1968 African Cup of Nations qualification

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This page details the process of qualifying for the 1968 African Cup of Nations.

Qualified teams[]

Group stage[]

Group 1[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Senegal 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 5
 Guinea 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 5
 Liberia 4 0 2 2 4 10 −6 2
Source:[citation needed]
Liberia 2–2 Guinea

Guinea 3–0 Senegal
Kandia Goal
Souleymane Goal
? Goal

Senegal 4–1 Guinea
GoalGoalGoalGoal Kandia Goal

Guinea 3–0 Liberia
Kandia Goal
? Goal
? Goal

Liberia 1–1 Senegal

Senegal 4–1 Liberia
Goal
Goal
Goal
Goal (pen.)
Goal
Playoff
Senegal 2–1 Guinea
GoalGoal Souleymane Goal

Group 2[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7 8
 Mali 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 4
 Upper Volta 4 0 0 4 2 10 −8 0
Source:[citation needed]
Mali 0–3 Algeria
Achour Goal 23'
Lalmas Goal 36'
Khalem Goal 87'
Referee: Jean-Louis Faber (Guinea)

Upper Volta 1–2 Algeria
Goal 34' Seridi Goal 40'
Lalmas Goal 76'

Algeria 1–0 Mali
Hachouf Goal 31'

Algeria 3–1 Upper Volta
Bouyahi Goal 35'
Abdi Goal 48'
Goal 73'
Goal 68'
Referee: Moustapha N'Gom (Senegal)

Mali 4–0 Upper Volta
GoalGoalGoalGoal

Group 3[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 4 3 1 0 7 0 +7 7
 Nigeria 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 3
 Togo 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6 2
Source:[citation needed]
Nigeria 0–0 Ivory Coast
Lagos

Togo 1–0 Nigeria

Nigeria 4–2 Togo
Goal 15'
Shittu Goal 30'
Goal 43'
Goal 70'
GoalGoal
Lagos

Ivory Coast 3–0 Togo
Abidjan

Ivory Coast 2–0 Nigeria
Abidjan

Togo 0–2 Ivory Coast

Group 4[]

First round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Libya  4–5  United Arab Republic 2–2 2–3
Uganda  5–4  Kenya 2–1 3–3
Libya 2–2 United Arab Republic
Goal 61' (pen.)?' Reyadh Goal 14'
Emam Goal 66'
Referee: Ahmed Kandil (Sudan)
United Arab Republic 3–2 Libya
Goal 63'
Reyadh Goal 68'
El-Fanagily Goal 74'
Goal 14'?'
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)

Uganda 2–1 Kenya
Goal 6'
Goal 13'
Goal 21'
Kenya 3–3 Uganda
Goal 20'
Goal 28'82'
Goal 11'
Oundo Goal 22' (pen.)
Obua Goal 61'

Second round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Uganda  w/o  United Arab Republic 0–1
Uganda 0–1 United Arab Republic
Goal 19'
Kampala
United Arab Republic Cancelled Uganda
Withdrew
Cairo

United Arab Republic withdrew due to the Six-Day War with Israel, which began on 5 June 1967. Uganda qualified.

Group 5[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Congo-Brazzaville 4 2 2 0 4 3 +1 6
 Tunisia 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 3
 Cameroon 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 3
Source:[citation needed]
Tunisia 4–0 Cameroon
Goal 35'
Chaïbi Goal 36'
Goal 38'51'
Tunis

Tunisia 1–1 Congo-Brazzaville
Goal 80' Goal 1'
Tunis

Cameroon 1–1 Congo-Brazzaville

Congo-Brazzaville 2–1 Cameroon
Goal
? Goal
Goal 70'

Cameroon 2–0
(Awarded)
 Tunisia
Withdrew

Congo-Brazzaville 2–0
(Awarded)
 Tunisia
Withdrew

Group 6[]

First round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Congo-Kinshasa  5–4  Sudan 3–2 0–1 2–1
Tanzania  2–1  Mauritius 1–0 1–1
Congo-Kinshasa 3–2 Sudan
Kinshasa
Sudan 1–0 Congo-Kinshasa
Khartoum
Playoff
Congo-Kinshasa 2–1 Sudan
Kampala

Tanzania 1–0 Mauritius
Dar es Salaam
Mauritius 1–1 Tanzania

Second round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Congo-Kinshasa  2–0  Tanzania 1–0 1–0
Congo-Kinshasa 1–0 Tanzania
Kinshasa
Tanzania 0–1 Congo-Kinshasa
Dar es Salaam

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