|
Football At The 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers
The African section of the 1968 Summer Olympics football qualification acted as qualifiers for the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament held in Mexico, for football teams from Africa. Three slots in the final tournament were available for African teams. Format Three groups of five to six teams compete in a home-and-away knockout stage. The winners of each group qualifies for the Summer Olympics football finals. Groups Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Qualified teams The following three teams from Africa qualified for the final tournament. :1 Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year. :2 Includes all participations by a competing nation at the Summer Olympics (clubs representing nations, olympic teams, full national teams, etc.). :3 Morocco withdrew due to refusing to play against Israel in the final tournament, and were replaced by Ghana. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's African Qualifiers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers ...
The Men's African Qualifiers saw three teams qualify for the 1964 Summer Olympics football tournament. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's African Qualifiers Africa 1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers
Participating teams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * First round Group 1 ---- ---- Group 2 ---- 1 Gabon failed to appear for the match; Cameroon were awarded a 2–0 victory and advanced. ---- ---- Group 3 ---- ---- Second round Group 1 ---- Group 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group 3 ---- 1 The match was abandoned after Magalasy immigration officials refused the Sudanese team entry into the country following mass protests; Sudan were awarded the match 2–0. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's African Qualifiers Football qualification for the 1972 Summer Olympics Football at the Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Olympic football tournament was played as part of the 1968 Summer Olympics. The tournament features 16 men's national teams from five continental confederations. The 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four and each group plays a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at the Azteca Stadium on 26 October 1968. This was the first time an Asian team won a medal, Japan claiming bronze. Qualification Africa (3) * * (replaced )* * Asia (3) * * * Europe (5) * * * * (holders) * North America (3) * * * (hosts) South America (2) * * * Ghana replaced Morocco, who refused to play against Israel. Venues Medalists Squads Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ''Ghana replaced Morocco, who refused to play against Israel.'' ---- ---- Group D ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The Summer Olympics
Association football has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition sport, except 1896 (the inaugural Games) and 1932 (in an attempt to promote the new FIFA World Cup tournament). Women's football was added to the official program at the Atlanta 1996 Games. In order to avoid competition with the World Cup, FIFA have restricted participation of elite players in the men's tournament in various ways: currently, squads for the men's tournament are required to be composed of players under 23 years of age, with three permitted exceptions. By comparison, the women's football tournament is a full senior-level international tournament, second in prestige only to the FIFA Women's World Cup. Another major difference between the men's and women's tournaments is that the men's tournament is not included in the FIFA International Match Calendar, while the women's tournament is included. This in turn means that clubs are not required to release players for the men' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers – Group 2
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. 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 , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background:whitesmoke;" , First round , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background:whitesmoke;" , Second round , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background:whitesmoke;" , Final round First round Nigeria won on walkover and advanced to the second round. ---- Madagascar won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. Second round Nigeria won via a drawing of lots 2– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers – Group 1
The 1968 Summer Olympics football qualification – Africa Group 1 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. Group 1 consisted of six teams: Algeria, Gabon, Guinea, Libya, Niger and United Arab Republic. The teams played home-and-away knockout matches. Guinea qualified for the Summer Olympics football finals after defeating Algeria 5–4 on aggregate in the final round. Summary , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background:whitesmoke;" , First round , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background:whitesmoke;" , Second round , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background:whitesmoke;" , Final round First round Libya won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. ---- Guinea won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. Second round Guinea won on walkover and advance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers – Group 3
The 1968 Summer Olympics football qualification – Africa Group 3 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. Group 3 consisted of five teams: Cameroon, Ghana, Mali, Morocco, Tunisia. The teams played home-and-away knockout matches. Morocco qualified for the Summer Olympics football finals after defeating Ghana 3–2 on aggregate in the final round, but withdrew after refusing to play against Israel in the final tournament in Group C. Summary , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background:whitesmoke;" , First round , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background:whitesmoke;" , Second round , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background:whitesmoke;" , Second round play-off , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background:whitesmoke;" , Final round First round Cameroon won on walkover an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1964 Summer Olympics
The Association football, football competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics started on 11 October and ended on 23 October. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested. The tournament features 14 men's national teams from six continental confederations. The 14 teams are drawn into two groups of four and two groups of three and each group plays a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at the National Stadium (Tokyo, 1958), Olympic Stadium on 23 October 1964. There was also three consolation matches played by losing quarter-finalists. The winner of these matches placed fifth in the tournament. Qualification Regional qualifying tournaments were held. During the 1964 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament, CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament among South American national teams, a Estadio Nacional disaster, riot in Lima during the decisive Peru nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers
The African section of the 1968 Summer Olympics football qualification acted as qualifiers for the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament held in Mexico, for football teams from Africa. Three slots in the final tournament were available for African teams. Format Three groups of five to six teams compete in a home-and-away knockout stage. The winners of each group qualifies for the Summer Olympics football finals. Groups Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Qualified teams The following three teams from Africa qualified for the final tournament. :1 Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year. :2 Includes all participations by a competing nation at the Summer Olympics (clubs representing nations, olympic teams, full national teams, etc.). :3 Morocco withdrew due to refusing to play against Israel in the final tournament, and were replaced by Ghana. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's African Qualifiers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Qualification For The 1968 Summer Olympics
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United States, and sometimes in Ireland and New Zealand); Australian rules football; Gaelic football; gridiron football (specifically American football, arena football, or Canadian football); International rules football; rugby league, rugby league football; and rugby union, rugby union football. These various forms of football share, to varying degrees, common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
