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 Beijing.
Preliminary competition was divided in three rounds. The first two rounds were knockout rounds, and the final round was a group stage.
First round First legs played from 1 to 3 September 2006. Second legs played from 6 to 8 October 2006.
Only one leg because of security concerns in Somalia. Only one leg because of security concerns in Djibouti.
Second round First legs played on 7 and 8 February 2007. Second legs played from 23 to 25 March 2007.
Burkina Faso penalized by FIFA for allegedly using two overage players during first leg match against Ghana. The original score was Burkina Faso won by 2–0.. Retrieved on 7 January 2008. DR Congo failed to appear, and blamed poor flight connections. FIFA handed walkover to Senegal.Beijing field narrows in Africa. Retrieved on 25 March 2007.
Final round Matches played from 1 June 2007 to 26 March 2008. The winner of each group represented Africa at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Group A Ethiopia withdrew from the Olympic qualification after the first match due to millennium festivities in their country.Ghana await FIFA over Ethiopia pull-out
Group B
Group C
Match abandoned at 80, when six Botswanan players were sent off forcing the referee to call off the game.
References
External links Men's African Qualifiers for 2008 Summer Olympics - Rsssf.com