The African section of the 1968 Summer Olympics football qualification acted as qualifiers for the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament held in Mexico, for football teams from Africa. Three slots in the final tournament were available for African teams.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 September 1967 – 22 March 1968 |
| Teams | 17 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 69 (3.14 per match) |
← 1964 1972 → | |
Format
editThree groups of five to six teams compete in a home-and-away knockout stage. The winners of each group qualifies for the Summer Olympics football finals.
Groups
editGroup 1
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | ||||
| Libya | 4–2 | Niger | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Gabon | 1–6 | Guinea | 0–0 | 1–6 |
| Second round | ||||
| Guinea | w/o | United Arab Republic | — | — |
| Libya | 2–3 | Algeria | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Final round | ||||
| Guinea | 5–4 | Algeria | 3–2 | 2–2 |
Group 2
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | ||||
| Nigeria | w/o | Uganda | — | — |
| Madagascar | 6–2 | Tanzania | 4–2 | 2–0 |
| Second round | ||||
| Nigeria | 2–2 (l) | Sudan | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Madagascar | 4–8 | Ethiopia | 1–0 | 3–8 |
| Final round | ||||
| Nigeria | 3–2 | Ethiopia | 3–1 | 0–1 |
Group 3
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | ||||
| Cameroon | w/o | Mali | — | — |
| Second round | ||||
| Morocco | 1–1 (l) | Tunisia | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Cameroon | 3–3 | Ghana | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Second round play-off | ||||
| Cameroon | w/o | Ghana | ||
| Final round | ||||
| Morocco | 3–2 | Ghana | 1–1 | 2–1 |
Qualified teams
editThe following three teams from Africa qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics1 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | Group 2 winners | 4 May 1968 | 0 (debut) |
| Guinea | Group 1 winners | 30 June 1968 | 0 (debut) |
| Group 3 winners | 30 June 1968 | 1 (1964) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
- 2 Includes all participations by a competing nation at the Summer Olympics (clubs representing nations, olympic teams, full national teams, etc.).
- 3 Morocco withdrew due to refusing to play against Israel in the final tournament, and were replaced by Ghana.