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This page details the process of qualifying for the 1968 African Cup of Nations.

Qualified teams

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Group stage

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Group 1

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Senegal 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 5
  Guinea 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 5
  Liberia 4 0 2 2 4 10 −6 2
Source: [citation needed]

Note: different fixture dates depending on the sources.

Liberia  2–2  Guinea
Guinea  3–0  Senegal
Kandia  
Souleymane  
?  
Senegal  4–1  Guinea
     Kandia  
Guinea  3–0  Liberia
Kandia  
?  
?  
Senegal  4–1  Liberia
Gomis  
Petit Guèye  
Thioye  
Paye   (pen.)		  
Playoff
Senegal  2–1  Guinea
Gomis  
Sarr  [2]		 Souleymane  

Group 2

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Algeria 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7 8
  Mali 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 4
  Upper Volta 4 0 0 4 2 10 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
Mali  0–3  Algeria
Achour   23'
Lalmas   36'
Kalem   87'
Referee: Jean-Louis Faber (Guinea)
Upper Volta  1–2  Algeria
Ouattara   34' Seridi   40'
Lalmas   76'
Referee: ... (Ivory Coast)
Algeria  1–0  Mali
Hachouf   31'
Algeria  3–1  Upper Volta
Bouyahi   35'
Abdi   48'
Bourouba   73'		 Ouédraogo   68'
Referee: Moustapha N'Gom (Senegal)
Mali  4–0  Upper Volta
Mara   38', 45'
Sinaté   48'
S. Keïta  
Upper Volta  0–1  Mali
Diallo  

Group 3

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Ivory Coast 4 3 1 0 7 0 +7 7
  Nigeria 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 3
  Togo 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6 2
Source: [citation needed]
Nigeria  0–0  Ivory Coast
Togo  1–0  Nigeria
Nigeria  4–2  Togo
Bassey   15'
Shittu   30'
Olowo-Oshodi   43'
Bankole   70'		   
Togo  0–2  Ivory Coast

Group 4

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Libya   4–5   United Arab Republic 2–2 2–3
Uganda   5–4   Kenya 2–1 3–3
Libya  2–2  United Arab Republic
Ben Soed   61' (pen.), ?' Reyadh   14'
Emam   66'
Referee: Ahmed Kandil (Sudan)
United Arab Republic  3–2  Libya
Bakr   63'
Reyadh   68'
El-Fanagily   74'		 Ben Soed   14', ?'
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)
Uganda  2–1  Kenya
Oketch   6'
Dibya   13'		 Yongo   21'
Kenya  3–3  Uganda
Nyawanga   20'
Madegwa   28', 82'		 Ouma   11'
Oundo   22' (pen.)
Obua   61'

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Uganda   w/o   United Arab Republic 0–1 —
Uganda  0–1  United Arab Republic
Bakr   19'
United Arab Republic  Cancelled  Uganda
Withdrew

United Arab Republic withdrew due to the Six-Day War with Israel, which began on 5 June 1967. Uganda qualified.

Group 5

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Congo-Brazzaville 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 6
  Tunisia 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 3
  Cameroon 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 3
Source: [citation needed]
Tunisia  4–0  Cameroon
Machouche   35'
Chaïbi   36'
H. Akid   38', 51'
Tunisia  1–1  Congo-Brazzaville
Habacha   80' Dzabana   1'
Cameroon  1–1  Congo-Brazzaville
Batoukéba  
Cameroon  2–0
(Awarded)		  Tunisia
Withdrew

Group 6

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Congo-Kinshasa   5–4   Sudan 3–2 0–1 2–1
Tanzania   2–1   Mauritius 1–0 1–1
Congo-Kinshasa  3–2  Sudan
Sudan  1–0  Congo-Kinshasa
Playoff
Congo-Kinshasa  2–1  Sudan
Tanzania  1–0  Mauritius
Mauritius  1–1  Tanzania

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Congo-Kinshasa   2–0   Tanzania 1–0 1–0
Congo-Kinshasa  1–0  Tanzania

References

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  1. ^ Senegal: Guinea beaten in African nations soccer cup (film). Reuters. 24 October 1967. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Faouzi, Mahjoub (December 1967). "Afrique football". Miroir du Football (in French). No. 101. Paris. p. 39.
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