1968 African Cup of Nations qualification

Qualification for championships (CAF)
FIFA World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations

This page details the process of qualifying for the 1968 African Cup of Nations.

Qualified teams

Group stage

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Senegal 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 5
 Guinea 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 5
 Liberia 4 0 2 2 4 10 −6 2
Source:

Note: different fixture dates depending on the sources.

Guinea 3–0 Senegal
Kandia
Souleymane
?
Senegal 4–1 Guinea
Kandia
Senegal 4–1 Liberia
Gomis
Petit Guèye
Thioye
Paye (pen.)
Playoff
Senegal 2–1 Guinea
Gomis
Sarr [2]		 Souleymane

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7 8
 Mali 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 4
 Upper Volta 4 0 0 4 2 10 −8 0
Source:
Mali 0–3 Algeria
Achour 23'
Lalmas 36'
Kalem 87'
Stade Municipal, Bamako
Referee: Jean-Louis Faber (Guinea)
Upper Volta 1–2 Algeria
Ouattara 34' Seridi 40'
Lalmas 76'
Referee: ... (Ivory Coast)
Algeria 1–0 Mali
Hachouf 31'
Algeria 3–1 Upper Volta
Bouyahi 35'
Abdi 48'
Bourouba 73'		 Ouédraogo 68'
Referee: Moustapha N'Gom (Senegal)
Mali 4–0 Upper Volta
Mara 38', 45'
Sinaté 48'
S. Keïta
Stade Municipal, Bamako

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 4 3 1 0 7 0 +7 7
 Nigeria 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 3
 Togo 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6 2
Source:
Nigeria 0–0 Ivory Coast
Togo 1–0 Nigeria
Nigeria 4–2 Togo
Bassey 15'
Shittu 30'
Olowo-Oshodi 43'
Bankole 70'
Togo 0–2 Ivory Coast

Group 4

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Libya  4–5  United Arab Republic 2–2 2–3
Uganda  5–4  Kenya 2–1 3–3
Libya 2–2 United Arab Republic
Ben Soed 61' (pen.), ?' Reyadh 14'
Emam 66'
Referee: Ahmed Kandil (Sudan)
United Arab Republic 3–2 Libya
Bakr 63'
Reyadh 68'
El-Fanagily 74'		 Ben Soed 14', ?'
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)
Uganda 2–1 Kenya
Oketch 6'
Dibya 13'		 Yongo 21'
Kenya 3–3 Uganda
Nyawanga 20'
Madegwa 28', 82'		 Ouma 11'
Oundo 22' (pen.)
Obua 61'

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Uganda  w/o  United Arab Republic 0–1 —
Uganda 0–1 United Arab Republic
Bakr 19'
United Arab Republic Cancelled Uganda
Withdrew

United Arab Republic withdrew due to the Six-Day War with Israel, which began on 5 June 1967. Uganda qualified.

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Congo-Brazzaville 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 6
 Tunisia 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 3
 Cameroon 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 3
Source:
Tunisia 4–0 Cameroon
Machouche 35'
Chaïbi 36'
H. Akid 38', 51'
Tunisia 1–1 Congo-Brazzaville
Habacha 80' Dzabana 1'
Cameroon 1–1 Congo-Brazzaville
Batoukéba
Cameroon 2–0
(Awarded)		 Tunisia
Withdrew

Group 6

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Congo-Kinshasa  5–4  Sudan 3–2 0–1 2–1
Tanzania  2–1  Mauritius 1–0 1–1
Playoff
Congo-Kinshasa 2–1 Sudan
Mauritius 1–1 Tanzania

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Congo-Kinshasa  2–0  Tanzania 1–0 1–0

References

  1. ^ Senegal: Guinea beaten in African nations soccer cup (film). Reuters. 24 October 1967. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Faouzi, Mahjoub (December 1967). "Afrique football". Miroir du Football (in French). No. 101. Paris. p. 39.
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