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1980 African Cup of Nations qualification

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

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  Ghana qualified as holders
  Nigeria qualified as hosts

Preliminary round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Madagascar   3–6   Malawi 2–1 1–5
Mauritius   2–2 (a)   Lesotho 0–1 2–1
Benin   w/o   Niger — —
Madagascar  2–1  Malawi
   Phiri  
Malawi  5–1  Madagascar
Phiri   
Billie  
Chamangwana  
Gondwe  		  

Malawi won 6–3 on aggregate.

Mauritius  0–1  Lesotho
Lesotho  1–2  Mauritius
Jacquotte  
?  

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

Benin  Cancelled  Niger
Withdrew

Benin advanced after Niger withdrew.

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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 — —
Mauritania  2–2  Morocco
Lamine    Belhiouane   6'
Anafal   48'
Morocco  4–1  Mauritania
Anafal   1'
Acila   6'
Saber   12'
Faras   26'		 Diop  

Morocco won 6–3 on aggregate.

Libya  2–1  Ethiopia
Al-Riani  
Belhaj  		  
Ethiopia  1–1  Libya
  Al-Riani  

Libya won 3–2 on aggregate.

Guinea  3–0  Cameroon
Cameroon  3–0  Guinea
Milla   14', 31', 41'
Penalties
5–6

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

Malawi  0–2  Zambia
Chitalu  
Kaumba  
Zambia  2–0  Malawi
Chitalu  
Simbule   22'

Zambia won 4–0 on aggregate.

Benin  1–0  Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate.

Togo  2–0  Gambia
Gambia  1–0  Togo

Togo won 2–1 on aggregate.

Zaire  4–1  Congo
Ngeleme    44'
Mukendi  
Babo  		 Bahamboula   14'

Zaire won 6–5 on aggregate.

Mauritius  3–2  Tanzania
Maurel  
L'Enflé  
Ramrekha  
Tanzania  4–0  Mauritius

Tanzania won 6–3 on aggregate.

Algeria  Cancelled  Burundi
Withdrew

Algeria advanced after Burundi withdrew.

Egypt  Cancelled  Somalia
Withdrew

Egypt advanced after Somalia withdrew.

Kenya  Cancelled  Tunisia
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.

Sudan  Cancelled  Uganda
Withdrew

Sudan advanced after Uganda withdrew.

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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
Algeria  3–1  Libya
Belloumi   20'
Douadi   33', 50'		 Al-Issawi  
Libya  1–0  Algeria
Lagha   85' (pen.)

Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate.

Morocco  7–0  Togo
Faras   9'
Acila   16'
Dolmy   44'
Jebrane   54', 70', 86'
Labied   80'
Togo  2–1  Morocco
   Beggar  

Morocco won 8–2 on aggregate.

Sudan  2–0  Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate.

Kenya  3–1  Egypt
Lukoye  
  		 Khalil   60'
Egypt  3–0  Kenya
Khalil   27'
Mokhtar   45'
Kamel   47'

Egypt won 4–3 on aggregate.

Zaire  3–2  Guinea
Ayel   18', 81'
Kiyika   88'		 Bangoura   42', 64'
Guinea  3–1  Zaire

Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate.

Tanzania  1–0  Zambia
Zambia  1–1  Tanzania
Chola   43' Tino   84'

Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

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References

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