Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers

Main article: Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

This page provides the summaries of the matches of the qualifying rounds for the Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics to be held in Seoul. Three countries qualified.

1988 Summer Olympics – Men's Football African Qualifiers

Dates	16 November 1986 – 31 January 1988
← 1984 1992 →

Preliminary round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Rwanda	2–8	Malawi	2–5	0–3
Botswana	w/o	Madagascar	—	—
Swaziland	w/o	Mauritius	—	—

Rwanda	2–5	Malawi
		Sinalo Malunga ?

16 November 1986 (1986-11-16)

Amahoro Stadium, Kigali

Malawi	3–0	Rwanda
Sinalo Kayira

30 November 1986 (1986-11-30)

Stade des Jeunes, Lilongwe

First round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Botswana	0–7	Zambia	0–4	0–3
Egypt	7–1	Kenya	4–0	3–1
Ghana	3–0	Senegal	2–0	1–0
Liberia	3–5	Nigeria	2–1	1–4
Malawi	1–4	Cameroon	1–1	0–3
Sierra Leone	1–2	Tunisia	1–0	0–2
Swaziland	1–8	Zimbabwe	0–2	1–6
Sudan	2–4	Algeria	1–1	1–3
Uganda	6–2	Mozambique	4–1	2–1
Ivory Coast	w/o	Guinea	—	—
Libya	w/o	Ethiopia	—	—
Morocco	w/o	Gambia	—	—

Botswana	0–4	Zambia
		Simukonda Kazika Msiska Makinka (pen.)

13 June 1987 (1987-06-13)

Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone

Referee: Eganaden Cadressen (Mauritius)

Zambia	3–0	Botswana
Melu Nyirenda

21 June 1987 (1987-06-21)

Independence Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Kambaji Kabongo (Zaire)

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Egypt	4–0	Kenya
Ramadan 22', 67', 70' Abdel-Hameed 60'

27 June 1987 (1987-06-27)

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

Kenya	1–3	Egypt
Oyiela 49'		Gharieb 5', 36' Abdel-Hameed 57'

12 July 1987 (1987-07-12)

Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi

Referee: Getachew Gebremarian (Ethiopia)

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Ghana	2–0	Senegal
Gyamfi

28 June 1987 (1987-06-28)

Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi

Referee: Gaston Engoua (Congo)

Senegal	0–1	Ghana
		Arthur

11 July 1987 (1987-07-11)

Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

Referee: Mark Dormoh (Liberia)

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Liberia	2–1	Nigeria
Jallah		Siasia

28 June 1987 (1987-06-28)

SKD Stadium, Monrovia

Referee: Karim Camara (Guinea)

Nigeria	4–1	Liberia
Siasia Nwosu		Debbah

11 July 1987 (1987-07-11)

Surulere Stadium, Lagos

Referee: Célestin N'Cho (Ivory Coast)

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Malawi	1–1	Cameroon
Waya		Kana-Biyik

27 June 1987 (1987-06-27)

Civo Stadium, Lilongwe

Referee: Kabalamuna Chayu (Zambia)

Cameroon	3–0	Malawi
Kundé 46' Tataw 63' Kana-Biyik 87'

12 July 1987 (1987-07-12)

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Referee: Dodji Mawuk Hounnaké-Kouassi (Togo)

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Sierra Leone	1–0	Tunisia
Thomas 25'

16 May 1987 (1987-05-16)

Siaka Steven Stadium, Freetown

Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal)

Tunisia	2–0	Sierra Leone
Jbara 4' Rakbaoui 59'

31 May 1987 (1987-05-31)

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Referee: Abderrahmane Bergui (Algeria)

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Swaziland	0–2	Zimbabwe
		Ndunduma Tauro

7 June 1987 (1987-06-07)

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Referee: Lele Sebele (Botswana)

Zimbabwe	6–1	Swaziland
Tauro Khumalo Chunga Makanza		Dube

21 June 1987 (1987-06-21)

Rufaro Stadium, Harare

Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi)

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Sudan	1–1	Algeria
Ezzeldin 82'		Boukar 70'

28 June 1987 (1987-06-28)

Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum

Referee: Mohamed Hossam El-Din (Egypt)

Algeria	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Sudan
Menad 85', 119' Sandjak 97'		Mohammed 15'

10 July 1987 (1987-07-10)

19 May Stadium, Annaba

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Baba Laouissi (Morocco)

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Uganda	4–1	Mozambique
Musisi Omondi		Chiquinho Conde

27 June 1987 (1987-06-27)

Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

Referee: Osman Mohamud Halane (Somalia)

Mozambique	1–2	Uganda

12 July 1987 (1987-07-12)

Rufaro Stadium, Maputo

Referee: Guy Rakotoarison (Madagascar)

Second round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ghana	2–2 (a)	Cameroon	0–0	2–2
Ivory Coast	3–5	Morocco	0–0	1–2
Tunisia	1–0	Egypt	0–0	1–0
Uganda	2–6	Zambia	2–1	0–5
Zimbabwe	3–5	Nigeria	0–0	0–2
Algeria	w/o	Libya	—	—

Ghana	0–0	Cameroon

4 October 1987 (1987-10-04)

Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi

Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)

Cameroon	2–2	Ghana
Milla 32' Omam-Biyik 82'		Tegoe 18' Ebo 54'

14 November 1987 (1987-11-14)

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Referee: Mark Dormoh (Liberia)

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Ivory Coast	0–0	Morocco

1 November 1987 (1987-11-01)

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Simon Bantsimba (Congo)

Morocco	2–1	Ivory Coast
El Haddaoui 28' (pen.) El Biyaz 86'		Turbo 78'

15 November 1987 (1987-11-15)

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

Attendance: Abderrahmane Bergui (Algeria)

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Tunisia	0–0	Egypt

4 October 1987 (1987-10-04)

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Referee: Baba Laouissi (Morocco)

Egypt	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Tunisia
		Limam 109'

13 November 1987 (1987-11-13)

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal)

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Uganda	2–1	Zambia
Musisi 55' Vvubya 59'		Melu 87'

3 October 1987 (1987-10-03)

Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

Referee: Tesfaye Gebreyesus (Ethiopia)

Zambia	5–0	Uganda
Kabugo 50' (o.g.) Siame 56', 64' Nyirenda 65', 72'

15 November 1987 (1987-11-15)

Independence Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi)

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Zimbabwe	0–0	Nigeria

4 October 1987 (1987-10-04)

Rufaro Stadium, Harare

Referee: Ali Tahir Hafidh (Tanzania)

Nigeria	2–0	Zimbabwe
Okosieme Edobor

17 October 1987 (1987-10-17)

Surulere Stadium, Lagos

Referee: Dodji Mawuk Hounnaké-Kouassi (Togo)

Third round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Algeria	1–2	Nigeria	1–0	0–2
Tunisia	3–2	Morocco	1–0	2–2
Zambia	2–1	Ghana	2–0	0–1

Algeria	1–0	Nigeria
Oudjani 47'

15 January 1988 (1988-01-15)

19 May Stadium, Annaba

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)

Nigeria	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Algeria
Adeshina 32' Nwosu 114'

30 January 1988 (1988-01-30)

Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Mohamed Hafez (Egypt)

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Tunisia	1–0	Morocco
Dhiab 15'

17 January 1988 (1988-01-17)

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Mohamed Hansal (Algeria)

Morocco	2–2	Tunisia
Khairi 26' Krimau 32'		Jabrane 19' (o.g.) Dhiab 90'

30 January 1988 (1988-01-30)

Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal)

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Zambia	2–0	Ghana
Chansa ?' Bwalya 73'

17 January 1988 (1988-01-17)

Independence Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: ()

Ghana	1–0	Zambia
Yeboah 17'

31 January 1988 (1988-01-31)

Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra

Referee: ()

Nigeria, Tunisia and Zambia qualified.

External links

• Games of the XXIV. Olympiad - African Football Qualifying Tournament (Seoul, South Korea, 1988) - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation