1980 African Cup of Nations

1980 African Cup of Nations

Coupe d'Afrique des nations de football 1980
Tournament details
Host country	Nigeria
Dates	8 March - 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	35 (2.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Khaled Labied Segun Odegbami (3 goals)
Best player	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.

Venues

Squads

Qualification

Qualified teams

Participating nations

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Nigeria 7 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3  Egypt 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1  Côte d'Ivoire 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1  Tanzania 1 3 0 1 2 3 6 -3 8 March 1980 Nigeria  3 – 1  Tanzania National Stadium, Lagos Lawal  11' Onyedika  35' Odegbami  85' Mkambi  54' 8 March 1980 Egypt  2 – 1  Côte d'Ivoire National Stadium, Lagos Hammam  8' Mokhtar  20' Gome  7' 12 March 1980 Egypt  2 – 1  Tanzania National Stadium, Lagos Shehata  32' Nour  38' Waziri  86' 12 March 1980 Nigeria  0 – 0  Côte d'Ivoire National Stadium, Lagos 15 March 1980 Côte d'Ivoire  1 – 1  Tanzania National Stadium, Lagos Kobenan  7' Waziri  59' 15 March 1980 Nigeria  1 – 0  Egypt National Stadium, Lagos Isima  15' Group B Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Algeria 5 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2  Morocco 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 0  Ghana 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 0  Guinea 1 3 0 1 2 3 5 -2 9 March 1980 Ghana  0 – 0  Algeria Liberty Stadium, Ibadan Report 9 March 1980 Morocco  1 – 1  Guinea Liberty Stadium, Ibadan Mustapha  7' M.Camara  8' 13 March 1980 Algeria  1 – 0  Morocco Liberty Stadium, Ibadan Referee: Ali Dridi (Tunisie) Belloumi  90' Report 13 March 1980 Ghana  1 – 0  Guinea Liberty Stadium, Ibadan Klutse  69' 16 March 1980 Algeria  3 – 2  Guinea Liberty Stadium, Ibadan Bensaoula  12',  49' Benmiloudi  37' Report Diawara  49' Bangoura  90' 16 March 1980 Morocco  1 – 0  Ghana Liberty Stadium, Ibadan Labied  44' Knockout phase   Semi-finals Final 19 March – Lagos   Nigeria  1     Morocco  0     22 March – Lagos       Nigeria  3     Algeria  0 Third place 19 March – Ibadan 21 March – Lagos   Algeria (p)  2 (4)   Morocco  2   Egypt  2 (2)     Egypt  0 Semi-finals 19 March 1980 Nigeria  1 – 0  Morocco National Stadium, Lagos Owolabi  9' 19 March 1980 Algeria  2 – 2 (4 – 2 p)  Egypt Liberty Stadium, Ibadan Referee: Têvi Lawson-Hétchéli (Togo) Assad  55' (pen.) Benmiloudi  62' Report El Khatib  32' El Sayed  47' Third Place Play-off 21 March 1980 Morocco  2 – 0  Egypt National Stadium, Lagos Labied  9',  78' Final Main article: 1980 Africa Cup of Nations Final March 22, 1980 Nigeria  3 – 0  Algeria National Stadium, Lagos Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Gebreyesus Tesfaye (Ethiopia) Odegbami  2', 42' Lawal  50' Report    African Cup of Nations 1980 Champions  Nigeria 1st title CAF Team of the Tournament Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards Best Ogedegbe Mustapha Kouici Mohamed Salah El-Din Moussa Camara Christian Chukwu Lakhdar Belloumi Ali Fergani Mahmoud El Khatib Shawki Ghareeb Salah Assad Segun Odegbami Scorers 3 goals Khalid Labied Segun Odegbami 2 goals Hocine Benmiloudi Tedj Bensaoula Muda Lawal Thuwein Waziri 1 goal Salah Assad Lakhdar Belloumi Ani Gome Kouman Kobenan Mahmoud El Khatib Ramadan El Sayed Maher Hammam Mokhtar Mokhtar Mussad Nur Hassan Shehata Willie Klutse Moussa Camara Ibrahima Diawara Sidouba Bangoura Tahir Mustapha Okey Isima Ifeanyi Onyedika Felix Owolabi Juma Mkambi External links Details at RSSSF v t e Africa Cup of Nations Tournaments Sudan 1957 United Arab Republic 1959 Ethiopia 1962 Ghana 1963 Tunisia 1965 Ethiopia 1968 Sudan 1970 Cameroon 1972 Egypt 1974 Ethiopia 1976 Ghana 1978 Nigeria 1980 Libya 1982 Ivory Coast 1984 Egypt 1986 Morocco 1988 Algeria 1990 Senegal 1992 Tunisia 1994 South Africa 1996 Burkina Faso 1998 Ghana/Nigeria 2000 Mali 2002 Tunisia 2004 Egypt 2006 Ghana 2008 Angola 2010 Gabon/Equatorial Guinea 2012 South Africa 2013 Morocco 2015 Libya 2017 Finals 1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 Qualification 19571 19591 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 Squads 1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 1No qualification took place as places were given by invitation only.