Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers
| Dates | 21 April 1967 – 30 June 1968 |
|---|---|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Libya 
|
4–2 |  Niger
|
2–0 | 2–2 |
Gabon 
|
1–6 |  Guinea
|
0–0 | 1–6 |
Libya advance.
| Guinea | 6–1 | Gabon |
|---|---|---|
Souleymane  ? ? ? ? ? |
|
Guinea advance.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea
|
w/o |  United Arab Republic
|
— | — |
| Libya
|
2–3 |  Algeria
|
1–1 | 1–2 |
| Guinea | Cancelled | United Arab Republic |
|---|---|---|
| United Arab Republic | Cancelled | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
United Arab Republic withdrew. Guinea advance.
| Libya | 1–1 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Maadani 40' |
Amirouche 70' |
Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini (Italy)
| Algeria | 2–1 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Amirouche 38' (pen.), 85' (pen.) |
Bensouidi 65' |
20 August Stadium, Algiers
Referee: Ayele Tessema (Ethiopia)
Algeria advance.
Final
| Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea
|
5–4 | Algeria
|
2–2 | 3–2 |
| Algeria | 2–3 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Lalmas 5' Achour 89' |
Souleymane 7' Ndongo Camara 10' (pen.)Maxime 55' |
Guinea qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Group 2
First round
| Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nigeria 
|
w/o |  Uganda
|
— | — |
Madagascar 
|
6–2 |  Tanzania
|
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) |  Sudan
|
1–0 | 1–2 |
| Madagascar
|
4–8 |  Ethiopia
|
1–0 | 3–8 |
Nigeria advance by lot.
Ethiopia advance.
Final
| Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria
|
3–2 | Ethiopia
|
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
|
— | — |
Mali withdrew; Cameroon advance.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Morocco 
|
1–1 (l) |  Tunisia
|
1–1 | 0–0 |
| Cameroon
|
3–3 (l) |  Ghana
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco
|
2–1 | Ghana
|
1–1 | 1–2 |
| Morocco | 1–1 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Ghandi 7' |
Attuquayefio 86' |
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.