1980 African Cup of Nations
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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 | ![]() |
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.
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Qualified teams
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The 8 qualified teams are:
Squads
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Venues
Lagos | Ibadan | |
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Surulere Stadium | Liberty Stadium | |
Capacity: 55,000 | 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 |
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 |
9 March 1980
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Morocco ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
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Mustapha ![]() |
Report | M. Camara ![]() |
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 40,000 |
Knockout phase
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
19 March – Lagos | |||||||
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1 | ||||||
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0 | ||||||
22 March – Lagos | |||||||
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3 | ||||||
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0 | ||||||
Third place | |||||||
19 March – Ibadan | 21 March – Lagos | ||||||
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2 (4) | ![]() |
2 | ||||
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2 (2) | ![]() |
0 |
Semi-finals
19 March 1980
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Algeria ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
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Assad ![]() Benmiloudi ![]() |
Report | El Khatib ![]() El Sayed ![]() |
Penalties | ||
... ... ... ... Assad ![]() |
4-2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Third place match
Final
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Winners
African Cup of Nations 1980 Champions |
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![]() Nigeria 1st title |
CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Scorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal