1980 African Cup of Nations
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Nigeria |
Dates | 8−22 March |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 33 (2.06 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (3 goals each) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
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.
Qualified teams[]
The 8 qualified teams are:
Squads[]
Venues[]
The competition was played in two venues in Lagos and Ibadan.
Lagos | Ibadan | |
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Surulere Stadium | Liberty Stadium | |
Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | |
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Group stage[]
Group A[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Source:[citation needed]
Egypt ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Hammam ![]() Mokhtar ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Nigeria ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Report | ![]() |
Group B[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Source:[citation needed]
Knockout phase[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
19 March – Lagos | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
22 March – Lagos | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
19 March – Ibadan | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 2 (4) | |||||
![]() | 2 (2) | |||||
Third place | ||||||
21 March – Lagos | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 0 |
Semi-finals[]
Algeria ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Assad ![]() Benmiloudi ![]() |
Report | El Khatib ![]() ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Belloumi ![]() Fergani ![]() Khedis ? Larbès ? Assad ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Third place match[]
Final[]
CAF Team of the Tournament[]
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Scorers[]
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Lakhdar Belloumi
Tedj Bensaoula
Muda Lawal
- 1 goal
External links[]
Categories:
- 1980 African Cup of Nations
- 1980 in African football
- International association football competitions hosted by Nigeria
- 1979–80 in Nigerian football
- Africa Cup of Nations tournaments
- March 1980 sports events in Africa