1980 African Cup of Nations
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Nigeria |
Dates | 8−22 March |
Teams | 8 (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 played | 16 |
Goals scored | 33 (2.06 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Khaled Labied Segun Odegbami (3 goals each) |
Best player(s) | 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 | |
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Surulere Stadium | Liberty Stadium | |
Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | |
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 | 0–0 | Ivory Coast |
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Report |
Ivory Coast | 1–1 | Tanzania |
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Koma 7' | Report | Waziri 59' |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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]
Knockout phase
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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
Algeria | 2–2 | Egypt |
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Assad 55' (pen.) Benmiloudi 62' |
Report | El Khatib 32' El Sayed 47' |
Penalties | ||
Belloumi Fergani Khedis ? Larbès ? Assad |
4–2 | Shehata Mokhtar El Khatib Amer |
Third place match
Final
CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Mustapha Kouici |
Lakhdar Belloumi |
Scorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal