1980 African Cup of Nations qualification
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This page details the qualifying process for the , as title holders, qualified automatically.
Qualifying tournament
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Madagascar 
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3–6 |  Malawi
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2–1 | 1–5 |
Mauritius 
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2–2 (a) |  Lesotho
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0–1 | 2–1 |
Benin 
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w/o |  Niger
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— | — |
Malawi won 6–3 on aggregate.
Mauritius won by away goals rule after 2–2 on aggregate.
Benin advanced after Niger withdrew.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mauritania 
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3–6 |  Morocco
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2–2 | 1–4 |
Libya 
|
3–2 |  Ethiopia
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2–1 | 1–1 |
Guinea 
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3–3 (6–5 p )
|
 Cameroon
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3–0 | 0–3 |
| Malawi
|
0–4 |  Zambia
|
0–2 | 0–2 |
| Benin
|
2–4 |  Ivory Coast
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1–0 | 1–4 |
Togo 
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2–1 |  Gambia
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2–0 | 0–1 |
Congo 
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5–6 |  Zaire
|
4–2 | 1–4 |
| Mauritius
|
3–6 |  Tanzania
|
3–2 | 0–4 |
Algeria 
|
w/o |  Burundi
|
— | — |
Egypt 
|
w/o |  Somalia
|
— | — |
Kenya 
|
w/o |  Tunisia
|
— | — |
Sudan 
|
w/o |  Uganda
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— | — |
Morocco won 6–3 on aggregate.
Libya won 3–2 on aggregate.
Guinea won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 3–3 on aggregate.
Zambia won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Benin | 1–0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 4–1 | Benin |
|---|---|---|
Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate.
Togo won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Congo | 4–2 | Zaire |
|---|---|---|
Zaire won 6–5 on aggregate.
Tanzania won 6–3 on aggregate.
Algeria advanced after Burundi withdrew.
Egypt advanced after Somalia withdrew.
Kenya advanced: Tunisia were disqualified after they were banned from CAF competitions for two years for walking off the pitch to protest the officating during the third-place match of the 1978 African Cup of Nations.
Sudan advanced after Uganda withdrew.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria
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3–2 | Libya
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3–1 | 0–1 |
| Morocco
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8–2 | Togo
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7–0 | 1–2 |
| Sudan
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2–4 | Ivory Coast
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2–0 | 0–4 |
| Kenya
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3–4 | Egypt
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3–1 | 0–3 |
| Zaire
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4–5 | Guinea
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3–2 | 1–3 |
| Tanzania
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2–1 | Zambia
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1–0 | 1–1 |
Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Morocco | 7–0 | Togo |
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Morocco won 8–2 on aggregate.
| Ivory Coast | 4–0 | Sudan |
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Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate.
Egypt won 4–3 on aggregate.
Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate.
Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate.
Qualified teams
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References
- ^ "Algeria in 1980 African Cup of Nations" (in French). dzfootball. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
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