1980 African Cup of Nations qualification
Qualification for championships (CAF) |
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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[]
Preliminary round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Madagascar ![]() |
3–6 | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–5 |
Mauritius ![]() |
2–2 (a) | ![]() |
0–1 | 2–1 |
Benin ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
— | — |
Madagascar ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Phiri ![]() |
Malawi ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Phiri ![]() ![]() ![]() Chamangwana ![]() ![]() |
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Malawi won 6–3 on aggregate.
Mauritius won by away goals rule after 2–2 on aggregate.
Benin advanced after Niger withdrew.
First round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Mauritania ![]() |
3–6 | ![]() |
2–2 | 1–4 |
Libya ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–1 |
Guinea ![]() |
3–3 (6–5 p) | ![]() |
3–0 | 0–3 |
Malawi ![]() |
0–4 | ![]() |
0–2 | 0–2 |
Benin ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–4 |
Togo ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–1 |
Congo ![]() |
5–6 | ![]() |
4–2 | 1–4 |
Mauritius ![]() |
3–6 | ![]() |
3–2 | 0–4 |
Algeria ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
— | — |
Egypt ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
— | — |
Kenya ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
— | — |
Sudan ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
— | — |
Mauritania ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Anafal ![]() ![]() |
Morocco ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Faras ![]() ![]() ![]() Anafal ![]() |
Diop ![]() |
Morocco won 6–3 on aggregate.
Libya ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Ethiopia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Libya won 3–2 on aggregate.
Guinea ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Guinea won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 3–3 on aggregate.
Zambia won 4–0 on aggregate.
Benin ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Ivory Coast ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate.
Togo won 2–1 on aggregate.
Zaire ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Bahamboula ![]() |
Zaire won 6–5 on aggregate.
Tanzania won 6–3 on aggregate.
Algeria advanced after Burundi withdrew.
Egypt advanced after Somalia withdrew.
Kenya ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() |
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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 advanced after Uganda withdrew.
Second round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Algeria ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
3–1 | 0–1 |
Morocco ![]() |
8–2 | ![]() |
7–0 | 1–2 |
Sudan ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–4 |
Kenya ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() |
3–1 | 0–3 |
Zaire ![]() |
4–5 | ![]() |
3–2 | 1–3 |
Tanzania ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Libya ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate.
Morocco won 8–2 on aggregate.
Sudan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Ivory Coast ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate.
Kenya ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Khalil ![]() |
Egypt won 4–3 on aggregate.
Zaire ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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![]() Kiyika ![]() |
Bangoura ![]() |
Guinea ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate.
Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate.
Qualified teams[]
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References[]
- ^ "Algeria in 1980 African Cup of Nations" (in French). dzfootball. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
External links[]
- 1978 in African football
- 1979 in African football
- Africa Cup of Nations qualification
- 1980 African Cup of Nations