The African Men's Olympic Qualifiers were held to determine the African national teams for under 23 which participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics football tournament held in

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. Preliminary competition was divided in three rounds. The first two rounds were knock-out rounds, and the final round was a group stage.

First round

First leg played on September 1 to September 3, 2006. Second leg played on October 6 to October 8, 2006. :' Only one leg because of security concerns in Somalia. :' Only one leg because of security concerns in Djibouti. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Second round

First leg played on February 7 and February 8, 2007. Second leg played on March 23 to March 25, 2007. :' Burkina Faso penalized by

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for allegedly using two overage players during first leg match against Ghana. The original score was Burkina Faso won by 2–0. :' DR Congo failed to appear, and blamed poor flight connections. FIFA handed walkover to Senegal. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Final round

Matches played from June 1, 2007 to March 26, 2008. The winner of each group will represent Africa at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Group A

Ethiopia has withdrawn from the Olympic qualification after the first match due to millennium festivities in their country.Ghana await FIFA over Ethiopia pull-out
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Group B

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Group C

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References

External links

- ''Rsssf.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:2008 Caf Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament CAF

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Football at the Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers