1980 African Cup of Nations
Appearance
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Nigeria |
Dates | 8−22 March |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 33 (2.06 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (3 goals each) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
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] |
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Hosts | 3 (1963, 1976, 1978) | |
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Holders | 16 March 1978 | 5 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978) |
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2nd round winners | 6 July 1979 | 4 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974) |
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2nd round winners | 6 July 1979 | 3 (1972, 1976, 1978) |
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2nd round winners | 8 July 1979 | 1 (1968) |
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2nd round winners | 13 July 1979 | 7 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976) |
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2nd round winners | 19 August 1979 | 3 (1970, 1974, 1976) |
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2nd round winners | 26 August 1979 | 0 (debut) |
- Notes
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Lagos and Ibadan.
Lagos | Ibadan | |
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Surulere Stadium
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Liberty Stadium | |
Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | |
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Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Nigeria ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Mkambi ![]() |
Surulere Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Suleiman El Naim (Sudan
)Egypt ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Hammam ![]() Mokhtar ![]() |
Report | Gome ![]() |
Surulere Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Joel Mondoka (Zambia
)Egypt ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Shehata ![]() Nour ![]() |
Report | Waziri ![]() |
Surulere Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Sohan Ramlochun (Mauritius
)Nigeria ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Surulere Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Théophile Lawson-Hétchéli (Togo
)Ivory Coast ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Koma ![]() |
Report | Waziri ![]() |
Surulere Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Diallo Bakaï (Cameroon
)Nigeria ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Isima ![]() |
Report |
Surulere Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Tesfaye Gebreyesus (Ethiopia
)Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout phase
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
19 March – Lagos | ||||||
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22 March – Lagos | ||||||
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![]() | 3 | |||||
19 March – Ibadan | ||||||
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![]() pen.) | 2 (4) | |||||
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Third place | ||||||
21 March – Lagos | ||||||
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Semi-finals
Nigeria ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Owolabi ![]() |
Report |
Surulere Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Suleiman El Naim (Sudan
)Algeria ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Assad ![]() Benmiloudi ![]() |
Report | El Khatib ![]() El Sayed ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Belloumi ![]() Fergani ![]() Khedis ![]() Larbès ![]() Assad ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Third place match
Final
Nigeria ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Lawal ![]() |
Report |
Surulere Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Tesfaye Gebreyesus (Ethiopia
)CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Scorers
There were 33 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.06 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
Lakhdar Belloumi
Tedj Bensaoula
- Muda Lawal
Thuwein Waziri
1 goal