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.
1980 African Cup of Nations Tournament details Host country Nigeria Dates 8−22 March Teams 8 Venue(s) 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 Best player(s) Christian Chukwu
Qualified teams edit Participating nations 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 winners6 July 1979 4 (1965 , 1968 , 1970 , 1974 ) Morocco 2nd round winners6 July 1979 3 (1972 , 1976 1978 ) Algeria 2nd round winners8 July 1979 1 (1968 ) Egypt 2nd round winners13 July 1979 7 (1957 1959 1962 , 1963 , 1970 , 1974 1976 ) Guinea 2nd round winners19 August 1979 3 (1970 , 1974 , 1976 ) Tanzania 2nd round winners26 August 1979 0 (debut)
Notes ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host. Squads edit Venues edit The competition was played in two venues in Lagos and Ibadan .
Group stage edit Group A edit
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Suleiman El Naim (
Sudan )
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Joel Mondoka (
Zambia )
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Théophile Lawson-Hétchéli (
Togo )
Group B edit
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ngesa Gabriel Odengo (
Kenya )
Knockout phase edit Semi-finals edit Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Suleiman El Naim (
Sudan )
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Théophile Lawson-Hétchéli (
Togo )
Third place match edit Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ngesa Gabriel Odengo (
Kenya )
Final edit CAF Team of the Tournament edit Scorers edit There were 33 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.06 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
External links edit
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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 1980 African Cup of NationsTournament detailsHost countryNigeriaDates8 22 MarchTeams8Venue s 2 in 2 host cities Final positionsChampions Nigeria 1st title Runners up AlgeriaThird place MoroccoFourth place EgyptTournament statisticsMatches played16Goals scored33 2 06 per match Top scorer s Khalid Labied Segun Odegbami 3 goals each Best player s Christian Chukwu 19781982 Contents 1 Qualified teams 2 Squads 3 Venues 4 Group stage 4 1 Group A 4 2 Group B 5 Knockout phase 5 1 Semi finals 5 2 Third place match 5 3 Final 6 CAF Team of the Tournament 7 Scorers 8 External linksQualified teams editMain article 1980 African Cup of Nations qualification nbsp Participating nations The 8 qualified teams are Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament a nbsp Nigeria Hosts 3 1963 1976 1978 nbsp Ghana Holders 16 March 1978 5 1963 1965 1968 1970 1978 nbsp Ivory Coast 2nd round winners 6 July 1979 4 1965 1968 1970 1974 nbsp Morocco 2nd round winners 6 July 1979 3 1972 1976 1978 nbsp Algeria 2nd round winners 8 July 1979 1 1968 nbsp Egypt 2nd round winners 13 July 1979 7 1957 1959 1962 1963 1970 1974 1976 nbsp Guinea 2nd round winners 19 August 1979 3 1970 1974 1976 nbsp Tanzania 2nd round winners 26 August 1979 0 debut Notes Bold indicates champion for that year Italic indicates host Squads editMain article 1980 African Cup of Nations squadsVenues editThe competition was played in two venues in Lagos and Ibadan Lagos nbsp nbsp Lagos nbsp Ibadan Ibadan Surulere Stadium Liberty Stadium Capacity 80 000 Capacity 35 000 nbsp nbsp Group stage editGroup A edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Nigeria 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 5 nbsp Egypt 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 4 nbsp Ivory Coast 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 2 nbsp Tanzania 3 0 1 2 3 6 3 1Source citation needed 8 March 1980Nigeria nbsp 3 1 nbsp TanzaniaLawal nbsp 11 Onyedika nbsp 35 Odegbami nbsp 85 Report Mkambi nbsp 54 Surulere Stadium LagosAttendance 80 000Referee Suleiman El Naim Sudan 8 March 1980Egypt nbsp 2 1 nbsp Ivory CoastHammam nbsp 8 Mokhtar nbsp 20 Report Gome nbsp 7 Surulere Stadium LagosAttendance 80 000Referee Joel Mondoka Zambia 12 March 1980Egypt nbsp 2 1 nbsp TanzaniaShehata nbsp 32 Nour nbsp 38 Report Waziri nbsp 86 Surulere Stadium LagosAttendance 55 000Referee Sohan Ramlochun Mauritius 12 March 1980Nigeria nbsp 0 0 nbsp Ivory CoastReportSurulere Stadium LagosAttendance 55 000Referee Theophile Lawson Hetcheli Togo 15 March 1980Ivory Coast nbsp 1 1 nbsp TanzaniaKoma nbsp 7 Report Waziri nbsp 59 Surulere Stadium LagosAttendance 70 000Referee Diallo Bakai Cameroon 15 March 1980Nigeria nbsp 1 0 nbsp EgyptIsima nbsp 15 ReportSurulere Stadium LagosAttendance 70 000Referee Tesfaye Gebreyesus Ethiopia Group B edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Algeria 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 5 nbsp Morocco 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3 nbsp Ghana 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 nbsp Guinea 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 1Source citation needed 9 March 1980Ghana nbsp 0 0 nbsp AlgeriaReportLiberty Stadium IbadanAttendance 40 000Referee Youssef El Ghoul Libya 9 March 1980Morocco nbsp 1 1 nbsp GuineaMustapha nbsp 7 Report M Camara nbsp 8 Liberty Stadium IbadanAttendance 40 000Referee Paul Preira Senegal 13 March 1980Algeria nbsp 1 0 nbsp MoroccoBelloumi nbsp 90 3 ReportLiberty Stadium IbadanAttendance 20 000Referee Ali Dridi Tunisia 13 March 1980Ghana nbsp 1 0 nbsp GuineaKlutse nbsp 69 ReportLiberty Stadium IbadanAttendance 20 000Referee Ngesa Gabriel Odengo Kenya 16 March 1980Algeria nbsp 3 2 nbsp GuineaBensaoula nbsp 12 49 Belloumi nbsp 37 Report Diawara nbsp 82 Bangoura nbsp 90 1 Liberty Stadium IbadanAttendance 20 000Referee Idrissa Traore Mali 16 March 1980Morocco nbsp 1 0 nbsp GhanaLabied nbsp 44 ReportLiberty Stadium IbadanAttendance 20 000Referee Dodou N Jie Gambia Knockout phase edit Semi finalsFinal 19 March Lagos nbsp Nigeria1 22 March Lagos nbsp Morocco0 nbsp Nigeria3 19 March Ibadan nbsp Algeria0 nbsp Algeria pen 2 4 nbsp Egypt2 2 Third place 21 March Lagos nbsp Morocco2 nbsp Egypt0 Semi finals edit 19 March 1980Nigeria nbsp 1 0 nbsp MoroccoOwolabi nbsp 9 ReportSurulere Stadium LagosAttendance 70 000Referee Suleiman El Naim Sudan 19 March 1980Algeria nbsp 2 2 nbsp EgyptAssad nbsp 55 pen Benmiloudi nbsp 62 Report El Khatib nbsp 32 El Sayed nbsp 47 PenaltiesBelloumi nbsp Fergani nbsp Khedis nbsp Larbes nbsp Assad nbsp 4 2 nbsp Shehata nbsp Mokhtar nbsp El Khatib nbsp AmerLiberty Stadium IbadanAttendance 5 000Referee Theophile Lawson Hetcheli Togo Third place match edit 21 March 1980Morocco nbsp 2 0 nbsp EgyptLabied nbsp 9 78 ReportSurulere Stadium LagosAttendance 5 000Referee Ngesa Gabriel Odengo Kenya Final edit Main article 1980 African Cup of Nations Final 22 March 1980Nigeria nbsp 3 0 nbsp AlgeriaOdegbami nbsp 2 42 Lawal nbsp 50 ReportSurulere Stadium LagosAttendance 85 000Referee Tesfaye Gebreyesus Ethiopia CAF Team of the Tournament editGoalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards nbsp Best Ogedegbe nbsp Mustapha Kouici nbsp Mohamed Salah El Din nbsp Moussa Camara nbsp Christian Chukwu nbsp Lakhdar Belloumi nbsp Ali Fergani nbsp Mahmoud El Khatib nbsp Shawky Gharieb nbsp Salah Assad nbsp Segun OdegbamiScorers editThere were 33 goals scored in 16 matches for an average of 2 06 goals per match 3 goals nbsp Khalid Labied nbsp Segun Odegbami 2 goals nbsp Lakhdar Belloumi nbsp Tedj Bensaoula nbsp Muda Lawal nbsp Thuwein Waziri 1 goal nbsp Salah Assad nbsp Hocine Benmiloudi nbsp Mahmoud El Khatib nbsp Ramadan El Sayed nbsp Maher Hammam nbsp Mokhtar Mokhtar nbsp Mosaad Nour nbsp Hassan Shehata nbsp Willie Klutse nbsp Moussa Camara nbsp Ibrahima Diawara nbsp Sidouba Bangoura nbsp Ani Gome nbsp Kouman Kobenan nbsp Tahir Mustapha nbsp Okey Isima nbsp Ifeanyi Onyedika nbsp Felix Owolabi nbsp Juma MkambiExternal links editDetails at 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