Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers
Preliminary competition will be divided in three rounds. First two rounds will be knock-out rounds, and the final round will be a group stage.
First round
First leg played on September 1 to September 3, 2006. Second leg played on October 6 to October 8, 2006.
| Team 1 | Agg | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
*Chad 
|
 Uganda
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Zimbabwe 
|
 Tanzania*
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Djibouti 
|
0–10 |  Zambia
|
0–10 | |
South Africa
|
2–1 |  Namibia
|
1–0 | 1–1 |
Gambia 
|
0–4 |  Egypt
|
0–0 | 0–4 |
*Mauritius 
|
 Burkina Faso
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Senegal 
|
 Comoros*
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Ivory Coast 
|
 Lesotho*
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Guinea-Bissau 
|
0–2 |  Guinea
|
0–2 | 0–0 |
Mozambique 
|
5–3 |  Libya
|
1–0 | 4–3 |
Malawi 
|
2–0 |  Somalia
|
2–0 | |
Sierra Leone 
|
2–4 |  Rwanda
|
2–1 | 0–3 |
*Mauritania 
|
 Botswana
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Ethiopia 
|
 Liberia*
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*Benin 
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 DR Congo
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*Central African Republic 
|
 Algeria
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Sudan 
|
2–5 |  Equatorial Guinea
|
2–0 | 0–5 |
- * = withdrew
Second round
First leg played on February 7 and February 8, 2007. Second leg played on March 23 to March 25, 2007.
| Team 1 | Agg | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria
|
2–4 | Ethiopia
|
1–3 | 1–1 |
| Senegal
|
DR Congo*
|
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| South Africa
|
2–0 | Uganda
|
2–0 | 0–0 |
| Egypt
|
2–4 | Ivory Coast
|
1–1 | 1–3 |
| Zimbabwe
|
2–4 |  Cameroon
|
1–1 | 1–3 |
Angola 
|
0–2 | Guinea
|
0–0 | 0–2 |
Nigeria 
|
7–0 | Equatorial Guinea
|
5–0 | 2–0 |
| Zambia
|
4–3 | Malawi
|
3–2 | 1–1 |
| Burkina Faso
|
0–5 |  Ghana
|
0–3 | 0–2 |
Mali 
|
4–2 | Mozambique
|
1–0 | 3–2 |
Tunisia 
|
0–1 | Botswana
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
Morocco 
|
4–0 | Rwanda
|
3–0 | 1–0 |
* = Congo DR failed to appear, and blamed poor flight connections. FIFA handed walkover to Senegal.[1]
Burkina Faso penalized by FIFA for allegedly using two overage players during first leg match against Ghana. The original score was Burkina Faso won by 2–0.[2]
Final round
Matches played from June 1, 2007 to March 26, 2008. The winner of each group will represent Africa at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Group A
Note - Ethiopia has apparently withdrawn from Olympic qualification.[3]
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| Ghana
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
| South Africa
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
| Ethiopia
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
June 1-June 3, 2007
| Ethiopia
|
[2–2] | South Africa
|
| Nigeria
|
3–2 | Ghana
|
Ethiopia-South Africa result expunged following Ethiopia's withdrawal.
August 22, 2007
| South Africa
|
1–1 | Nigeria
|
September 7-September 9, 2007
| South Africa
|
1–3 | Ghana
|
October 12-October 13, 2007
| Ghana
|
3–1 | South Africa
|
November 16, 2007
| Ghana
|
0–0 | Nigeria
|
March 26, 2008
| Nigeria
|
3–0 | South Africa
|
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast
|
15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 |
| Zambia
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
| Senegal
|
5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
| Mali
|
4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 |
June 1-June 3, 2007
| Zambia
|
2–0 | Ivory Coast
|
| Senegal
|
0–0 | Mali
|
August 22, 2007
| Mali
|
1–2 | Zambia
|
| Ivory Coast
|
2–0 | Senegal
|
September 7-September 9, 2007
| Ivory Coast
|
3–1 | Mali
|
| Zambia
|
1–1 | Senegal
|
October 12-October 13, 2007
| Mali
|
1–2 | Ivory Coast
|
| Senegal
|
2–1 | Zambia
|
November 16-November 18, 2007
| Ivory Coast
|
4–1 | Zambia
|
| Mali
|
1–0 | Senegal
|
March 26, 2008
| Zambia
|
4–1 | Mali
|
| Senegal
|
1–2 | Ivory Coast
|
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon
|
14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 |
| Morocco
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
| Botswana
|
7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| Guinea
|
3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -10 |
June 1-June 3, 2007
| Cameroon
|
6–1 | Guinea
|
| Morocco
|
1–0 | Botswana
|
August 22, 2007
| Botswana
|
0–0 | Cameroon
|
| Guinea
|
0–3 | Morocco
|
September 7-September 9, 2007
| Guinea
|
2–0* | Botswana
|
| Cameroon
|
2–1 | Morocco
|
October 12-October 13, 2007
| Botswana
|
2–1 | Guinea
|
| Morocco
|
2–2 | Cameroon
|
November 16-November 18, 2007
| Guinea
|
1–3 | Cameroon
|
| Botswana
|
2–0 | Morocco
|
March 26, 2008
| Cameroon
|
1–0 | Botswana
|
| Morocco
|
1–0 | Guinea
|
* = Six of Botswana's players were sent off, forcing the referee to call off the game with ten minutes to go.
References
- ^ Beijing field narrows in Africa. Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
- ^ Burkina Faso punished by FIFA for using over age players. Retrieved on January 7, 2008.
- ^ Ghana await FIFA over Ethiopia pull-out