Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers
Appearance
The African Qualifiers for the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament began in April 1967 and ended in June 1968.[1]
Group 1
First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Libya | 4–2 | Niger | 2–0 | 2–2 |
Gabon | 1–6 | Guinea | 0–0 | 1–6 |
Libya advance.
Guinea advance.
Second round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Guinea | w/o | United Arab Republic | – | – |
Libya | 2–3 | Algeria | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Guinea | Cancelled | United Arab Republic |
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United Arab Republic | Cancelled | Guinea |
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United Arab Republic withdrew. Guinea advance.
Libya | 1–1 | Algeria |
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Al-Maadani 40' | Amirouche 70' |
Referee: Agostini (Italy)
Algeria advance.
Final
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Guinea | 5–4 | Algeria | 2–2 | 3–2 |
Guinea | 2–2 | Algeria |
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Souleymane 38' Sim 58' |
Lalmas 27', 42' |
Algeria | 2–3 | Guinea |
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Lalmas 5' Achour 89' |
Souleymane 7' Ndongo Camara 10' (pen.) Maxime 55' |
Guinea qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Group 2
First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nigeria | w/o | Uganda | – | – |
Madagascar | 6–2 | Tanzania | 4–2 | 2–0 |
Uganda withdrew; Nigeria advance.
Madagascar | 4–2 | Tanzania |
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Tanzania | 0–2 | Madagascar |
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Madagascar advance.
Second round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nigeria | 2–2 (l) | Sudan | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Madagascar | 4–8 | Ethiopia | 1–0 | 3–8 |
Nigeria advance by lot.
Madagascar | 1–0 | Ethiopia |
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Ethiopia | 8–3 | Madagascar |
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Ethiopia advance.
Final
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nigeria | 3–2 | Ethiopia | 3–1 | 0–1 |
Nigeria qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Group 3
First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Cameroon | w/o | Mali | – | – |
Mali withdrew; Cameroon advance.
Second round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Morocco | 1–1 (l) | Tunisia | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Cameroon | 3–3 (l) | Ghana | 1–0 | 2–3 |
Morocco advance by lot.
Cameroon advance by lot but withdrew; Ghana advance.
Final
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Morocco | 2–1 | Ghana | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Morocco | 1–1 | Ghana |
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Ghandi 7' | Attuquayefio 86' |
Morocco qualified, but withdrew after refusing to play against Israel in the 1968 Summer Olympics final tournament in Group C. Ghana replaced Morocco.