Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers

2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Football African Qualifiers
Dates1 September 2006 – 26 March 2008
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The African Men's Olympic Qualifiers were held to determine the African national teams for under 23 which participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics football tournament held in Beijing.

Preliminary competition was divided in three rounds. The first two rounds were knock-out rounds, and the final round was a group stage.

First round

First leg played on September 1 to September 3, 2006. Second leg played on October 6 to October 8, 2006.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gambia  0–4  Egypt 0–0 0–4
Sierra Leone  2–4  Rwanda 2–1 0–3
Guinea-Bissau  0–2  Guinea 0–2 0–0
Mozambique  5–3  Libya 1–0 4–3
South Africa  2–1  Namibia 1–0 1–1
Sudan  2–5  Equatorial Guinea 2–0 0–5
Malawi  2–01  Somalia 2–0
Zambia  10–02  Djibouti 10–0
Chad  w/o  Uganda — —
Zimbabwe  w/o  Tanzania — —
Mauritius  w/o  Burkina Faso — —
Senegal  w/o  Comoros — —
Ivory Coast  w/o  Lesotho — —
Mauritania  w/o  Botswana — —
Ethiopia  w/o  Liberia — —
Benin  w/o  DR Congo — —
Central African Republic  w/o  Algeria — —
^1 Only one leg because of security concerns in Somalia.
^2 Only one leg because of security concerns in Djibouti.
Gambia 0–0 Egypt
Egypt 4–0 Gambia
Said 33'
Magdy 39'
Osama 56', 78'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mohamed Lamine Benaïssa (Algeria)
Sierra Leone 2–1 Rwanda
Rwanda 3–0 Sierra Leone
Yirirwahandi 19'
Hategikimana 38'
Nyumbayire 65'
Guinea-Bissau 0–2 Guinea
Guinea 0–0 Guinea-Bissau
Mozambique 1–0 Libya
pen.'
Libya 3–4 Mozambique
Referee: Slimane Brahimi (Morocco)
South Africa 1–0 Namibia
Modubi 30'
Namibia 1–1 South Africa
Tshilo 51' (o.g.) Chabangu 54'
Sudan 2–0 Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea 5–0 Sudan
Malawi 0–21 Somalia
Zambia 10–02 Djibouti

Second round

First leg played on February 7 and February 8, 2007. Second leg played on March 23 to March 25, 2007.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria  2–4  Ethiopia 1–3 1–1
Angola  0–2  Guinea 0–0 0–2
Burkina Faso  0–53  Ghana 0–3 0–2
Egypt  2–4  Ivory Coast 1–1 1–3
Mali  4–2  Mozambique 1–0 3–2
Morocco  4–0  Rwanda 3–0 1–0
Nigeria  7–0  Equatorial Guinea 5–0 2–0
Senegal  w/o4  DR Congo — —
South Africa  2–0  Uganda 2–0 0–0
Tunisia  0–1  Botswana 0–0 0–1
Zambia  4–3  Malawi 3–2 1–1
Zimbabwe  2–4  Cameroon 1–1 1–3
^3 Burkina Faso penalized by FIFA for allegedly using two overage players during first leg match against Ghana. The original score was Burkina Faso won by 2–0.[1]
^4 DR Congo failed to appear, and blamed poor flight connections. FIFA handed walkover to Senegal.[2]
Algeria 1–3 Ethiopia
Benmoussa 85' (pen.) Tafese 33'
Said 39'
Worku 90+3'
Referee: Ahmed Auda (Egypt)
Ethiopia 1–1 Algeria
Angola 0–0 Guinea
Guinea 2–0 Angola
Feindouno 33'
78'
Burkina Faso 2–0
(original score)
0–3
(awarded score)3		 Ghana
Ghana 2–0 Burkina Faso
Egypt 1–1 Ivory Coast
El Mohamady 90' Cissé 22'
Ivory Coast 3–1 Egypt
Said
Mali 1–0 Mozambique
Traoré 52'
Referee: Raphaël Evehe Divine (Cameroon)
Mozambique 2–3 Mali
Morocco 3–0 Rwanda
Rabeh 26'
Benjelloun 55'
Iajour 57'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Mourad Daâmi (Tunisia)
Rwanda 0–1 Morocco
Rabeh 38'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: ... (Tanzania)
Nigeria 5–0 Equatorial Guinea
Bazuaye 30'
Obinna 39' (pen.)
Promise 45'
Okoronkwo 58', 87'
Equatorial Guinea 0–2 Nigeria
Senegal Cancelled4 DR Congo
South Africa 2–0 Uganda
Davids 67'
Chabangu 73'
Uganda 0–0 South Africa
Tunisia 0–0 Botswana
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
Botswana 1–0 Tunisia
Jomo
Zambia 3–2 Malawi
Gondwe 47'
Singuluma 67'
Sunzu 80'		 Msowoya 47'
Gonani 64'
Malawi 1–1 Zambia
Msowoya 36' Mulenga 28'
Zimbabwe 1–1 Cameroon
75' 30'
Cameroon 3–1 Zimbabwe
Bekamenga 5'
Lombé 35'
Tchetgna 56'		 Gomba 30'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mario Bougoura (Guinea)

Final round

Matches played from June 1, 2007 to March 26, 2008. The winner of each group will represent Africa at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Group A

Ethiopia has withdrawn from the Olympic qualification after the first match due to millennium festivities in their country.[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 4 2 2 0 7 3 +4 8 2008 Summer Olympics
2  Ghana 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 7
3  South Africa 4 0 1 3 3 10 −7 1
4  Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: [citation needed]
Ethiopia 2–2
Annulled		 South Africa
Said 9'
Tafese 68' (pen.)		 Mdledle
Mokoena 66' (pen.)
Nigeria 3–2 Ghana
Obinna 2', 35' (pen.)
Okoronkwo 51'		 Tagoe 4'
Gyan 15'
South Africa 1–1 Nigeria
Chabangu 45' Obinna 11' (pen.)
Referee: Ahmed Auda (Egypt)
South Africa 1–3 Ghana
Davids 88' Tagoe 26', 33'
Ahsah 85'
Ghana 3–1 South Africa
Gyan 13', 85'
Kumordzi 35'		 Rodgers 55'
Ghana 0–0 Nigeria
Nigeria 3–0 South Africa
Taiwo 25'
Promise 74'
Anichebe 90'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ivory Coast 6 5 0 1 13 6 +7 15 2008 Summer Olympics
2  Zambia 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10
3  Senegal 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5
4  Mali 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 4
Source: [citation needed]
Senegal 0–0 Mali
Zambia 2–0 Ivory Coast
Mbewe 29'
Singuluma 31'
Referee: Thapelo Disang (Botswana)
Mali 1–2 Zambia
Diarra 24' Chibambo 40'
Kasonde 85'
Ivory Coast 2–0 Senegal
Angoua 71'
Gervinho 75'
Zambia 1–1 Senegal
Sunzu 69' M'Bow 44'
Ivory Coast 3–1 Mali
Guié 22'
N'Gossan
Gervinho 81' (pen.)		 Dembélé 36'
Mali 1–2 Ivory Coast
Sidibé 36' Djakpa 55'
Gervinho 90'
Senegal 2–1 Zambia
Ndiaye 23'
Diompy 33'		 Sunzu 30'
Mali 1–0 Senegal
Diarra
Ivory Coast 4–1 Zambia
Gervinho 32', 38'
Cissé 59'
Kalou 80'		 Singuluma 70'
Zambia 4–1 Mali
Mayuka 4'
Tembo 28'
Mudenda 33'
Mwansa 78'		 Fawbaolou 77'
Senegal 1–2 Ivory Coast
Sarr 65' Cissé 36', 50'

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon 6 4 2 0 14 5 +9 14 2008 Summer Olympics
2  Morocco 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10
3  Botswana 6 2 1 3 4 5 −1 7
4  Guinea 6 1 0 5 6 14 −8 3
Source: [citation needed]
Morocco 1–0 Botswana
El Bahri 39'
Referee: Jamal Ambaya (Libya)
Cameroon 6–1 Guinea
Mboua 4', 32', 80'
Mbengono 18'
N'Gal 45', 55'		 Coreah 27'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohamed Lamine Benaïssa (Algeria)
Botswana 0–0 Cameroon
Guinea 1–2 Morocco
Bangoura 65' Benjelloun 86'
Sbai 90+3'
Guinea 2–0
(Abandoned at 80')		 Botswana

Match abandoned at 80, when six Botswanan players were sent off forcing the referee to call off the game.

Cameroon 2–1 Morocco
Ndoum 25'
Mboua 33'		 Chihi 17'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
Botswana 2–1 Guinea
Selefa 68', 90' Sylla 52'
Morocco 2–2 Cameroon
Hermach 63'
Benzouien 90+2'		 Ollé Ollé 31'
Bekamenga 47'
Attendance: 45,000
Botswana 2–0 Morocco
Ramoshibidu
Sembowa
Guinea 1–3 Cameroon
Sylla 24' Chedjou 13'
Enam 38'
Bekamenga 85'
Cameroon 1–0 Botswana
N'Gal 13'
Referee: Muhmed Ssegonga (Uganda)
Morocco 1–0 Guinea
El Bassel 65'

References

  1. ^ Burkina Faso punished by FIFA for using over age players. Retrieved on January 7, 2008.
  2. ^ Beijing field narrows in Africa[dead link‍]. Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
  3. ^ Ghana await FIFA over Ethiopia pull-out Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine