Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers

The African Qualifiers for the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament began in April 1967 and ended in June 1968.^[1]

Group 1

Hosted in Guinea

First round

Libya  v  Niger

21 April 1967

Libya	2–0	Niger

Gabon  v  Guinea

18 June 1967

Gabon	0–0	Guinea

Guinea  v  Gabon

9 July 1967

Guinea	6–1	Gabon

Niger  v  Libya

24 September 1967

Niger	2–2	Libya

Second round

Guinea  v  United Arab Republic

Guinea	w/o	United Arab Republic

United Arab Republic withdrew. Guinea advanced to the final.

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Libya  v  Algeria

12 November 1967

Libya	1–2	Algeria

Algeria  v  Libya

26 November 1967

Algeria	1–1	Libya

Final

Guinea  v  Algeria

26 June 1968

Guinea	3–2	Algeria

Casablanca

Algeria  v  Guinea

30 June 1968

Algeria	2–2	Guinea

Casablanca

Group 2

Hosted in Nigeria

First round

Nigeria  v  Uganda

Nigeria	w/o	Uganda

Uganda withdrew; Nigeria advance

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Madagascar  v  Tanzania

9 April 1967

Madagascar	4–2	Tanzania

Tanzania  v  Madagascar

16 April 1967

Tanzania	0–2	Madagascar

Second round

Nigeria  v  Sudan

5 November 1967

Nigeria	1–0	Sudan

Sudan  v  Nigeria

19 November 1967

Sudan	2–1	Nigeria

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Madagascar  v  Ethiopia

10 December 1967

Madagascar	1–0	Ethiopia

Ethiopia  v  Madagascar

17 December 1967

Ethiopia	8–3	Madagascar

Final

Nigeria  v  Ethiopia

20 April 1968

Nigeria	3–1	Ethiopia

Ethiopia  v  Nigeria

4 May 1968

Ethiopia	1–0	Nigeria

Group 3

Hosted in Ghana.

First round

Cameroon  v  Mali

Cameroon	w/o	Mali

Mali withdrew. Cameroon qualified for the second round.

Second round

Morocco  v  Tunisia

5 November 1967

Morocco	1–1	Tunisia

Tunisia  v  Morocco

26 November 1967

Tunisia	0–0	Morocco

Cameroon  v  Ghana

13 December 1967

Cameroon	1–0	Ghana

Ghana  v  Cameroon

17 December 1967

Ghana	3–2	Cameroon

Final

Morocco  v  Ghana

9 June 1968

Morocco	1–1	Ghana

Ghana  v  Morocco

30 June 1968

Ghana	1–2	Morocco

Following the two-legged final, Morocco withdrew. Ghana qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament.

References

1. http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ol1968q.html#Africa