1980 African Cup of Nations qualification

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This page details the qualifying process for the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations in Nigeria. Nigeria, as hosts, and Ghana, as title holders, qualified automatically.

Qualifying tournament[]

 Ghana qualified as holders
 Nigeria qualified as hosts

Preliminary round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Madagascar  3–6  Malawi 2–1 1–5
Mauritius  2–2 (a)  Lesotho 0–1 2–1
Benin  w/o  Niger — —
Madagascar 2–1 Malawi
GoalGoal Phiri Goal
Antananarivo
Malawi 5–1 Madagascar
Phiri GoalGoal
Goal
Chamangwana Goal
Goal		 Goal
Blantyre

Malawi won 6–3 on aggregate.

Mauritius 0–1 Lesotho
Port Louis
Lesotho 1–2 Mauritius
Goal
? Goal
Maseru

Mauritius won by away goals rule after 2–2 on aggregate.

Benin Cancelled Niger
Withdrew

Benin advanced after Niger withdrew.

First round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritania  3–6  Morocco 2–2 1–4
Libya  3–2  Ethiopia 2–1 1–1
Guinea  3–3 (6–5 p)  Cameroon 3–0 0–3
Malawi  0–4  Zambia 0–2 0–2
Benin  2–4  Ivory Coast 1–0 1–4
Togo  2–1  Gambia 2–0 0–1
Congo  5–6  Zaire 4–2 1–4
Mauritius  3–6  Tanzania 3–2 0–4
Algeria  w/o  Burundi — —
Egypt  w/o  Somalia — —
Kenya  w/o  Tunisia — —
Sudan  w/o  Uganda — —
Mauritania 2–2 Morocco
GoalGoal Anafal Goal
Goal
Nouakchott
Morocco 4–1 Mauritania
Faras Goal
Goal
Goal
Anafal Goal		 Diop Goal
Casablanca

Morocco won 6–3 on aggregate.

Libya 2–1 Ethiopia
Goal
Goal		 Goal
Ethiopia 1–1 Libya
Goal Goal
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Libya won 3–2 on aggregate.

Guinea 3–0 Cameroon
Cameroon 3–0 Guinea
Milla Goal 14', 31', 41'
Penalties
5–6

Guinea won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 3–3 on aggregate.

Malawi 0–2 Zambia
Chitalu Goal
Kaumba Goal
Blantyre
Zambia 2–0 Malawi
Chitalu Goal
Goal 22'

Zambia won 4–0 on aggregate.

Benin 1–0 Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast 4–1 Benin
Abidjan

Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate.

Togo 2–0 Gambia
Gambia 1–0 Togo

Togo won 2–1 on aggregate.

Congo 4–2 Zaire
Brazzaville
Zaire 4–1 Congo
GoalGoal 44'
Mukendi Goal
Babo Goal		 Bahamboula Goal 14'
Kinshasa

Zaire won 6–5 on aggregate.

Mauritius 3–2 Tanzania
Goal
Goal
Goal
Tanzania 4–0 Mauritius
Dar es Salaam

Tanzania won 6–3 on aggregate.

Algeria Cancelled Burundi
Withdrew

Algeria advanced after Burundi withdrew.

Egypt Cancelled Somalia
Withdrew

Egypt advanced after Somalia withdrew.

Kenya Cancelled Tunisia
Withdrew

Kenya advanced after Tunisia was banned from CAF competitions for two years. Tunisia walked off the pitch in the third-place match of the 1978 African Cup of Nations.

Sudan Cancelled Uganda
Withdrew

Sudan advanced after Uganda withdrew.

Second round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria  3–2  Libya 3–1 0–1
Morocco  8–2  Togo 7–0 1–2
Sudan  2–4  Ivory Coast 2–0 0–4
Kenya  3–4  Egypt 3–1 0–3
Zaire  4–5  Guinea 3–2 1–3
Tanzania  2–1  Zambia 1–0 1–1
Algeria 3–1 Libya
Belloumi Goal 20'
Douadi Goal 33', 50'		 Al-Issawi Goal
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers[1]
Libya 1–0 Algeria
Goal

Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate.

Morocco 7–0 Togo
Faras Goal 9'
Goal 16'
Dolmy Goal 44'
Goal 54', 70', 86'
Goal 80'
Togo 2–1 Morocco
GoalGoal Goal

Morocco won 8–2 on aggregate.

Sudan 2–0 Ivory Coast
Khartoum
Ivory Coast 4–0 Sudan
Abidjan

Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate.

Kenya 3–1 Egypt
Goal
GoalGoal		 Khalil Goal 60'
Egypt 3–0 Kenya
Khalil Goal 27'
Mokhtar Goal 45'
Goal 47'
Cairo

Egypt won 4–3 on aggregate.

Zaire 3–2 Guinea
Goal 18', 81'
Kiyika Goal 88'		 Bangoura Goal 42', 64'
Stade du 20-Mai, Kinshasa
Guinea 3–1 Zaire

Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate.

Tanzania 1–0 Zambia
Dar es Salaam
Zambia 1–1 Tanzania
Chola Goal 43' Goal 84'

Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Algeria in 1980 African Cup of Nations" (in French). dzfootball. Retrieved 1 April 2014.

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