Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers
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| Dates | 1 November 1959 – 22 April 1960 |
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The Men's African Qualifiers for the 1960 Summer Olympics tournament began in November 1959 and ended in April 1960.[1]
First round
[edit]Group 1
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Tunisia
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Advance to second round | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Morocco
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Malta
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — |
Source: RSSSF
Group 2
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Republic
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | Advance to second round | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Ghana
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Nigeria
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 2 | 2–6 | 2–6 | — |
Source: RSSSF
Group 3
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to second round | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Ethiopia
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Uganda
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
Source: RSSSF
Second round
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Republic
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Qualification for 1960 Summer Olympics | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Tunisia
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Sudan
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
Source: RSSSF