mauritius 4–1 3–2
Madagascar  3–2  Ethiopia 2–1 1–1
Egypt  w/o  Tanzania – –
Kenya  w/o  Sudan – –
Liberia  w/o  Ivory Coast – –
Sierra Leone  w/o  Guinea – –
Ghana  Bye
Zambia  Bye
Tunisia 1–0 Libya
Ben Mahmoud 16'
Libya 3–0 Tunisia
Belhaj 1'
Al-Issawi 31'
Bounwara ...'
Attendance: 80,000

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

Algeria 1–0 Mali
Belloumi 1'
Mali 1–0 (a.e.t.) Algeria
Zito ...'
Penalties
2–4

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

Morocco 1–0 Senegal
Acila ...'
Senegal 1–0 (a.e.t.) Morocco
Camara ...'
Penalties
5–6

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

Lesotho 4–1 Mauritius
..., Maseru
Mauritius 2–3 Lesotho

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

Madagascar 2–1 Ethiopia
Ethiopia 1–1 Madagascar

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

Egypt w/o Tanzania
withdrew

Egypt advanced to the second round, Tanzania withdrew.

Kenya w/o Sudan
withdrew

Kenya advanced to the second round, Sudan withdrew.

Liberia w/o Ivory Coast
withdrew

Liberia advanced to the second round, Ivory Coast withdrew.

Sierra Leone w/o Guinea
withdrew

Sierra Leone advanced to the second round, Guinea withdrew.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sierra Leone  w/o  Liberia 3–1 –
Ghana  5–1  Kenya 4–1 1–0
Morocco  1–8  Algeria 1–5 0–3
Zambia  5–0  Lesotho 0–0 5–0
Madagascar  2–2 (3–4 p)  Egypt 1–1 1–1
Libya  Bye
Sierra Leone 3–1 Liberia
Liberia w/o Sierra Leone
withdrew

Liberia advanced to the third round, Sierra Leone withdrew in the second leg.

Ghana 4–1 Kenya
Obota 63'
Kenya 0–1 Ghana
Afriyie 21'

Ghana won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Morocco 1–5 Algeria
Limane 32' (pen.) Bensaoula 15', 16', 69'
Guemri 71'
Assad 87'
Attendance: 50,000
Algeria 3–0 Morocco
Belloumi 40'
Kouici 46'
Assad 75'
Attendance: 30,000

Algeria won 8–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Zambia 5–0 Lesotho
Katebe
Chitalu
Lesotho 0–0 Zambia

Zambia won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Madagascar 1–1 Egypt
Abdou 40'
Egypt 1–1 (a.e.t.) Madagascar
El Khatib (pen.)
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 80,000

Egypt won 4–3 on penalties after 2–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Third round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Egypt  5–2  Zambia 4–1 1–1
Liberia  2–4  Ghana 0–2 2–2
Algeria  w/o  Libya – –
Egypt 4–1 Zambia
Amer 20'
Abdel Halim 38' (pen.)
El Khatib 77', 83' (pen.)
 Kaumba 23'
Zambia 1–1 Egypt
Chola Khalil 32'

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

Liberia 0–2 Ghana
Ghana 2–2 Liberia

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

Algeria w/o Libya
withdrew

Algeria qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament, Libya withdrew.

Note: Due to the American-led political boycott, two countries Egypt and Ghana who qualified did not enter the Final Tournament and were replaced respectively by Zambia and Nigeria which participated with Algeria.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Teams of Olympic Football Tournament Moscow 1980". fifa.com. FIFA.
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