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

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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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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
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First round

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Libya 2–0 Niger
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Niger 2–2 Libya
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Stade du 29 Juillet, Niamey

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


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Gabon 0–0 Guinea
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Guinea 6–1 Gabon
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Guinea won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

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Guinea won on walkover and advanced to the final round.


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Libya 1–2 Algeria
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Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini (Italy)
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Algeria 1–1 Libya
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Referee: Ayele Tessema (Ethiopia)

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

Final round

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

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

Goalscorers

There were 27 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.38 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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