Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers
Dates | 21 April 1967 – 30 June 1968 |
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← 1964 1972 → |
International football competition
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.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 ![]() ? ![]() ? ![]() ? ![]() ? ![]() ? ![]() | ![]() |
Guinea advance.
Second round
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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 ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Amirouche ![]() | Bensouidi ![]() |
20 August Stadium, Algiers
Referee: Ayele Tessema (Ethiopia)
Algeria advance.
Final
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Guinea ![]() | 5–4 | ![]() | 2–2 | 3–2 |
Algeria ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Lalmas ![]() Achour ![]() | Souleymane ![]() Ndongo Camara ![]() Maxime ![]() |
Guinea qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Group 2
First round
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nigeria ![]() | w/o | ![]() | — | — |
Madagascar ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | 4–2 | 2–0 |
Uganda withdrew; Nigeria advance.
Madagascar advance.
Second round
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nigeria ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | 3–1 | 0–1 |
Nigeria qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Group 3
First round
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Cameroon ![]() | w/o | ![]() | — | — |
Mali withdrew; Cameroon advance.
Second round
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 ![]() |
Attendance: 25 000
Morocco qualified, but withdrew after refusing to play against Israel in the 1968 Summer Olympics final tournament in Group C. Ghana replaced Morocco.
References
- ^ "Games of the XIX. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament".
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