Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers

Participating teams

 * 🇨🇲 cameroon
 * 🇪🇹 ethiopia
 * 🇬🇦 gabon
 * 🇬🇭 ghana
 * 🇱🇾 libya
 * 🇲🇦 morocco
 * 🇲🇱 mali
 * 🇲🇼 malawi
 * 🇳🇬 nigeria
 * 🇸🇳 senegal
 * 🇹🇳 tunisia
 * 🇺🇬 uganda
 * 🇳🇬 nigeria
 * 🇸🇳 senegal
 * 🇹🇳 tunisia
 * 🇺🇬 uganda
 * 🇹🇳 tunisia
 * 🇺🇬 uganda
 * 🇺🇬 uganda

Group 1

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Group 2

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1 Gabon failed to appear for the match; Cameroon were awarded a 2–0 victory and advanced.

Group 3

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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.