Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers – Group 2
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The 1968 Summer Olympics football qualification – Africa Group 2 was one of the three African groups in the Summer Olympics football qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the 1968 Summer Olympics football finals tournament in Mexico.[1] Group 2 consisted of six teams: Ethiopia, Madagascar, Nigeria, Sudan Tanzania and Uganda. The teams played home-and-away knockout matches. Nigeria qualified for the Summer Olympics football finals after defeating Ethiopia 3–2 on aggregate in the final round.
Summary
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | ||||
Nigeria 
|
w/o |  Uganda
|
— | — |
Madagascar 
|
6–2 |  Tanzania
|
4–2 | 2–0 |
| Second round | ||||
| Nigeria
|
2–2 (l) |  Sudan
|
1–0 | 1–2 |
| Madagascar
|
4–8 |  Ethiopia
|
1–0 | 3–8 |
| Final round | ||||
| Nigeria
|
3–2 | Ethiopia
|
3–1 | 0–1 |
First round
[edit]Nigeria won on walkover and advanced to the second round.
Madagascar won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Second round
[edit]Nigeria won via a drawing of lots 2–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final round.
Ethiopia won 8–4 on aggregate and advanced to the final round.
Final round
[edit]Nigeria won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the Summer Olympics.