1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Football African Qualifiers Dates 15 January 1995 – 17 March 1996
International football competition
The African Men's Olympic Qualifiers was held to determine the three African national teams for under 23 that would participate at the 1996 Summer Olympics football tournament held in Atlanta.[ 1]
Preliminary round Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Burundi w/o Djibouti — — Lesotho 1–3 Namibia 1–0 0–3 Burkina Faso w/o Guinea-Bissau — —
15 January 1995 (1995-01-15 )
Burundi w/o Djibouti
29 January 1995 (1995-01-29 )
Djibouti w/o Burundi
Burundi advance. Djibouti withdrew.
15 January 1995 (1995-01-15 )
Lesotho 1–0 Namibia
28 January 1995 (1995-01-28 )
Namibia 3–0 Lesotho
Namibia won 3–1 on aggregate.
15 January 1995 (1995-01-15 )
29 January 2015 (2015-01-29 )
Burkina Faso advance. Guinea Bissau withdrew.
First round
Group 1 Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Nigeria 3–0 Kenya 0–0 3–0 Zimbabwe 4–0 Malawi 4–0 0–0 Zambia 6–1 Botswana 2–0 4–1 Egypt 2–0 Mauritius 1–0 1–0
15 April 1995 (1995-04-15 )
29 April 2015 (2015-04-29 )
16 April 1995 (1995-04-16 )
29 April 2015 (2015-04-29 )
16 April 1995 (1995-04-16 )
30 April 2015 (2015-04-30 )
16 April 1995 (1995-04-16 )
Egypt 1–0 Mauritius Mostafa
30 April 2015 (2015-04-30 )
Group 2 14 April 1995 (1995-04-14 )
30 April 1995 (1995-04-30 )
16 April 1995 (1995-04-16 )
30 April 1995 (1995-04-30 )
16 April 1995 (1995-04-16 )
29 April 1995 (1995-04-29 )
16 April 1995 (1995-04-16 )
30 April 1995 (1995-04-30 )
Group 3 15 April 1995 (1995-04-15 )
30 April 1995 (1995-04-30 )
16 April 1995 (1995-04-16 )
29 April 1995 (1995-04-29 )
16 April 1995 (1995-04-16 )
30 April 1995 (1995-04-30 )
16 April 1995 (1995-04-16 )
30 April 1995 (1995-04-30 )
Second round
Group 1 12 August 1995 (1995-08-12 )
25 August 1995 (1995-08-25 )
13 August 1995 (1995-08-13 )
27 August 1995 (1995-08-27 )
Group 2 Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Senegal 2–5 Guinea 2–3 0–2 Tunisia 2–31 Togo 1–1 1–2
12 August 1995 (1995-08-12 )
26 August 1995 (1995-08-26 )
17 August 1995 (1995-08-17 )
27 August 1995 (1995-08-27 )
^1 Togo won 3–2 on aggregate, however it was later suspended because of age limit violation, Tunisia advanced to the third round.
Group 3 Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Ghana 3–2 Angola 3–1 0–1 Cameroon 2–1 Burundi 2–0 0–1
13 August 1995 (1995-08-13 )
27 August 1995 (1995-08-27 )
27 August 1995 (1995-08-27 )
13 August 1995 (1995-08-13 )
Third round 3 March 1996 (1996-03-03 )
17 March 1996 (1996-03-17 )
Tunisia won 5–4 on aggregate and qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics .
3 March 1996 (1996-03-03 )
16 March 1996 (1996-03-16 )
Nigeria won 2–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics .
3 March 1996 (1996-03-03 )
17 March 1996 (1996-03-17 )
Ghana won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics .
References ^ "Games of the XXVI. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament". RSSSF . Retrieved 2017-07-11 . Editions
Olympic Qualifiers African U-23 Championship U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Qualification Squads