1968 African Cup of Nations qualification

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

Qualification for championships (CAF)
FIFA World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations

Qualified teams

Group stage

Group 1
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:
Liberia 2–2 Guinea
Guinea 3–0 Senegal
Senegal 4–1 Guinea
Guinea 3–0 Liberia
Liberia 1–1 Senegal
Senegal 4–1 Liberia
Gomis
Petit Guèye
Thioye
Paye  (pen.)
Playoff
Senegal 2–1 Guinea

Group 2
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:
Mali 0–3 Algeria
Achour  23'
Lalmas  36'
Khalem  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
Upper Volta 0–1 Mali
Diallo

Group 3
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:
Nigeria 0–0 Ivory Coast
Togo 1–0 Nigeria
Nigeria 4–2 Togo
Bassey  15'
Shittu  30'
Olowo-Oshodi  43'
Bankole  70'
Ivory Coast 3–0 Togo
Ivory Coast 2–0 Nigeria
Togo 0–2 Ivory Coast

First round
Team 1 Agg. 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
Team 1 Agg. 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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Congo-Brazzaville 4 2 2 0 4 3 +1 6
 Tunisia 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 3
 Cameroon 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 3
Source:
Tunisia 4–0 Cameroon
Machouche  35'
Chaïbi  36'
Akid  38', 51'
Tunisia 1–1 Congo-Brazzaville
Habacha  80' Jadot  1'
Cameroon 1–1 Congo-Brazzaville
Congo-Brazzaville 2–1 Cameroon
Ongagna
? 		Mbappé  70'
Cameroon 2–0
(Awarded)		 Tunisia
Withdrew
Congo-Brazzaville 2–0
(Awarded)		 Tunisia
Withdrew

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd 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
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Congo-Kinshasa  2–0  Tanzania 1–0 1–0
Congo-Kinshasa 1–0 Tanzania
Tanzania 0–1 Congo-Kinshasa

References
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