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.

Squads

Main article: 1980 African Cup of Nations squads

Qualification

Main article: 1980 African Cup of Nations qualification

Qualified teams

Participating nations

Algeria Côte d'Ivoire Egypt Ghana (holders)

Guinea Morocco Nigeria (hosts) Tanzania

Venues

Cities	Venues	Capacity
Lagos	National Stadium	45,000
Ibadan	Liberty Stadium	25,000

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 Nigeria Lawal  11' Onyedika  35' Odegbami  85' Mkambi  54' 8 March 1980 Egypt 2 – 1 Côte d'Ivoire Nigeria Hammam  8' Mokhtar  20' Gome  7' 12 March 1980 Egypt 2 – 1 Tanzania Nigeria Shehata  32' Nour  38' Waziri  86' 12 March 1980 Nigeria 0 – 0 Côte d'Ivoire Nigeria 15 March 1980 Côte d'Ivoire 1 – 1 Tanzania Nigeria Kobenan  7' Waziri  59' 15 March 1980 Nigeria 1 – 0 Egypt Nigeria 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 Nigeria Mustapha  7' M.Camara  8' 13 March 1980 Algeria 1 – 0 Morocco Liberty Stadium, Ibadan Belloumi  90' Report 13 March 1980 Ghana 1 – 0 Guinea Nigeria 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 Nigeria Labied  44' Knockout phase 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 Assad  55' (pen.) Benmiloudi  62' Report El Khatib  32' El Sayed  47' Third Place Play-off 21 March 1980 Morocco 2 – 0 Egypt Nigeria 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 Goalkeeper Best Ogedegbe Defenders Mohamed Salah El-Din Christian Chukwu Mustapha Kouici Moussa Camara Midfielders Lakhdar Belloumi Ali Fergani Shawki Ghareeb Salah Assad Forwards Segun Odegbami Mahmoud El Khatib Scorers 3 goals Khaled 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