The men's qualification for football tournament at the 1965 All-Africa Games.
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Algeria qualified; Libya and Morocco withdrew the qualification.
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Mali advanced to the second round
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Mali qualified.
The tournament was held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | –6 | 1 |
--------Ivory Coast qualified.
The tournament was held in Lagos, Nigeria. 3-2-1 points system was taken.
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| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +3 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | –4 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | –9 | 5 |
----------------Togo qualified.
The tournament was held in Léopoldville, Congo Léopoldville.
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| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 |
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Congo Léopoldville qualified; in addition, Congo qualified as hosts.
The tournament was held in Kampala, Uganda. Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan withrew the tournament.
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | –3 | 2 |
--------Uganda qualified.
The tournament was held in Dar El Salam, Tanzania. Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia withdrew.
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 2 |
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Madagascar qualified.
The following countries have qualified for the final tournament:
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