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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.

Group A
  • 8 March 1980
Nigeria        3-1 
Tanzania
  • *Lawal 11, Onyedika 35, Odegbami 85; Mkambi 54
  • 8 March 1980 20px Egypt 2-1
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • *Hammam 8, Mokhtar 20; Ani Gome 7
  • 12 March 1980 20px Egypt 2-1
  • Tanzania
  • *Chehata 32, Nour 38; Wazir 86
  • 12 March 1980
  • Nigeria 0-0 Côte d'Ivoire
    • 15 March 1980
    Côte d'Ivoire 1-1 Tanzania
  • *Kobenan 7; Wazir 59
  • 15 March 1980
  • Nigeria 1-0 20px Egypt
  • *Isima 15
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    Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
    Nigeria
    
    5 3 2 1 0 4 1
    3
    20px Egypt 4 3 2 0 1 4 3
    1
    Côte d'Ivoire
    
    2 3 0 2 1 2 3
    Tanzania
    
    1 3 0 1 2 3 6

    Group B
    • 9 March 1980
    Ghana          0-0 
    Algeria
    
  • 9 March 1980
  • Morocco 1-1 Guinea
  • *Tahir Mustapha 7; Moussa Camara 8
  • 13 March 1980
  • Algeria 1-0 Morocco
  • 13 March 1980
  • Ghana 1-0 Guinea
  • *Kluse 69
  • 16 March 1980
  • Algeria 3-2 Guinea
  • *Bensaoula 12, 49, Benmiloudi 37; Diawara 82, Bangoura 90
  • 16 March 1980
  • Morocco 1-0 Ghana
  • *Labied 44
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    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

    Semifinals

    (Lagos)
    Nigeria        1-0 
    Morocco
    
  • *Owolabi 9
  • (Ibadan) Algeria 2-2 Egypt [aet]
  • *Assad (pen) 55, Benmiloudi 62; El Khatib 32, El Sayed 47
  • **
  • Algeria won 4-2 on penalties

    Third Place Match (
    • 21 March 1980
    Morocco        2-0 
    Egypt
    
  • *Labied 9, 78
  • Final

    African Cup of Nations 1980 Champions:

    Nigeria (1st title)
    

    Final Squads

    Nigeria: Best Ogedengbe, David Adiele, Christian Chukwu, Babatunde Bamidele, Alloysius Atuegbu, Godwin Odiye (Ikhana Kadiri), Felix Owolabi, Okey Isima, Segun Odegbami, Muda Lawal, Adokie Amiesemeka;
    
    
    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


    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 | 2010

     


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