1980 African Cup of Nations
12th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations
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The 1980 African Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football 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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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Nigeria |
| Dates | 8−22 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Algeria |
| Third place |  Morocco |
| Fourth place |  Egypt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 33 (2.06 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Khalid Labied Segun Odegbami (3 goals each) |
| Best player | Christian Chukwu |
← 1978 1982 → | |
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | Hosts | 3 (1963, 1976, 1978) | |
 Ghana | Holders | 16 March 1978 | 5 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978) |
 Ivory Coast | 2nd round winners | 6 July 1979 | 4 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974) |
| Morocco | 2nd round winners | 6 July 1979 | 3 (1972, 1976, 1978) |
| Algeria | 2nd round winners | 8 July 1979 | 1 (1968) |
| Egypt | 2nd round winners | 13 July 1979 | 7 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976) |
 Guinea | 2nd round winners | 19 August 1979 | 3 (1970, 1974, 1976) |
 Tanzania | 2nd round winners | 26 August 1979 | 0 (debut) |
- Notes
- Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Lagos and Ibadan.
| Lagos | |
|---|---|
| Surulere Stadium | |
| Capacity: 80,000 | |
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| Ibadan | |
| Liberty Stadium | |
| Capacity: 35,000 | |
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Group stage
Tiebreakers
If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- Drawing of lots
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Egypt |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Ivory Coast |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Tanzania |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| Egypt | 2–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
Hammam  8' Mokhtar 20' |
Report | Gome 7' |
| Nigeria | 0–0 | Ivory Coast |
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| Report |
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 | Tanzania |
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| Koma 7' |
Report | Waziri 59' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Morocco |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Ghana |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Guinea |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Knockout stage
CAF Team of the Tournament
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Goalscorers
There were 33 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.06 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
Lakhdar Belloumi- Tedj Bensaoula
Muda Lawal
Thuwein Waziri
1 goal
- Salah Assad
- Hocine Benmiloudi
Mahmoud El Khatib- Ramadan El Sayed
- Maher Hammam
- Mokhtar Mokhtar
- Mosaad Nour
- Hassan Shehata
Willie Klutse
Moussa Camara- Ibrahima Diawara
- Sidouba Bangoura.
Ani Gome- Kouman Kobenan
Mustapha Tahiri- Okey Isima
- Ifeanyi Onyedika
- Felix Owolabi
- Juma Mkambi