1978 African Cup of Nations qualification
Qualification for championships (CAF) |
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This page details the qualification of the 1978 African Cup of Nations
Preliminary round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Malawi | 3–4 | Mauritius | 1–1 | 2–3 |
Mauritius | 3–2 | Malawi |
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Chundunsing Imbert |
Phiri ? |
Mauritius won 4–3 on aggregate.
First round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Algeria | 5–3 | Kenya | 4–1 | 1–2 |
Sierra Leone | 1–3 | Nigeria | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Mauritius | 2–4 | Ethiopia | 2–3 | 0–1 |
Guinea | 5–0 | Libya | 3–0 | 2–0 |
Senegal | 3–1 | Togo | 2–1 | 1–0 |
Egypt | 4–5 | Tunisia | 2–2 | 2–3 |
Cameroon | 2–4 | Congo | 2–0 | 0–4 |
Upper Volta | 1–5 | Ivory Coast | 0–1 | 1–4 |
Mali | w/o | Niger | — | — |
Uganda | w/o | Tanzania | — | — |
Zambia | w/o | Sudan | — | — |
Gabon | Bye |
Kenya | 2–1 | Algeria |
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28' 40' |
21' |
Algeria won 5–3 on aggregate.
Sierra Leone | 1–1 | Nigeria |
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Nigeria | 2–0 | Sierra Leone |
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Odegbami |
Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.
Mauritius | 2–3 | Ethiopia |
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Chundunsing ? |
Ethiopia | 1–0 | Mauritius |
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Ethiopia won 4–2 on aggregate.
Guinea | 3–0 | Libya |
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Libya | 0–2 | Guinea |
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Guinea won 5–0 on aggregate.
Senegal won 3–1 on aggregate.
Tunisia | 3–2 | Egypt |
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Akid 10' Lahzami 17' Dhiab 55' |
El Khatib 37' (pen.) Shehata 82' |
Tunisia won 5–4 on aggregate.
Congo | 4–0 | Cameroon |
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N'Domba Bahamboula Mounoundzi (pen.) |
Congo won 4–2 on aggregate.
Upper Volta | 0–1 | Ivory Coast |
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Ivory Coast | 4–1 | Upper Volta |
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Ivory Coast won 5–1 on aggregate, but later were disqualified.
Mali had a walkover to the next round, but later were disqualified.
Uganda had a walkover to the next round.
Zambia had a walkover to the next round.
Second round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Algeria | 2–2 (5–6 p) | Zambia | 2–0 | 0–2 |
Senegal | 3–4 | Nigeria | 3–1 | 0–3 |
Ethiopia | 1–2 | Uganda | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Mali | 1–21 | Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Congo | 6–5 | Gabon | 3–2 | 3–3 |
Tunisia | 5–3 | Guinea | 3–0 | 2–3 |
^1 Ivory Coast and Mali were disqualified. Upper Volta, losers to Ivory Coast in the first round, were given a place in the finals.
Algeria | 2–0 | Zambia |
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Ali Messaoud 2' 74' |
Zambia | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Algeria |
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Chitalu 33', 52' | ||
Penalties | ||
6–5 |
Zambia won 6–5 in penalty shootout after 2–2 on aggregate.
Nigeria | 3–0 | Senegal |
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Atuegbu Odegbami ? |
Nigeria won 4–3 on aggregate.
Ethiopia | 0–0 | Uganda |
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Uganda won 2–1 on aggregate.
Mali | 1–0 | Ivory Coast |
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Ivory Coast | 2–0 | Mali |
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Both teams were disqualified: Ivory Coast for using an ineligible player in the second leg, and Mali after security forces assaulted the officials at the end of the first leg. Upper Volta, losers to Ivory Coast in the first round, were given a place in the finals.
Congo | 3–2 | Gabon |
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Moukila 44', 45+1' Lakou 45' |
Ndjambou 11' Bourdette 47' |
Gabon | 3–3 | Congo |
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36', 89' 34' (o.g.) |
Bahamboula 26' 53', 76' |
Congo won 6–5 on aggregate.
Tunisia | 3–0 | Guinea |
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Labidi 19' Dhiab 38', 48' |
Guinea | 3–2 | Tunisia |
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Souleymane ? |
Agrebi 17' Dhiab 25' |
Tunisia won 5–3 on aggregate.
Qualified teams[]
The 8 qualified teams are:
External links[]
- CAN 1978 details - rsssf.com
- 1976 in African football
- 1978 African Cup of Nations
- 1977 in African football