Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers

This page provides the summaries of the matches of the qualifying rounds for the Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics to be held in Moscow. In the end tree countries qualified.

Main article: Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Football African Qualifiers
Dates25 March 1979 – 13 April 1980

Qualifying rounds

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tunisia  1–3  Libya 1–0 0–3
Algeria  1–1 (4–2 p)  Mali 1–0 0–1
Morocco  1–1 (6–5 p)  Senegal 1–0 0–1
Lesotho  7–3  Mauritius 4–1 3–2
Madagascar  3–2  Ethiopia 2–1 1–1
Egypt  w/o  Tanzania – –
Kenya  w/o  Sudan – –
Liberia  w/o  Ivory Coast – –
Sierra Leone  w/o  Guinea – –
Ghana  Bye
Zambia  Bye
Tunisia 1–0 Libya
Ben Mahmoud  16'
Libya 3–0 Tunisia
Belhaj  1'
Al-Issawi  31'
Bounwara  ...'
Attendance: 80,000

Libya won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Algeria 1–0 Mali
Belloumi  1'
Mali 1–0 (a.e.t.) Algeria
Zito  ...'
Penalties
2–4

Algeria won 4–2 on penalties after 1–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Morocco 1–0 Senegal
Acila  ...'
Senegal 1–0 (a.e.t.) Morocco
Camara  ...'
Penalties
5–6

Morocco won 6–5 on penalties after 1–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Lesotho 4–1 Mauritius
..., Maseru
Mauritius 2–3 Lesotho

Lesotho won 7–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Madagascar 2–1 Ethiopia
Ethiopia 1–1 Madagascar

Madagascar won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Egypt w/o Tanzania
withdrew

Egypt advanced to the second round, Tanzania withdrew.

Kenya w/o Sudan
withdrew

Kenya advanced to the second round, Sudan withdrew.

Liberia w/o Ivory Coast
withdrew

Liberia advanced to the second round, Ivory Coast withdrew.

Sierra Leone w/o Guinea
withdrew

Sierra Leone advanced to the second round, Guinea withdrew.

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sierra Leone  w/o  Liberia 3–1 –
Ghana  5–1  Kenya 4–1 1–0
Morocco  1–8  Algeria 1–5 0–3
Zambia  5–0  Lesotho 0–0 5–0
Madagascar  2–2 (3–4 p)  Egypt 1–1 1–1
Libya  Bye
Sierra Leone 3–1 Liberia
Liberia w/o Sierra Leone
withdrew

Liberia advanced to the third round, Sierra Leone withdrew in the second leg.

Ghana 4–1 Kenya
Obota  63'
Kenya 0–1 Ghana
Afriyie  21'

Ghana won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Morocco 1–5 Algeria
Limane  32' (pen.) Bensaoula  15', 16', 69'
Guemri  71'
Assad  87'
Attendance: 50,000
Algeria 3–0 Morocco
Belloumi  40'
Kouici  46'
Assad  75'
Attendance: 30,000

Algeria won 8–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Zambia 5–0 Lesotho
Katebe
Chitalu
Lesotho 0–0 Zambia

Zambia won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Madagascar 1–1 Egypt
Abdou  40'
Egypt 1–1 (a.e.t.) Madagascar
El Khatib  (pen.)
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 80,000

Egypt won 4–3 on penalties after 2–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Third round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Egypt  5–2  Zambia 4–1 1–1
Liberia  2–4  Ghana 0–2 2–2
Algeria  w/o  Libya – –
Egypt 4–1 Zambia
Amer  20'
Abdel Halim  38' (pen.)
El Khatib  77', 83' (pen.)
 Kaumba  23'
Zambia 1–1 Egypt
Chola Khalil  32'

Egypt won 5–2 and qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament.

Liberia 0–2 Ghana
Ghana 2–2 Liberia

Ghana won 4–2 and qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament.

Algeria w/o Libya
withdrew

Algeria qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament, Libya withdrew.

Note: Due to the American-led political boycott, two countries Egypt and Ghana who qualified did not enter the Final Tournament and were replaced respectively by Zambia and Nigeria which participated with Algeria.[1]

References
  1. "Teams of Olympic Football Tournament Moscow 1980". fifa.com. FIFA.
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