Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers – Group 1

The 1960 Summer Olympics football qualification – Africa Group 1 was one of the three African groups in the Summer Olympics football qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics finals tournament in Italy.[1] Group 1 consisted of three teams: Malta, Morocco and Tunisia. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners, Tunisia, qualified for the second round.[2]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification      
1   Tunisia 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 5 Advance to second round 2–0 2–0
2   Morocco 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 5 3–1 2–1
3   Malta 4 0 2 2 3 6 −3 2 0–0 2–2
Source: RSSSF

Matches

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Malta  0–0  Tunisia
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Attendance: 10,937

Malta  2–2  Morocco
  • Dalli   ?'
  • Mackay   ?'
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Attendance: 11,748

Tunisia  2–0  Morocco
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Attendance: 10,000

Tunisia  2–0  Malta
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Attendance: 10,000

Morocco  2–1  Malta
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Morocco  3–1  Tunisia
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Attendance: 15,000

Goalscorers

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There were 15 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Roma, Italy, 1960): AFRICA". RSSSF. 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Weekend sports summary". The Bulletin (Bend). 28 December 1959. p. 3.