1980 African Cup of Nations
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Nigeria |
| Dates | 8−22 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Nigeria (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Algeria |
| Third place | Morocco |
| Fourth place | Egypt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 33 (2.06 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Morocco Khalid Labied Nigeria Segun Odegbami (3 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Nigeria Christian Chukwu |
← 1978 1982 → | |
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The 1980 African Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Nigeria. Just like in 1978, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Nigeria won its first championship, beating Algeria in the final 3−0.
Qualified teams
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The 8 qualified teams are:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | Hosts | 3 (1963, 1976, 1978) | |
| Ghana | Holders | 16 March 1978 | 5 (1963 , 1965 , 1968, 1970, 1978 ) |
| Ivory Coast | 2nd round winners | 6 July 1979 | 4 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974) |
| Morocco | 2nd round winners | 6 July 1979 | 3 (1972, 1976 , 1978) |
| Algeria | 2nd round winners | 8 July 1979 | 1 (1968) |
| Egypt | 2nd round winners | 13 July 1979 | 7 (1957 , 1959 , 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974 , 1976) |
| Guinea | 2nd round winners | 19 August 1979 | 3 (1970, 1974, 1976) |
| Tanzania | 2nd round winners | 26 August 1979 | 0 (debut) |
- Notes
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
[edit ]Venues
[edit ]The competition was played in two venues in Lagos and Ibadan.
| Lagos | |
|---|---|
| Surulere Stadium | |
| Capacity: 80,000 | |
| Ibadan | |
| Liberty Stadium | |
| Capacity: 35,000 | |
Group stage
[edit ]Tiebreakers
[edit ]If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- Drawing of lots
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Tanzania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| Nigeria | 0–0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| Koma 7' | Report | Waziri 59' |
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Guinea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Knockout stage
[edit ]Semi-finals
[edit ]| Algeria | 2–2 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Assad 55' (pen.) Benmiloudi 62' |
Report | El Khatib 32' El Sayed 47' |
| Penalties | ||
| Belloumi soccer ball with check mark Fergani soccer ball with check mark Khedis soccer ball with check mark Larbès soccer ball with red X Assad soccer ball with check mark |
4–2 | soccer ball with check mark Shehata soccer ball with check mark Mokhtar soccer ball with red X El Khatib soccer ball with red X Amer |
Third place match
[edit ]Final
[edit ]CAF Team of the Tournament
[edit ]| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Algeria Mustapha Kouici |
Algeria Lakhdar Belloumi |
Goalscorers
[edit ]There were 33 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.06 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Algeria Salah Assad
- Algeria Hocine Benmiloudi
- Egypt Mahmoud El Khatib
- Egypt Ramadan El Sayed
- Egypt Maher Hammam
- Egypt Mokhtar Mokhtar
- Egypt Mosaad Nour
- Egypt Hassan Shehata
- Ghana Willie Klutse
- Guinea Moussa Camara
- Guinea Ibrahima Diawara
- Guinea Sidouba Bangoura.
- Ivory Coast Ani Gome
- Ivory Coast Kouman Kobenan
- Morocco Tahir Mustapha
- Nigeria Okey Isima
- Nigeria Ifeanyi Onyedika
- Nigeria Felix Owolabi
- Tanzania Juma Mkambi