Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers
Dates | 21 April 1967 – 30 June 1968 |
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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 | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–2 |
Gabon ![]() |
1–6 | ![]() |
0–0 | 1–6 |
Libya advance.
Guinea ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Souleymane ![]() ? ![]() ? ![]() ? ![]() ? ![]() ? ![]() |
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Guinea advance.
Second round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Guinea ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
– | – |
Libya ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 |
Guinea ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() |
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United Arab Republic ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() |
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United Arab Republic withdrew. Guinea advance.
Algeria advance.
Final[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Guinea ![]() |
5–4 | ![]() |
2–2 | 3–2 |
Guinea qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Group 2[]
First round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nigeria ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
– | – |
Madagascar ![]() |
6–2 | ![]() |
4–2 | 2–0 |
Uganda withdrew; Nigeria advance.
Madagascar advance.
Second round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nigeria ![]() |
2–2 (l) | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 |
Madagascar ![]() |
4–8 | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–8 |
Nigeria advance by lot.
Ethiopia advance.
Final[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nigeria ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
3–1 | 0–1 |
Nigeria qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Group 3[]
First round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cameroon ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
– | – |
Mali withdrew; Cameroon advance.
Second round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Morocco ![]() |
1–1 (l) | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–0 |
Cameroon ![]() |
3–3 (l) | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 |
Morocco ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Ghandi ![]() |
Attuquayefio ![]() |
Morocco qualified, but withdrew after refusing to play against Israel in the 1968 Summer Olympics final tournament in Group C. Ghana replaced Morocco.
References[]
Categories:
- Football qualification for the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Football at the Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers