1968 African Cup of Nations qualification

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

Qualification for championships (CAF)
FIFA World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations

Qualified teams

Group stage

Group 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Senegal 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 5
 Guinea 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 5
 Liberia 4 0 2 2 4 10 −6 2
Source:
Liberia 2–2 Guinea
Guinea 3–0 Senegal
Kandia
Souleymane
?
Senegal 4–1 Guinea
Kandia
Guinea 3–0 Liberia
Kandia
?
?
Liberia 1–1 Senegal
Senegal 4–1 Liberia
Gomis
Petit Guèye
Thioye
Paye (pen.)
Playoff
Senegal 2–1 Guinea
Souleymane

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7 8
 Mali 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 4
 Upper Volta 4 0 0 4 2 10 −8 0
Source:
Mali 0–3 Algeria
Achour 23'
Lalmas 36'
Khalem 87'
Referee: Jean-Louis Faber (Guinea)
Upper Volta 1–2 Algeria
Ouattara 34' Seridi 40'
Lalmas 76'
Referee: ... (Ivory Coast)
Algeria 1–0 Mali
Hachouf 31'
Algeria 3–1 Upper Volta
Bouyahi 35'
Abdi 48'
Bourouba 73'		 Ouédraogo 68'
Referee: Moustapha N'Gom (Senegal)
Mali 4–0 Upper Volta
Upper Volta 0–1 Mali
Diallo

Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 4 3 1 0 7 0 +7 7
 Nigeria 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 3
 Togo 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6 2
Source:
Nigeria 0–0 Ivory Coast
Togo 1–0 Nigeria
Nigeria 4–2 Togo
Bassey 15'
Shittu 30'
Olowo-Oshodi 43'
Bankole 70'
Ivory Coast 3–0 Togo
Ivory Coast 2–0 Nigeria
Togo 0–2 Ivory Coast

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Libya  4–5  United Arab Republic 2–2 2–3
Uganda  5–4  Kenya 2–1 3–3
Libya 2–2 United Arab Republic
Ben Soed 61' (pen.), ?' Reyadh 14'
Emam 66'
Referee: Ahmed Kandil (Sudan)
United Arab Republic 3–2 Libya
Bakr 63'
Reyadh 68'
El-Fanagily 74'		 Ben Soed 14', ?'
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)
Uganda 2–1 Kenya
Oketch 6'
Dibya 13'		 Yongo 21'
Kenya 3–3 Uganda
Nyawanga 20'
Madegwa 28', 82'		 Ouma 11'
Oundo 22' (pen.)
Obua 61'

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Uganda  w/o  United Arab Republic 0–1 —
Uganda 0–1 United Arab Republic
Bakr 19'
United Arab Republic Cancelled Uganda
Withdrew

United Arab Republic withdrew due to the Six-Day War with Israel, which began on 5 June 1967. Uganda qualified.

Group 5
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Congo-Brazzaville 4 2 2 0 4 3 +1 6
 Tunisia 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 3
 Cameroon 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 3
Source:
Tunisia 4–0 Cameroon
Machouche 35'
Chaïbi 36'
Akid 38', 51'
Tunisia 1–1 Congo-Brazzaville
Habacha 80' Jadot 1'
Cameroon 1–1 Congo-Brazzaville
Congo-Brazzaville 2–1 Cameroon
Ongagna
? 		Mbappé 70'
Cameroon 2–0
(Awarded)		 Tunisia
Withdrew
Congo-Brazzaville 2–0
(Awarded)		 Tunisia
Withdrew

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
Congo-Kinshasa  5–4  Sudan 3–2 0–1 2–1
Tanzania  2–1  Mauritius 1–0 1–1
Congo-Kinshasa 3–2 Sudan
Sudan 1–0 Congo-Kinshasa
Playoff
Congo-Kinshasa 2–1 Sudan
Tanzania 1–0 Mauritius
Mauritius 1–1 Tanzania

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Congo-Kinshasa  2–0  Tanzania 1–0 1–0
Congo-Kinshasa 1–0 Tanzania
Tanzania 0–1 Congo-Kinshasa

References
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