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Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers – Group 1

The 1968 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 1968 Summer Olympics football finals tournament in Mexico.[1] Group 1 consisted of six teams: Algeria, Gabon, Guinea, Libya, Niger and United Arab Republic. The teams played home-and-away knockout matches. Guinea qualified for the Summer Olympics football finals after defeating Algeria 5–4 on aggregate in the final round.

Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

First round

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Libya  2–0  Niger
Niger  2–2  Libya

Libya won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Gabon  0–0  Guinea
Guinea  6–1  Gabon
  • Souleymane   ?'
  •   ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
  •   ?'

Guinea won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

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Guinea  Cancelled  United Arab Republic
United Arab Republic  Cancelled  Guinea

Guinea won on walkover and advanced to the final round.

Libya  1–2  Algeria
  • Bensouidi   65'
Algeria  1–1  Libya

Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final round.

Final round

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Guinea  3–2  Algeria
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Belagif (Morocco)
Algeria  2–2  Guinea
Attendance: 10,000

Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate and qualified for the Summer Olympics.

References

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  1. ^ "Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Mexico City, Mexico, 1968): EUROPE". RSSSF. 21 October 2021.
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