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Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers

Main article: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The African Men's Olympic Qualifiers was held to determine the three African national teams for under 23 that would participate at the 1996 Summer Olympics football tournament held in Atlanta.[1]

1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Football African Qualifiers
Dates15 January 1995 – 17 March 1996
← 1992
2000 →

Preliminary round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Burundi   w/o   Djibouti — —
Lesotho   1–3   Namibia 1–0 0–3
Burkina Faso   w/o   Guinea-Bissau — —
Burundi  w/o  Djibouti
Djibouti  w/o  Burundi

Burundi advance. Djibouti withdrew.

Lesotho  1–0  Namibia
Namibia  3–0  Lesotho

Namibia won 3–1 on aggregate.

Burkina Faso  w/o  Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau  w/o  Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso advance. Guinea Bissau withdrew.

First round

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Group 1

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria   3–0   Kenya 0–0 3–0
Zimbabwe   4–0   Malawi 4–0 0–0
Zambia   6–1   Botswana 2–0 4–1
Egypt   2–0   Mauritius 1–0 1–0
Nigeria  0–0  Kenya
Kenya  0–3  Nigeria
Zimbabwe  4–0  Malawi
Malawi  0–0  Zimbabwe
Zambia  2–0  Botswana
Botswana  1–4  Zambia
Egypt  1–0  Mauritius
Mostafa  
Mauritius  0–1  Egypt
Nabih  

Group 2

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria   1–3   Guinea 1–1 0–2
Mali   1–3   Togo 1–2 0–1
Morocco   0–1   Senegal 0–0 0–1
Tunisia   4–2   Burkina Faso 4–1 0–1
Algeria  1–1  Guinea
Guinea  2–0  Algeria
Mali  1–2  Togo
Togo  1–0  Mali
Morocco  0–0  Senegal
Senegal  1–0  Morocco
Tunisia  4–1  Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso  1–0  Tunisia

Group 3

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Africa   2–5   Burundi 1–1 1–4
Cameroon   1–0   Namibia 0–0 1–0
Gabon   1–5   Angola 1–3 0–2
Ghana   w/o   Congo 0–0 —
South Africa  1–1  Burundi
Burundi  4–1  South Africa
Cameroon  0–0  Namibia
Namibia  0–1  Cameroon
Gabon  1–3  Angola
Angola  2–0  Gabon
Ghana  0–0  Congo
Congo  w/o  Ghana

Second round

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Group 1

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria   4–3   Egypt 3–2 1–1
Zimbabwe   3–2   Zambia 1–1 2–1
Nigeria  3–2  Egypt
Kanu    
Oliseh  		 Mostafa   (pen.)
Emam  
Egypt  1–1  Nigeria
Emam   13' Ikpeba   90'
Zimbabwe  1–1  Zambia
Zambia  1–2  Zimbabwe

Group 2

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Senegal   2–5   Guinea 2–3 0–2
Tunisia   2–31   Togo 1–1 1–2
Senegal  2–3  Guinea
Guinea  2–0  Senegal
Tunisia  1–1  Togo
Togo  2–1  Tunisia

^1 Togo won 3–2 on aggregate, however it was later suspended because of age limit violation, Tunisia advanced to the third round.

Group 3

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ghana   3–2   Angola 3–1 0–1
Cameroon   2–1   Burundi 2–0 0–1
Ghana  3–1  Angola
Angola  1–0  Ghana
Cameroon  2–0  Burundi
Burundi  1–0  Cameroon

Third round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tunisia   5–4   Guinea 5–2 0–2
Zimbabwe   0–2   Nigeria 0–1 0–1
Ghana   3–0   Cameroon 3–0 0–0
Tunisia  5–2  Guinea
Guinea  2–0  Tunisia

Tunisia won 5–4 on aggregate and qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Zimbabwe  0–1  Nigeria
Nigeria  1–0  Zimbabwe

Nigeria won 2–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Ghana  3–0  Cameroon
Cameroon  0–0  Ghana

Ghana won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics.

References

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  1. ^ "Games of the XXVI. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
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