Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers

1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Football African Qualifiers
Dates11 May 1975 – 4 April 1976

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria  2–3  Tunisia 1–1 1–2
Egypt  1–2  Sudan 1–1 0–1
Ethiopia  0–3  Tanzania 0–0 0–3
Gambia  0–7  Guinea 0–1 0–6
Ghana  10–1  Liberia 6–0 4–1
Mauritania  0–7  Mali 0–1 0–6
Malawi  w/o  Madagascar
Morocco  3–1  Libya 2–1 1–0
Nigeria  w/o  Cameroon
Togo  1–2  Senegal 1–1 0–1
Zaire  6–2  Upper Volta 4–1 2–1
Zambia  9–0  Mauritius 5–0 4–0
Algeria 1–1 Tunisia
Madani  83' Habita  38'
Tunisia 2–1 Algeria
Ben Rehaiem  56'
Liman  74'
Belkedrouci  80'

Egypt 1–1 Sudan
Shehata  29'

Tanzania 3–0 Ethiopia
Nguluko
Sembuli
Hassan

Gambia 0–1 Guinea
Independence Stadium, Banjul

Liberia 1–4 Ghana
Owusu

Mauritania 0–1 Mali
Elba  56'
Mali 6–0 Mauritania

Malawi Cancelled Madagascar
Withdrew

Morocco 2–1 Libya
Faras  3'
Acila  77'
Libya 0–1 Morocco

Nigeria Cancelled Cameroon
Withdrew

Togo 1–1 Senegal
Stade Omnisports de Lomé, Lomé
Senegal 1–0 Togo

Upper Volta 1–2 Zaire
Stade Municipal de Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guinea  3–6  Ghana 1–0 2–6
Malawi  2–5  Zambia 1–1 1–4
Nigeria  w/o  Mali
Senegal  3–3 (5-4p)  Zaire 3–1 0–2
Tanzania  1–2  Sudan 1–0 0–2
Tunisia  0–2  Morocco 0–1 0–1
Guinea 1–0 Ghana
Ghana 6–2 Guinea
Owusu

Malawi 1–1 Zambia
Zomba Stadium, Zomba
Zambia 4–1 Malawi
Chola
Osman  (pen.)

Nigeria Cancelled Mali
Withdrew

Senegal 3–1 Zaire
Zaire 2–0 Senegal
Penalties
4–5

Tanzania 1–0 Sudan
Sudan 2–0 Tanzania

Tunisia 0–1 Morocco
Zahraoui  8'
Morocco 1–0 Tunisia
Faras  15'

Third round

3 groups of 2 teams each. Winners qualify for the Final Tournament.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria  3–2  Morocco 3–1 0–1
Senegal  1–2  Ghana 0–0 1–2
Zambia  2–2 (5-4p)  Sudan 2–2 0–0
Nigeria 3–1 Morocco
Usiyan  14', 48'
Emeteole  80'
Choukri
Morocco 1–0 Nigeria
Acila

Nigeria won 3–2 and qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics football tournament.


Senegal 0–0 Ghana
Ghana 2–1 Senegal

Ghana won 2–1 and qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics football tournament.


Sudan 0–0 Zambia
Penalties
4–5

Zambia won 5–4 on penalties after 2–2 on aggregates and qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics football tournament.

Boycott

The three African participants withdrew a day before the start of the Games and were not replaced. They boycotted the Olympics protesting the participation of New Zealand, whose rugby team planned a summer tour of South Africa in spite of the Soweto uprising.[1]

References

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