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Main article: Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Football African Qualifiers
Dates11 May 1975 – 4 April 1976
1972 1980
International football competition

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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'
5 July Stadium, Algiers
Tunisia 2–1 Algeria
Agrebi 56'
Liman 74'
Belkedrouci 80'
Stade El Menzah, TunisAttendance: 30 000Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)
Egypt 1–1 Sudan
Shehata 29'
Nasser Stadium, Cairo
Sudan 1–0 Egypt
Gagarin
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Ethiopia 0–0 Tanzania
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Tanzania 3–0 Ethiopia
Nguluko
Sembuli
Hassan
Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Gambia 0–1 Guinea
Independence Stadium, Banjul
Guinea 6–0 Gambia
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Ghana 6–0 Liberia
Owusu
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Liberia 1–4 Ghana
Owusu
Monrovia
Mauritania 0–1 Mali
Elba 56'
Nouakchott
Mali 6–0 Mauritania
Bamako
Malawi Cancelled Madagascar
Withdrew

Morocco 2–1 Libya
Faras 3'
Acila 77'
Al-Bahloul
Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca
Libya 0–1 Morocco
March 28 Stadium, Benghazi
Nigeria Cancelled Cameroon
Withdrew

Togo 1–1 Senegal
Stade Omnisports de Lomé, Lomé
Senegal 1–0 Togo
Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Zaire 4–1 Upper Volta
Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa
Upper Volta 1–2 Zaire
Stade Municipal de Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou
Zambia 5–0 Mauritius
Chola
Simulambo
Chanda
Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola
Mauritius 0–4 Zambia
Chola
Stade George V, Curepipe

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 (5–4 p)  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
Souleymane
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Ghana 6–2 Guinea
Owusu
Souleymane
?
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Malawi 1–1 Zambia
Phiri
Zomba Stadium, Zomba
Zambia 4–1 Malawi
Chola
Osman (pen.)
Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola
Nigeria Cancelled Mali
Withdrew

Senegal 3–1 Zaire
Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Zaire 2–0 Senegal
Penalties
4–5
Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa
Tanzania 1–0 Sudan
Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Sudan 2–0 Tanzania
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Tunisia 0–1 Morocco
Zahraoui 8'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Morocco 1–0 Tunisia
Faras 15'
Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca

Third round

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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 (5–4 p)  Sudan 2–2 0–0
Nigeria 3–1 Morocco
Usiyan 14', 48'
Emeteole 80'
Choukri
Surulere Stadium, Lagos
Morocco 1–0 Nigeria
Acila 53'
Stade de Marchan, Tangier

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


Senegal 0–0 Ghana
Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Ghana 2–1 Senegal
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

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


Zambia 1–1 Sudan
Chanda Ali Gagarin 20'
Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola
Sudan 0–0 Zambia
Penalties
4–5
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum

Zambia won 5–4 on penalties after 1–1 on aggregates and qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics football tournament.

Boycott

The three African participants boycotted the day before the start of the Games to protest the participation of New Zealand, whose rugby team planned a summer tour of South Africa in spite of the Soweto uprising.

Due to logistical issues and the large number of other African nations boycotting the Games, these teams could not be replaced, meaning the final tournament was played three teams short.

References

  1. "Games of the XXI. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament".
African U-23 Championship and U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Editions
Olympic Qualifiers
African U-23 Championship
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Qualification
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