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
First round
Libya won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Guinea | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
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Guinea won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Second round
Final round
Goalscorers
There were 27 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.38 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Ahmed Ben Soueid
Naji Al-Maadani
N'Dongo Camara
Maxime Camara
Hacène Achour
Ibrahima Kandia Diallo
Souma Sim