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Encyclopedia > 1980 African Cup of Nations

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. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The African Cup of Nations is the main international football competition for CAF nations. ... The African Cup of Nations is the main international football competition for CAF nations. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... CAF Logo The 53 member Confederation of African Football (CAF; French: Confédération Africaine de Football) represents international football in Africa, and organises the African Cup of Nations as well as the African Champions League. ... The 1978 African Cup of Nations was the 11th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). ...

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Group A Lagos

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

Group B Ibadan

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

Semifinals

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  • 19 March 1980 Algeria 2-2 Egypt [aet]
    • Assad (pen) 55, Benmiloudi 62; El Khatib 32, El Sayed 47

Third Place Match (Lagos)

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)

Final Squads

    • 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

External links

  • Details at RSSSF


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  African 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 The African Cup of Nations is the main international football competition for CAF nations. ... The 1984 African Cup of Nations was the 14th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). ... The 2000 African Cup of Nations was the 22nd edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). ... The 2012 African Cup of Nations will be the 29th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). ...



 
 

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