Africa Cup 1980

Africa Cup 1980
African Cup of Nations 1980
Number of nations	8  (of 28 applicants)
African champions	Nigeria (1st title)
venue	Nigeria
Opening game	March 8, 1980
Endgame	March 22, 1980
Games	16
Gates	33  (⌀: 2.06 per game)
Top scorer	Khalid Labied Segun Odegbami (3 goals each)

The 1980 Africa Cup ( English : African Cup of Nations , French : Coupe d'Afrique des Nations ) was the twelfth game of the African continental football championship and took place in Nigeria from March 8 to 22 . Organized by the African continental football association Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), eight teams from Egypt , Algeria , Ivory Coast , Ghana , Guinea , Morocco , Nigeria and Tanzania took part.

As in previous years, there was also a qualification to reduce the field of participants from 28 applicants to eight finalists, with the host Nigeria and the defending champion Ghana automatically qualifying.

→ see main article: Africa Cup 1980 / qualification

As usual, the game was played with two groups of four teams each. The two best teams in each group then played the tournament winner from the semi-finals in the knockout system . The final round matches were played at the Surulere Stadium (45,000 seats) in Lagos and the Liberty Stadium (25,000 seats) in Ibadan.

Host Nigeria was able to use its home advantage, won the tournament and became African champions in football for the first time.

Lagos Ibadan

Venues 1980 in Nigeria

The tournament

Group A

All games in the context of double events in Lagos.

8th of March Nigeria - Tanzania 3: 1 (2: 0) Egypt - Ivory Coast 2: 1 (2: 1) March 12th Egypt - Tanzania 2: 1 (2: 0) Nigeria - Ivory Coast 0-0 March, 15 Ivory Coast - Tanzania 1: 1 (1: 0) Nigeria - Egypt 1: 0 (1: 0)

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  Nigeria  3  2  1  0 004: 100  +3 05: 10  2.  Egypt  3  2  0  1 004: 300  +1 04: 20  3.  Ivory Coast  3  0  2  1 002: 300  −1 02: 40  4th  Tanzania  3  0  1  2 003: 600  −3 01: 50

Group B

All games as part of double events in Ibadan.

9th March Ghana - Algeria 0-0 Morocco - Guinea 1: 1 (1: 1) March 13th Algeria - Morocco 1: 0 (0: 0) Ghana - Guinea 1: 0 (0: 0) March 16 Algeria - Guinea 3: 2 (2: 0) Morocco - Ghana 1: 0 (1: 0)

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  Algeria  3  2  1  0 004: 200  +2 05: 10  2.  Morocco  3  1  1  1 002: 200  ± 0 03: 30  3.  Ghana  3  1  1  1 001: 100  ± 0 03: 30  4th  Guinea  3  0  1  2 003: 500  −2 01: 50

Semifinals

March 19 in Lagos
Nigeria	-	Morocco	1: 0 (1: 0)
March 19 in Ibadan
Algeria	-	Egypt	2: 2 n.V. (2: 2, 0: 1), 4: 2 i. E.

3rd place match

March 21st in Lagos
Morocco	-	Egypt	2: 0 (1: 0)

final

March 22nd in Lagos
Nigeria	-	Algeria	3: 0 (2: 0)

Web links

• Game details on rsssf.com