The 1978 African Cup of Nations was the eleventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. The format of the competition changed from 1976: the field of eight teams was still split into two groups of four, but the final group stage was eliminated in favor of the knockout semifinals used in tournaments prior to 1976 (except 1959). Ghana won its third championship, beating Uganda in the final 2−0.
Ivory Coast and Mali were both disqualified in the second round of qualification: Ivory Coast for using an ineligible player, and Mali after stadium security and police assaulted match officials during the first leg. Since Mali had received a first round walkover after Niger failed to appear, Upper Volta, who had been beaten by the Ivory Coast in the first round, were given their place in the final tournament.
1 Ivory Coast originally qualified by beating Mali 2–1 on aggregate, but both teams were disqualified: Ivory Coast for fielding an ineligible player in the second leg, and Mali due to police and stadium security assaulting the match officials during the first leg. Upper Volta, who had lost to Ivory Coast in the previous round, were given their place in the finals.[1]
1 The match was abandoned after Tunisia walked off in the 42nd minute with the score tied at 1–1 to protest the officiating. Nigeria were awarded a 2–0 win, and Tunisia were suspended for two years (also banning them from the next tournament).[2]
^ ab"African Nations Cup 1978". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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The 1978 African Cup of Nations was the eleventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations the football championship of Africa CAF It was hosted by Accra and Kumasi Ghana The format of the competition changed from 1976 the field of eight teams was still split into two groups of four but the final group stage was eliminated in favor of the knockout semifinals used in tournaments prior to 1976 except 1959 Ghana won its third championship beating Uganda in the final 2 0 1978 African Cup of NationsTournament detailsHost countryGhanaDates5 16 MarchTeams8Venue s 2 in 2 host cities Final positionsChampions Ghana 3rd title Runners up UgandaThird place NigeriaFourth place TunisiaTournament statisticsMatches played16Goals scored38 2 38 per match Top scorer s Opoku Afriyie Segun Odegbami Phillip Omondi 3 goals each Best player s Abdul Razak 19761980 Ivory Coast and Mali were both disqualified in the second round of qualification Ivory Coast for using an ineligible player and Mali after stadium security and police assaulted match officials during the first leg Since Mali had received a first round walkover after Niger failed to appear Upper Volta who had been beaten by the Ivory Coast in the first round were given their place in the final tournament Contents 1 Qualified teams 2 Squads 3 Venues 4 Group stage 4 1 Group A 4 2 Group B 5 Knockout stage 5 1 Semi finals 5 2 Third place match 5 3 Final 6 Scorers 7 CAF Team of the Tournament 8 References 9 External linksQualified teams editMain article 1978 African Cup of Nations qualification The 8 qualified teams are nbsp Congo nbsp Ghana host nbsp Morocco holders nbsp Nigeria nbsp Tunisia nbsp Uganda nbsp Upper Volta 1 nbsp Zambia 1 Ivory Coast originally qualified by beating Mali 2 1 on aggregate but both teams were disqualified Ivory Coast for fielding an ineligible player in the second leg and Mali due to police and stadium security assaulting the match officials during the first leg Upper Volta who had lost to Ivory Coast in the previous round were given their place in the finals 1 Squads editMain article 1978 African Cup of Nations squadsVenues editThe competition was played in two venues in Accra and Kumasi Accra nbsp nbsp Accra nbsp Kumasi KumasiAccra Sports Stadium Kumasi Sports StadiumCapacity 40 000 Capacity 40 500 nbsp nbsp Group stage editTeams highlighted in green progress to the quarterfinals 2 points awarded for a win and 1 point for a draw at group stageGroup A edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Ghana 3 2 1 0 6 2 4 5 nbsp Nigeria 3 1 2 0 5 3 2 4 nbsp Zambia 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 3 nbsp Upper Volta 3 0 0 3 2 9 7 0Source citation needed 5 March 1978Ghana nbsp 2 1 nbsp ZambiaAfriyie nbsp 21 Abdul Razak nbsp 55 Report Kapita nbsp 8 Accra Sports Stadium AccraAttendance 50 000Referee Suleiman El Naim Sudan 5 March 1978Nigeria nbsp 4 2 nbsp Upper VoltaChukwu nbsp 17 Amiesimaka nbsp 31 Odegbami nbsp 44 82 Report Hien nbsp 50 Koita nbsp 52 Accra Sports Stadium AccraAttendance 50 000Referee Sylla 8 March 1978Zambia nbsp 2 0 nbsp Upper VoltaP Phiri nbsp 20 B Phiri nbsp 88 ReportAccra Sports Stadium AccraAttendance 60 000Referee C Monty 8 March 1978Nigeria nbsp 1 1 nbsp GhanaOdegbami nbsp 33 Report Klutse nbsp 76 Accra Sports Stadium AccraAttendance 60 000 10 March 1978Zambia nbsp 0 0 nbsp NigeriaReportAccra Sports Stadium AccraAttendance 25 000 10 March 1978Ghana nbsp 3 0 nbsp Upper VoltaAlhassan nbsp 3 59 Polo nbsp 52 ReportAccra Sports Stadium AccraAttendance 25 000Referee Pierre Mutombo Zaire Group B edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Uganda 3 2 0 1 7 4 3 4 nbsp Tunisia 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 4 nbsp Morocco 3 1 1 1 2 4 2 3 nbsp Congo 3 0 1 2 1 4 3 1Source citation needed 6 March 1978Morocco nbsp 1 1 nbsp TunisiaAcila nbsp 29 Report Kaabi nbsp 63 Kumasi Sports Stadium KumasiReferee Gebreyesus Tesfaye Ethiopia 6 March 1978Uganda nbsp 3 1 nbsp CongoOmondi nbsp 1 Semwanga nbsp 31 Kisitu nbsp 81 Report Mamounoubala nbsp 80 Kumasi Sports Stadium KumasiReferee Hussein Fahmy Egypt 9 March 1978Tunisia nbsp 3 1 nbsp UgandaLabidi nbsp 36 Ben Aziza nbsp 38 83 Report Musenze nbsp 71 Kumasi Sports Stadium KumasiAttendance 50 000Referee Abdelkader Aouissi Algeria 9 March 1978Morocco nbsp 1 0 nbsp CongoAcila nbsp 28 ReportKumasi Sports Stadium KumasiAttendance 50 000Referee Youssou N Diaye Senegal 11 March 1978Congo nbsp 0 0 nbsp TunisiaReportKumasi Sports Stadium KumasiAttendance 20 000Referee Salem Mohamed Adal Libya 11 March 1978Uganda nbsp 3 0 nbsp MoroccoKisitu nbsp 13 Nsereko nbsp 32 Omondi nbsp 36 ReportKumasi Sports Stadium KumasiAttendance 20 000Referee Theophile Lawson Hetcheli Togo Knockout stage edit Semi finalsFinal 14 March Accra nbsp Ghana1 16 March Accra nbsp Tunisia0 nbsp Ghana2 14 March Kumasi nbsp Uganda0 nbsp Uganda2 nbsp Nigeria1 Third place 16 March Accra nbsp Tunisia1 nbsp Nigeria11Semi finals edit 14 March 1978Ghana nbsp 1 0 nbsp TunisiaAbdul Razak nbsp 57 ReportAccra Sports Stadium AccraAttendance 10 000Referee Youssef El Ghoul Libya 14 March 1978Uganda nbsp 2 1 nbsp NigeriaNasur nbsp 11 Omondi nbsp 58 Report Eyo nbsp 54 Kumasi Sports Stadium KumasiAttendance 10 000Referee Abdelkader Aouissi Algeria Third place match edit 16 March 1978Nigeria nbsp 1 11 nbsp TunisiaMohammed nbsp 42 Report Akid nbsp 19 Accra Sports Stadium AccraReferee Theophile Lawson Hetcheli Togo 1 The match was abandoned after Tunisia walked off in the 42nd minute with the score tied at 1 1 to protest the officiating Nigeria were awarded a 2 0 win and Tunisia were suspended for two years also banning them from the next tournament 2 Final edit Main article 1978 African Cup of Nations Final 16 March 1978Ghana nbsp 2 0 nbsp UgandaAfriyie nbsp 38 64 ReportAccra Sports Stadium AccraAttendance 40 000Referee Youssef El Ghoul Libya Scorers editThe two scorers in the third place match not added 3 goals nbsp Opoku Afriyie nbsp Segun Odegbami nbsp Phillip Omondi 2 goals nbsp Karim Abdul Razak nbsp George Alhassan nbsp Hassan Acila Amcharrat nbsp Abderraouf Ben Aziza nbsp Godfrey Kisitu 1 goal nbsp Jacques Mamounoubala nbsp Willie Klutse nbsp Akid nbsp Mohammed Polo Ahmed nbsp Adokiye Amiesimaka nbsp Christian Chukwu nbsp Martins Eyo nbsp Ali Kaabi nbsp Mohsen Labidi nbsp Samuel Musenze nbsp Abdulla Nasur nbsp Moses Nsereko nbsp Edward Semwanga nbsp Hubert Hien nbsp Mamadaou Koita nbsp Obby Kapita nbsp Bizwell Phiri nbsp Patrick Phiri nbsp Baba Otu MohammedCAF Team of the Tournament edit 1 Goalkeeper nbsp Mohammed Al HazazDefenders nbsp Mokhtar Dhouieb nbsp James Kuuku Dadzie nbsp Khaled Gasmi nbsp Larbi IhardaneMidfielders nbsp Moses Nsereko nbsp Karim Abdul Razak nbsp Adolf Armah nbsp Phillip OmondiForwards nbsp Segun Odegbami nbsp Mohammed PoloReferences edit a b African Nations Cup 1978 RSSSF Retrieved 4 June 2018 16 March 1978 The Eagles Of Carthage Get Grounded thisdayinfootballhistory blogspot com Retrieved 30 March 2013 External links editRec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF footballmundial tripod com Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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