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1980 African Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host countryNigeria
Dates8−22 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
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 played16
Goals scored33 (2.06 per match)
Top scorer(s)Morocco Khaled Labied
Nigeria Segun Odegbami
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Nigeria Christian Chukwu
1978
1982

The 1980 African Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer 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

The 8 qualified teams are:

Squads

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in Lagos and Ibadan.

Lagos Ibadan
Surulere Stadium Liberty Stadium
Capacity: 80,000 Capacity: 35,000

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5
 Egypt 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 4
 Ivory Coast 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
 Tanzania 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Nigeria 3–1 Tanzania
Lawal 11'
Onyedika 35'
Odegbami 85'
Report Mkambi 54'
Attendance: 80,000
Egypt 2–1 Ivory Coast
Hammam 8'
Mokhtar 20'
Report Gome 7'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Joel Mondoka (Zambia)

Egypt 2–1 Tanzania
Shehata 32'
Nour 38'
Report Waziri 86'
Attendance: 55,000
Nigeria 0–0 Ivory Coast
Report

Ivory Coast 1–1 Tanzania
Koma 7' Report Waziri 59'
Attendance: 70,000
Nigeria 1–0 Egypt
Isima 15' Report
Attendance: 70,000

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5
 Morocco 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
 Ghana 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 3
 Guinea 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Ghana 0–0 Algeria
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Morocco 1–1 Guinea
Mustapha 7' Report M. Camara 8'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Paul Preira (Senegal)

Algeria 1–0 Morocco
Belloumi 90+3' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ali Dridi (Tunisia)
Ghana 1–0 Guinea
Klutse 69' Report
Attendance: 20,000

Algeria 3–2 Guinea
Bensaoula 12', 49'
Belloumi 37'
Report Diawara 82'
Bangoura 90+1'
Attendance: 20,000
Morocco 1–0 Ghana
Labied 44' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Dodou N'Jie (Gambia)

Knockout phase

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 March – Lagos
 
 
 Nigeria 1
 
22 March – Lagos
 
 Morocco 0
 
 Nigeria 3
 
19 March – Ibadan
 
 Algeria 0
 
 Algeria (pen.) 2 (4)
 
 
 Egypt 2 (2)
 
Third place
 
 
21 March – Lagos
 
 
 Morocco 2
 
 
 Egypt 0

Semi-finals

Nigeria 1–0 Morocco
Owolabi 9' Report
Attendance: 70,000

Third place match

Morocco 2–0 Egypt
Labied 9', 78' Report
Attendance: 5,000

Final

Nigeria 3–0 Algeria
Odegbami 2', 42'
Lawal 50'
Report
Attendance: 85,000

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Nigeria Best Ogedegbe

Algeria Mustapha Kouici
Egypt Mohamed Salah El-Din
Guinea Moussa Camara
Nigeria Christian Chukwu

Algeria Lakhdar Belloumi
Algeria Ali Fergani
Egypt Mahmoud El Khatib
Egypt Shawky Gharieb

Algeria Salah Assad
Nigeria Segun Odegbami

Scorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal