1980 African Cup of Nations qualification

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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[edit]

Ghana qualified as holders
Nigeria qualified as hosts

### Preliminary round[edit]

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Madagascar | 3–6  |  Malawi | 2–1  | 1–5
Mauritius | 2–2 (a)  |  Lesotho | 0–1  | 2–1
Benin | w/o  |  Niger | —  | —

3 December 1978

Madagascar | 2–1|  Malawi

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|  | Phiri

Antananarivo

17 December 1978

Malawi | 5–1|  Madagascar

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Phiri
Billie
Chamangwana
Gondwe |  |

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre

Malawi won 6–3 on aggregate.

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3 December 1978

Mauritius | 0–1|  Lesotho

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Port Louis

17 December 1978

Lesotho | 1–2|  Mauritius

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|  | Jacquotte

Maseru

Mauritius won by away goals rule after 2–2 on aggregate.

* * *

Benin | Cancelled|  Niger

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|  | Withdrew

Benin advanced after Niger withdrew.

### First round[edit]

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Mauritania | 3–6  |  Morocco | 2–2  | 1–4
Libya | 3–2  |  Ethiopia | 2–1  | 1–1
Guinea | 3–3 (6–5 p)  |  Cameroon | 3–0  | 0–3
Malawi | 0–4  |  Zambia | 0–2  | 0–2
Benin | 2–4  |  Ivory Coast | 1–0  | 1–4
Togo | 2–1  |  Gambia | 2–0  | 0–1
Congo | 5–6  |  Zaire | 4–2  | 1–4
Mauritius | 3–6  |  Tanzania | 3–2  | 0–4
Algeria | w/o  |  Burundi | —  | —
Egypt | w/o  |  Somalia | —  | —
Kenya | w/o  |  Tunisia | —  | —
Sudan | w/o  |  Uganda | —  | —

18 February 1979

Mauritania | 2–2|  Morocco

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Lamine |  | Anafal
Belhiouane

Stade de la Capitale, Nouakchott

8 April 1979

Morocco | 4–1|  Mauritania

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Faras
Saber
Acila
Anafal |  | Diop

Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca

Morocco won 6–3 on aggregate.

* * *

15 April 1979

Libya | 2–1|  Ethiopia

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Al-Riani
Belhaj |  |

11 June Stadium, Tripoli

29 April 1979

Ethiopia | 1–1|  Libya

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|  | Al-Riani

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Libya won 3–2 on aggregate.

* * *

15 April 1979

Guinea | 3–0|  Cameroon

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Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

29 April 1979

Cameroon | 3–0|  Guinea

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Milla 14', 31', 41' |  |
Penalties
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Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Guinea won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 3–3 on aggregate.

* * *

15 April 1979

Malawi | 0–2|  Zambia

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|  | Chitalu
Kaumba

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre

29 April 1979

Zambia | 2–0|  Malawi

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Chitalu
Simbule 22' |  |

Ndola

Zambia won 4–0 on aggregate.

* * *

15 April 1979

Benin | 1–0|  Ivory Coast

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Cotonou

29 April 1979

Ivory Coast | 4–1|  Benin

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Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate.

* * *

16 April 1979

Togo | 2–0|  Gambia

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Lomé

29 April 1979

Gambia | 1–0|  Togo

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Box Bar Stadium, Banjul

Togo won 2–1 on aggregate.

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15 April 1979

Congo | 4–2|  Zaire

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Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

29 April 1979

Zaire | 4–1|  Congo

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Ngeleme 44'
Mukendi
Babo |  | Bahamboula 14'

Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa

Zaire won 6–5 on aggregate.

* * *

16 April 1979

Mauritius | 3–2|  Tanzania

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Maurel
L'Enflé
Ramrekha |  |

Stade George V, Curepipe

29 April 1979

Tanzania | 4–0|  Mauritius

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National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Tanzania won 6–3 on aggregate.

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Algeria | Cancelled|  Burundi

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|  | Withdrew

Algeria advanced after Burundi withdrew.

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Egypt | Cancelled|  Somalia

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|  | Withdrew

Egypt advanced after Somalia withdrew.

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Kenya | Cancelled|  Tunisia

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|  | Disqualified

Kenya advanced: Tunisia were disqualified after they were banned from CAF competitions for two years for walking off the pitch to protest the officating during the third-place match of the 1978 African Cup of Nations.

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Sudan | Cancelled|  Uganda

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|  | Withdrew

Sudan advanced after Uganda withdrew.

### Second round[edit]

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Algeria | 3–2  |  Libya | 3–1  | 0–1
Morocco | 8–2  |  Togo | 7–0  | 1–2
Sudan | 2–4  |  Ivory Coast | 2–0  | 0–4
Kenya | 3–4  |  Egypt | 3–1  | 0–3
Zaire | 4–5  |  Guinea | 3–2  | 1–3
Tanzania | 2–1  |  Zambia | 1–0  | 1–1

24 June 1979

Algeria | 3–1|  Libya

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Belloumi 20'
Douadi 33', 50' |  | Al-Issawi

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers[1]

8 July 1979

Libya | 1–0|  Algeria

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Lagha |  |

11 June Stadium, Tripoli

Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate.

* * *

24 June 1979

Morocco | 7–0|  Togo

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Faras 9'
Acila 16'
Dolmy 44'
Jebrane 54', 70', 86'
Labied 80' |  |

Stade El Bachir, Mohammedia

6 July 1979

Togo | 2–1|  Morocco

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|  | Beggar

Lomé

Morocco won 8–2 on aggregate.

* * *

29 June 1979

Sudan | 2–0|  Ivory Coast

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Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum

6 July 1979

Ivory Coast | 4–0|  Sudan

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Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate.

* * *

30 June 1979

Kenya | 3–1|  Egypt

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Lukoye
|  | Khalil 60'

Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi

13 July 1979

Egypt | 3–0|  Kenya

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Khalil 27'
Mokhtar 45'
Kamel 47' |  |

Cairo

Egypt won 4–3 on aggregate.

* * *

5 August 1979

Zaire | 3–2|  Guinea

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Ayel 18', 81'
Kiyika 88' |  | Bangoura 42', 64'

Stade du 20-Mai, Kinshasa

19 August 1979

Guinea | 3–1|  Zaire

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Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate.

* * *

11 August 1979

Tanzania | 1–0|  Zambia

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National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

26 August 1979

Zambia | 1–1|  Tanzania

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Chola 43' |  | Tino 84'

Ndola

Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Qualified teams[edit]

* Algeria
* Egypt
* Ghana (holders)
* Guinea

* Ivory Coast
* Morocco
* Nigeria (hosts)
* Tanzania

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Algeria in 1980 African Cup of Nations" (in French). dzfootball. Retrieved 1 April 2014.

## External links[edit]

* CAN 1980 details – rsssf.com

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Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.
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