Africa Cup of Nations 1978

Africa Cup of Nations 1978
African Cup of Nations 1978
Number of nations	8  (of 27 applicants)
African champions	Ghana (3rd title)
venue	Ghana
Opening game	March 5th 1978
Endgame	March 16, 1978
Games	16
Gates	38  (⌀: 2.38 per game)
Top scorer	Opoku Afriyie Segun Odegbami Philip Omondi (3 goals each)

The African Nations Cup 1978 ( Engl. : African Cup of Nations , French. : Coupe d'Afrique des Nations ) was the eleventh playout of the African continental championship in football and was from 5 to 16 March for the second time since 1963 in Ghana instead . Organized by the African continental football association Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), eight teams from Ghana , PR Congo , Morocco , Nigeria , Upper Volta , Zambia , Tunisia and Uganda took part.

As in previous years, there was also a qualification to reduce the field of participants from 27 applicants to eight finalists, with the host Ghana and defending champion Morocco automatically qualifying.

→ Main article : Africa Cup 1978 / 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 Accra Sports Stadium in Accra and the Kumasi Sports Stadium in Kumasi.

Host Ghana was able to use its home advantage, won the tournament and after 1963 (also as host) and 1965 became African champions in football for the third time and thus the sole record holder.

Accra Kumasi

Venues 1978 in Ghana

The tournament

Group A

All matches as part of double halls in Accra.

5. March Ghana - Zambia 2: 1 (1: 1) Nigeria - Upper Volta 4: 2 (3: 0) 8th of March Zambia - Upper Volta 2: 0 (1: 0) Nigeria - Ghana 1: 1 (1: 0) March 10th Zambia - Nigeria 0-0 Ghana - Upper Volta 3: 0 (1: 0)

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1. Ghana  3  2  1  0 006: 200  +4 05: 10  2. Nigeria  3  1  2  0 005: 300  +2 04: 20  3. Zambia  3  1  1  1 003: 200  +1 03: 30  4th Upper Volta  3  0  0  3 002: 900  −7 00: 60

Group B

All games in the context of double events in Kumasi.

6th March Morocco - Tunisia 1: 1 (1: 0) Uganda - VR Congo 3: 1 (2: 0) 9th March Tunisia - Uganda 3: 1 (2: 0) Morocco - VR Congo 1: 0 (1: 0) March 11 VR Congo - Tunisia 0-0 Uganda - Morocco 3: 0 (3: 0)

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1. Uganda  3  2  0  1 007: 400  +3 04: 20  2. Tunisia  3  1  2  0 004: 200  +2 04: 20  3. Morocco  3  1  1  1 002: 400  −2 03: 30  4th VR Congo  3  0  1  2 001: 400  −3 01: 50

Semifinals

March 14th in Accra
Ghana	-	Tunisia	1: 0 (0: 0)
March 14th in Kumasi
Uganda	-	Nigeria	2: 1 (1: 0)

3rd place match

March 16 in Accra
Nigeria	-	Tunisia	2: 0 *

* The Tunisian national team withdrew from the game after 42 minutes (when the score was 1: 1) - the game was then scored 2-0 for Nigeria.

final

March 16 in Accra
Ghana	-	Uganda	2: 0 (1: 0)

Web links

• Game details on rsssf.com