Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers – Group 1 explained

The 1964 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 1964 Summer Olympics football finals tournament in Japan.[1] Group 1 consisted of four teams: Rhodesia, Sudan, Uganda and United Arab Republic. The teams played home-and-away knockout matches. United Arab Republic qualified for the Summer Olympics football finals after defeating Sudan 7–4 on aggregate in the second round.

Summary

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First round

United Arab Republic won 7–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.----Sudan won on walkover and advanced to the second round.

Second round

United Arab Republic won 7–4 on aggregate and qualified for the Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Tokyo, Japan, 1964): AFRICA. RSSSF. 27 July 2021.