Football_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_African_Qualifiers
Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers
International football competition
Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The African Qualifiers for the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament began in April 1967 and ended in June 1968.[1]
First round
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Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Libya | 4–2 | Niger | 2–0 | 2–2 |
Gabon | 1–6 | Guinea | 0–0 | 1–6 |
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Libya advance.
Guinea advance.
Second round
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Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Guinea | w/o | United Arab Republic | — | — |
Libya | 2–3 | Algeria | 1–1 | 1–2 |
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United Arab Republic withdrew. Guinea advance.
Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini (Italy)
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Referee: Ayele Tessema (Ethiopia)
Algeria advance.
Final
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Guinea qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics.
First round
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Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nigeria | w/o | Uganda | — | — |
Madagascar | 6–2 | Tanzania | 4–2 | 2–0 |
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Uganda withdrew; Nigeria advance.
Madagascar advance.
Second round
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Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nigeria | 2–2 (l) | Sudan | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Madagascar | 4–8 | Ethiopia | 1–0 | 3–8 |
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Nigeria advance by lot.
Ethiopia advance.
Final
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Nigeria qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics.
First round
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Mali withdrew; Cameroon advance.
Second round
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Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Morocco | 1–1 (l) | Tunisia | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Cameroon | 3–3 (l) | Ghana | 1–0 | 2–3 |
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Attendance: 20 000
Attendance: 20 000
Morocco advance by lot.
Cameroon advance by lot but withdrew; Ghana advance.
Final
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Attendance: 25 000
Attendance: 40 000
Morocco qualified, but withdrew after refusing to play against Israel in the 1968 Summer Olympics final tournament in Group C. Ghana replaced Morocco.