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

The African Men's Olympic Qualifiers was held to determine the African national teams for under 23 that will participate at the 2008 Summer Olympics football tournament held in Beijing.

Preliminary competition will be divided in three rounds. First two rounds will be knock-out rounds, and the final round will be 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. 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. 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'
National Stadium, Abuja
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:
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'
National Stadium, Abuja
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'
National Stadium, Abuja

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:
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:
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. Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
  3. Ghana await FIFA over Ethiopia pull-out Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
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