1968 African Cup of Nations qualification

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

Qualified teams

Group stage

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Senegal 5421196+3
 Guinea 5421196+3
 Liberia 24022410-6

29 July 1967
Guinea  3 0  Senegal

2 August 1967
Senegal  4 1  Liberia

16 August 1967
Liberia  2 2  Guinea

11 October 1967
Senegal  4 1  Guinea

1 November 1967
Guinea  3 0  Liberia

15 November 1967
Liberia  1 1  Senegal

Playoff

22 November 1967
Senegal  2 1  Guinea

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Algeria 8440092+7
 Mali 4420254+1
 Upper Volta 04004210-8


Algeria  1 0  Mali


Mali  4 0  Upper Volta



Mali  0 3  Algeria



Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Ivory Coast 7431070+7
 Nigeria 3411245-1
 Togo 2410339-6


Nigeria  4 2  Togo


Togo  0 2  Ivory Coast



Togo  1 0  Nigeria


Group 4

First round



Uganda  2 1  Kenya


Kenya  3 3  Uganda

Second round

Uganda qualified after United Arab Republic withdrew.


Group 5

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Congo-Brazzaville 5321032+1
 Tunisia 3411253+2
 Cameroon 2310236-3

5 February 1967
Tunisia  4 0  Cameroon

19 February 1967
Tunisia  1 1  Congo-Brazzaville

2 August 1967
Congo-Brazzaville  2 1  Cameroon
Congo-Brazzaville

16 August 1967
Cameroon  2 0  Tunisia

Awarded 2-0 to Cameroon [1][2]



Congo-Brazzaville  w / o  Tunisia
Congo-Brazzaville

Awarded 2-0 to Congo-Brazzaville [3][4]



Group 6

First round


Congo-Kinshasa  3 2  Sudan
Congo-Kinshasa

Playoff



Second round

17 September 1967
Congo-Kinshasa  1 0  Tanzania

10 October 1967
 Tanzania 0 1 Congo-Kinshasa 

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References