1980 African Cup of Nations

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The 1980 African Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of the African 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.

Contents 1 Group A Lagos 2 Group B Ibadan 3 Semifinals 4 Third Place Match (Lagos) 5 Final 5.1 Final Squads 6 External links

[edit] Group A Lagos

• 8 March 1980  Nigeria 3-1  Tanzania
  • Lawal 11, Onyedika 35, Odegbami 85; Mkambi 54
• 8 March 1980  Egypt 2-1  Côte d'Ivoire
  • Maher Hammam 8, Mokhtar Mokhtar 20; Ani Gome 7
• 12 March 1980  Egypt 2-1  Tanzania
  • Hassan Shehata 32, Mosaad Nour 38; Wazir 86
• 12 March 1980  Nigeria 0-0  Côte d'Ivoire

• 15 March 1980  Côte d'Ivoire 1-1  Tanzania
  • Kobenan 7; Wazir 59
• 15 March 1980  Nigeria 1-0  Egypt
  • Isima 15

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Nigeria 5 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3  Egypt 4 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1  Côte d'Ivoire 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1  Tanzania 1 3 0 1 2 3 6 -3 [edit] Group B Ibadan 9 March 1980  Ghana 0-0  Algeria 9 March 1980  Morocco 1-1  Guinea Tahir Mustapha 7; Moussa Camara 8 13 March 1980  Algeria 1-0  Morocco 13 March 1980  Ghana 1-0  Guinea Klutse 69 16 March 1980  Algeria 3-2  Guinea Bensaoula 12, 49, Benmiloudi 37; Diawara 82, Bangoura 90 16 March 1980  Morocco 1-0  Ghana Labied 44 Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Algeria 5 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2  Morocco 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 0  Ghana 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 0  Guinea 1 3 0 1 2 3 5 -2 [edit] Semifinals (Lagos) 19 March 1980  Nigeria 1-0  Morocco Owolabi 9 (Ibadan) 19 March 1980  Algeria 2-2  Egypt [aet] Assad (pen) 55, Benmiloudi 62; Mahmoud El Khatib 32, Ramadan El-Sayed 47  Algeria won 4-2 on penalties [edit] Third Place Match (Lagos) 21 March 1980  Morocco 2-0  Egypt Labied 9, 78 [edit] Final March 22, 1980 Nigeria  3–0  Algeria National Stadium, Lagos Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Gebreyesus Tesfaye (Ethiopia) Segun Odegbami 2’ 42’ Muda Lawal 50’   African Cup of Nations 1980 Champions: Nigeria (1st title) [edit] Final Squads  Nigeria: Best Ogedengbe, David Adiele, Christian Chukwu, Babatunde Bamidele, Alloysius Atuegbu, Godwin Odiye (Ikhana Kadiri), Felix Owolabi, Okey Isima, Segun Odegbami, Muda Lawal, Adokie Amiesemeka;  Algeria: Mehdi Cerbah, Chaabane Merzekane, Abdelkader Horr, Mohammed Khedis, Mustapha Kouici, Bouzid Mahyouz, Ali Fergani, Lakhdar Belloumi (Guemri), Salah Assad, Tdej Bensaoula (Rabah Madjer), Benmiloudi [edit] External links Details at RSSSF Africa Cup of Nations v • d • e Sudan 1957 | Egypt 1959 | Ethiopia 1962 | Ghana 1963 | Tunisia 1965 | Ethiopia 1968 | Sudan 1970 | Cameroon 1972 | Egypt 1974 | Ethiopia 1976 | Ghana 1978 | Nigeria 1980 | Libya 1982 | Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) 1984 | Egypt 1986 | Morocco 1988 | Algeria 1990 | Senegal 1992 | Tunisia 1994 | South Africa 1996 | Burkina Faso 1998 | Ghana/Nigeria 2000 | Mali 2002 | Tunisia 2004 | Egypt 2006 | Ghana 2008 | Angola 2010 | Gabon/Equatorial Guinea 2012 | Libya 2014  This Nigeria-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This article about an Africa football competition is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.