Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers – Group 3 explained

The 1964 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 1964 Summer Olympics football finals tournament in Japan.[1] Group 3 consisted of four teams: Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco and Nigeria. The teams played home-and-away knockout matches. Morocco qualified for the Summer Olympics football finals after defeating Ethiopia 2–0 on aggregate in the second round.

Summary

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First round

Ethiopia won 10–5 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.----Nigeria and Morocco tied 4–4 on aggregate and advanced to a play-off.

Play-off

Morocco won the play-off and advanced to the second round.

Second round

Morocco won 2–0 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.