1978 African Cup of Nations qualification

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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
Malawi  3–4  Mauritius 1–1 2–3
Malawi 1–1 Mauritius
Phiri
Lilongwe
Mauritius 3–2 Malawi
Chundunsing
Imbert
Phiri
?
Stade George V, Curepipe

Mauritius won 4–3 on aggregate.

First round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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
Algeria 4–1 Kenya
5', 69'
Betrouni 12'
Tlemçani 45' (pen.)		 37'
5 July Stadium, Algiers
Kenya 2–1 Algeria
28'
40'		 21'

Algeria won 5–3 on aggregate.

Sierra Leone 1–1 Nigeria
Freetown
Nigeria 2–0 Sierra Leone
Odegbami
Lagos

Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

Mauritius 2–3 Ethiopia
Chundunsing
?
Stade George V, Curepipe
Ethiopia 1–0 Mauritius
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Ethiopia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Guinea 3–0 Libya
Libya 0–2 Guinea
Referee: ... Setali (Morocco)

Guinea won 5–0 on aggregate.

Senegal 2–1 Togo
Dakar
Togo 0–1 Senegal

Senegal won 3–1 on aggregate.

Egypt 2–2 Tunisia
Gaafar 42' (pen.)
57'		 Agrebi 25'
Akid 70'
Tunisia 3–2 Egypt
Akid 10'
Lahzami 17'
Dhiab 55'		 El Khatib 37' (pen.)
Shehata 82'

Tunisia won 5–4 on aggregate.

Cameroon 2–0 Congo
M'Bida 2'
Milla 45+1'
Congo 4–0 Cameroon
N'Domba
Bahamboula
Mounoundzi (pen.)

Congo won 4–2 on aggregate.

Upper Volta 0–1 Ivory Coast
Ouagadougou
Ivory Coast 4–1 Upper Volta
Abidjan

Ivory Coast won 5–1 on aggregate, but later were disqualified.

Mali w/o Niger

Mali had a walkover to the next round, but later were disqualified.

Uganda w/o Tanzania

Uganda had a walkover to the next round.

Zambia w/o Sudan

Zambia had a walkover to the next round.

Second round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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
Ali Messaoud 2'
74'
5 July Stadium, Algiers
Zambia 2–0 (a.e.t.) Algeria
Chitalu 33', 52'
Penalties
6–5
Referee: Gratian Matovu (Tanzania)

Zambia won 6–5 in penalty shootout after 2–2 on aggregate.

Senegal 3–1 Nigeria
Dakar
Nigeria 3–0 Senegal
Atuegbu
Odegbami
?

Nigeria won 4–3 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 0–0 Uganda
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Uganda 2–1 Ethiopia
Semwanga 7' (pen.)
Kirunda 89'
Kampala

Uganda won 2–1 on aggregate.

Mali 1–0 Ivory Coast
Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako
Ivory Coast 2–0 Mali
Abidjan

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
Moukila 44', 45+1'
Lakou 45'		 Ndjambou 11'
Bourdette 47'
Gabon 3–3 Congo
36', 89'
34' (o.g.)		 Bahamboula 26'
53', 76'
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville

Congo won 6–5 on aggregate.

Tunisia 3–0 Guinea
Labidi 19'
Dhiab 38', 48'
Guinea 3–2 Tunisia
Souleymane
? 		Agrebi 17'
Dhiab 25'

Tunisia won 5–3 on aggregate.

Qualified teams[]

The 8 qualified teams are:

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