Egypt will host a tournament this year to decide which nations represent Africa at the 2012 London Olympic Games football tournament. It involves Algeria, Egypt, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa after they survived a three-round, home-and-away elimination process.
A draw during the September meeting of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo will split the teams into two groups for the November 26-December 10 tournament. The top three finishers in an event that doubles as the first CAF under-23 championship qualify automatically for the Games and the fourth-best team go into a play-off with an Asian country. Egypt have represented Africa at the Olympics football tournament a record 10 times while Gabon and Senegal are seeking a first appearance.
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