Preliminary competition will be divided in three rounds. First two rounds will be knock-out rounds, and the final round will be a group stage.

First round

First leg played on September 1 to September 3, 2006. Second leg played on October 6 to October 8, 2006.

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South Africa national under-23 football team

The South Africa national under-23 football team is a youth football team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the All-Africa Games and...

 
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* = withdrew

Second round

First leg played on February 7 and February 8, 2007. Second leg played on March 23 to March 25, 2007.

Team 1	Agg	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
	2–4		1–3	1–1
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South Africa South Africa national under-23 football team The South Africa national under-23 football team is a youth football team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the All-Africa Games and...	2–0		2–0	0–0
	2–4		1–1	1–3
	2–4		1–1	1–3
	0–2		0–0	0–2
	7–0		5–0	2–0
	4–3		3–2	1–1
	0–5		0–3	0–2
	4–2		1–0	3–2
	0–1		0–0	0–1
	4–0		3–0	1–0

* = Congo DR failed to appear, and blamed poor flight connections. FIFA handed walkover to Senegal.

Burkina Faso penalized by FIFA

FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

 for allegedly using two overage players during first leg match against Ghana. The original score was Burkina Faso won by 2–0.

Final round

Matches played from June 1, 2007 to March 26, 2008. The winner of each group will represent Africa at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Group A

Note - Ethiopia has apparently withdrawn from Olympic qualification.

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3

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	8	4	2	2	0	7	3
	7	4	2	1	1	8	5
South Africa South Africa national under-23 football team The South Africa national under-23 football team is a youth football team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the All-Africa Games and...	1	4	0	1	3	3	10	−7
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June 1-June 3, 2007

	[2–2]	South Africa South Africa national under-23 football team The South Africa national under-23 football team is a youth football team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the All-Africa Games and...
	3–2

Ethiopia-South Africa result expunged following Ethiopia's withdrawal.

August 22, 2007

South Africa South Africa national under-23 football team The South Africa national under-23 football team is a youth football team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the All-Africa Games and...

1–1

September 7-September 9, 2007

South Africa South Africa national under-23 football team The South Africa national under-23 football team is a youth football team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the All-Africa Games and...

1–3

October 12-October 13, 2007

3–1

South Africa South Africa national under-23 football team The South Africa national under-23 football team is a youth football team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the All-Africa Games and...

November 16, 2007

0–0

March 26, 2008

3–0

South Africa South Africa national under-23 football team The South Africa national under-23 football team is a youth football team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the All-Africa Games and...

Group B

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Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	15	6	5	0	1	13	6
	10	6	3	1	2	11	9
	5	6	1	2	3	4	7	−3
	4	6	1	1	4	5	11	−6

June 1-June 3, 2007

	2–0
	0–0

August 22, 2007

	1–2
	2–0

September 7-September 9, 2007

	3–1
	1–1

October 12-October 13, 2007

	1–2
	2–1

November 16-November 18, 2007

	4–1
	1–0

March 26, 2008

	4–1
	1–2

Group C

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2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	14	6	4	2	0	14	5
	10	6	3	1	2	8	6
*	7	6	2	1	3	4	5	-1
*	3	6	1	0	5	5	15

June 1-June 3, 2007

	6–1
	1–0

August 22, 2007

	0–0
	0–3

September 7-September 9, 2007

	2–0
	2–1

October 12-October 13, 2007

	2–1
	2–2

November 16-November 18, 2007

	1–3
	2–0

March 26, 2008

	1–0
	1–0

* = A disciplinary decision is awaited on the outcome of the Group C game between Guinea and Botswana in Conakry, where six of the visiting team's players were sent off, forcing the referee to call off the game with ten minutes to go.