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Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers – Group 2

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The 1960 Summer Olympics football qualification – Africa Group 2 was one of the three African groups in the Summer Olympics football qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics finals tournament in Italy.[1] Group 2 consisted of three teams: Nigeria, Tunisia and United Arab Republic. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners, United Arab Republic, qualified for the second round.[2]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Republic 4 3 0 1 11 5 +6 6 Advance to second round — 2–1 3–0
2  Ghana 4 2 0 2 8 6 +2 4 2–0 — 4–1
3  Nigeria 4 1 0 3 6 14 −8 2 2–6 2–6 —
Source: RSSSF

Matches

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Nigeria 3–1 Ghana
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Ghana 4–1 Nigeria
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Attendance: 30,000
United Arab Republic 2–1 Ghana
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Attendance: 50,000
Nigeria 2–6 United Arab Republic
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Attendance: 20,000

Goalscorers

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There were 25 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.17 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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  1. ^ "Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Roma, Italy, 1960): AFRICA". RSSSF. 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Egypt Blanks Nigeria". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2 January 1960. p. 7.
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