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1980 African Cup of Nations#CAF Team of the Tournament

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = African Cup of Nations

| year = 1980

| other_titles =

| image = 1980 Afcon (logo).png

| size =

| caption =

| country = Nigeria

| dates = 8−22 March

| num_teams = 8

| venues = 2

| cities = 2

| champion = Nigeria

| count = 1

| second = Algeria

| third = Morocco

| fourth = Egypt

| fourth-flagvar = 1972

| matches = 16

| goals = 33

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|MAR}} Khalid Labied
{{flagicon|NGA}} Segun Odegbami
(3 goals each)

| player = {{flagicon|NGA}} Christian Chukwu

| prevseason = 1978

| nextseason = 1982

| updated =

}}

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.

Qualified teams

{{Main|1980 African Cup of Nations qualification}}

File:1980 Afcon teams.png

The 8 qualified teams are:

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
Team

! Qualified as

! Qualified on

! Previous appearances in tournament{{efn|Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.}}

{{fb|NGR}}Hosts{{sort|04|3}} (1963, 1976, 1978)
{{fb|GHA}}Holders{{dts|16 March 1978}}{{sort|02|5}} (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978)
{{fb|CIV}}2nd round winners{{dts|6 July 1979}}{{sort|03|4}} (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974)
{{fb|MAR}}2nd round winners{{dts|6 July 1979}}{{sort|04|3}} (1972, 1976, 1978)
{{fb|ALG}}2nd round winners{{dts|8 July 1979}}{{sort|05|1}} (1968)
{{fb|EGY|1972}}2nd round winners{{dts|13 July 1979}}{{sort|01|7}} (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976)
{{fb|GUI}}2nd round winners{{dts|19 August 1979}}{{sort|04|3}} (1970, 1974, 1976)
{{fb|TAN}}2nd round winners{{dts|26 August 1979}}{{sort|06|0}} (debut)

;Notes

{{notelist}}

Squads

{{Main|1980 African Cup of Nations squads}}

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in Lagos and Ibadan.

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Lagos

| rowspan="8" | {{location map+|Nigeria|float=center|width=500|caption=|places=

{{location map~|Nigeria|lat=6.453056|long=3.395833|label=Lagos|position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Nigeria|lat=7.396389|long=3.916667|label=Ibadan|position=top}}

}}

Surulere Stadium
Capacity: 80,000
150px
Ibadan
Liberty Stadium
Capacity: 35,000
150px

Group stage

=Tiebreakers=

If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:

  1. Goal difference in all group matches
  2. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  3. Drawing of lots

= Group A =

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=standings

|winpoints=2

|class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers

|source=

|team_order =NGA, EGY, CIV, TAN

|update=complete

|win_NGA=2 |draw_NGA=1 |loss_NGA=0 |gf_NGA=4 |ga_NGA=1 |status_NGA=H

|win_EGY=2 |draw_EGY=0 |loss_EGY=1 |gf_EGY=4 |ga_EGY=3

|win_CIV=0 |draw_CIV=2 |loss_CIV=1 |gf_CIV=2 |ga_CIV=3

|win_TAN=0 |draw_TAN=1 |loss_TAN=2 |gf_TAN=3 |ga_TAN=6

|name_NGA={{fb|NGA}}

|name_EGY={{fb|EGY|1972}}

|name_CIV={{fb|CIV}}

|name_TAN={{fb|TAN}}

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO |result2=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to Knockout stage

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 8 March 1980

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}

| score = 3–1

| team2 = {{fb|TAN}}

| goals1 = Lawal {{goal|11}}
Onyedika {{goal|35}}
Odegbami {{goal|85}}

| goals2 = Mkambi {{goal|54}}

| stadium = Surulere Stadium, Lagos

| attendance = {{formatnum:80000}}

| referee = Suleiman El Naim (Sudan)

| report = [http://www.11v11.com/matches/nigeria-v-tanzania-08-march-1980-235759 Report]

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 8 March 1980

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY|1972}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fb|CIV}}

| goals1 = Hammam {{goal|8}}
Mokhtar {{goal|20}}

| goals2 = Gome {{goal|7}}

| stadium = Surulere Stadium, Lagos

| attendance = {{formatnum:80000}}

| referee = Joel Mondoka (Zambia)

| report = [http://www.11v11.com/matches/ivory-coast-v-egypt-08-march-1980-235758 Report]

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 12 March 1980

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY|1972}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fb|TAN}}

| goals1 = Shehata {{goal|32}}
Nour {{goal|38}}

| goals2 = Waziri {{goal|86}}

| stadium = Surulere Stadium, Lagos

| attendance = {{formatnum:55000}}

| referee = Sohan Ramlochun (Mauritius)

| report = [http://www.11v11.com/matches/egypt-v-tanzania-12-march-1980-235767 Report]

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 12 March 1980

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fb|CIV}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Surulere Stadium, Lagos

| attendance = {{formatnum:55000}}

| referee = Théophile Lawson-Hétchéli (Togo)

| report = [http://www.11v11.com/matches/nigeria-v-ivory-coast-12-march-1980-235766 Report]

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 15 March 1980

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fb|TAN}}

| goals1 = Koma {{goal|7}}

| goals2 = Waziri {{goal|59}}

| stadium = Surulere Stadium, Lagos

| attendance = {{formatnum:70000}}

| referee = Diallo Bakaï (Cameroon)

| report = [http://www.11v11.com/matches/tanzania-v-ivory-coast-15-march-1980-235775 Report]

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 15 March 1980

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|EGY|1972}}

| goals1 = Isima {{goal|15}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Surulere Stadium, Lagos

| attendance = {{formatnum:70000}}

| referee = Tesfaye Gebreyesus (Ethiopia)

| report = [http://www.11v11.com/matches/nigeria-v-egypt-15-march-1980-235774 Report]

}}

= Group B =

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=standings

|winpoints=2

|class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers

|source=

|team_order =ALG, MAR, GHA, GUI

|update=complete

|win_ALG=2 |draw_ALG=1 |loss_ALG=0 |gf_ALG=4 |ga_ALG=2

|win_MAR=1 |draw_MAR=1 |loss_MAR=1 |gf_MAR=2 |ga_MAR=2

|win_GHA=1 |draw_GHA=1 |loss_GHA=1 |gf_GHA=1 |ga_GHA=1

|win_GUI=0 |draw_GUI=1 |loss_GUI=2 |gf_GUI=3 |ga_GUI=5

|name_ALG={{fb|ALG}}

|name_MAR={{fb|MAR}}

|name_GHA={{fb|GHA}}

|name_GUI={{fb|GUI}}

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO |result2=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to Knockout stage

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 9 March 1980

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fb|ALG}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Liberty Stadium, Ibadan

| attendance = {{formatnum:40000}}

| referee = Youssef El Ghoul (Libya)

| report = [http://www.11v11.com/matches/ghana-v-algeria-09-march-1980-235762 Report]

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 9 March 1980

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fb|GUI}}

| goals1 = Mustapha {{goal|7}}

| goals2 = M. Camara {{goal|8}}

| stadium = Liberty Stadium, Ibadan

| attendance = {{formatnum:40000}}

| referee = Paul Preira (Senegal)

| report = [http://www.11v11.com/matches/morocco-v-guinea-09-march-1980-235763 Report]

| event =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 13 March 1980

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ALG}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|MAR}}

| goals1 = Belloumi {{goal|90+3}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Liberty Stadium, Ibadan

| attendance = {{formatnum:20000}}

| referee = Ali Dridi (Tunisia)

| report = [http://www.11v11.com/matches/algeria-v-morocco-13-march-1980-235771 Report]

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 13 March 1980

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|GUI}}

| goals1 = Klutse {{goal|69}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Liberty Stadium, Ibadan

| attendance = {{formatnum:20000}}

| referee = Ngesa Gabriel Odengo (Kenya)

| report = [http://www.11v11.com/matches/ghana-v-guinea-13-march-1980-235770 Report]

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 16 March 1980

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ALG}}

| score = 3–2

| team2 = {{fb|GUI}}

| goals1 = Bensaoula {{goal|12||49}}
Belloumi {{goal|37}}

| goals2 = Diawara {{goal|82}}
Bangoura {{goal|90+1}}

| stadium = Liberty Stadium, Ibadan

| attendance = {{formatnum:20000}}

| referee = Idrissa Traoré (Mali)

| report = [http://www.11v11.com/matches/algeria-v-guinea-16-march-1980-235778 Report]

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 16 March 1980

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|GHA}}

| goals1 = Labied {{goal|44}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Liberty Stadium, Ibadan

| attendance = {{formatnum:20000}}

| referee = Dodou N'Jie (Gambia)

| report = [http://www.11v11.com/matches/morocco-v-ghana-16-march-1980-235777 Report]

}}

Knockout stage

{{Round4-with third

| 19 March – Lagos | {{fb|NGR}} | 1 | {{fb|MAR}} | 0

| 19 March – Ibadan | {{fb|ALG}} (pen.) | 2 (4) | {{fb|EGY|1972}} | 2 (2)

|22 March – Lagos | {{fb|NGR}} | 3 | {{fb|ALG}} | 0

| 21 March – Lagos | {{fb|MAR}} | 2 | {{fb|EGY|1972}} | 0

}}

= Semi-finals =

{{footballbox

| date = 19 March 1980

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|MAR}}

| goals1 = Owolabi {{goal|9}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Surulere Stadium, Lagos

| attendance = {{formatnum:70000}}

| referee = Suleiman El Naim (Sudan)

| report = [http://www.11v11.com/matches/nigeria-v-morocco-19-march-1980-235785 Report]

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 19 March 1980

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ALG}}

| score = 2–2

| team2 = {{fb|EGY|1972}}

| goals1 = Assad {{goal|55|pen.}}
Benmiloudi {{goal|62}}

| goals2 = El Khatib {{goal|32}}
El Sayed {{goal|47}}

| stadium = Liberty Stadium, Ibadan

| attendance = {{formatnum:5000}}

| referee = Théophile Lawson-Hétchéli (Togo)

| report = [http://www.11v11.com/matches/algeria-v-egypt-19-march-1980-235784 Report]

| penalties1 = Belloumi {{pengoal}}
Fergani {{pengoal}}
Khedis {{pengoal}}
Larbès {{penmiss}}
Assad {{pengoal}}

| penaltyscore = 4–2

| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Shehata
{{pengoal}} Mokhtar
{{penmiss}} El Khatib
{{penmiss}} Amer

}}

= Third place match =

{{footballbox

| date = 21 March 1980

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fb|EGY|1972}}

| goals1 = Labied {{goal|9||78}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Surulere Stadium, Lagos

| attendance = {{formatnum:5000}}

| referee = Ngesa Gabriel Odengo (Kenya)

| report = [http://www.11v11.com/matches/egypt-v-morocco-21-march-1980-235790 Report]

}}

= Final =

{{Main|1980 African Cup of Nations Final}}

{{footballbox

| date = 22 March 1980

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGR}}

| score = 3–0

| team2 = {{fb|ALG}}

| goals1 = Odegbami {{goal|2||42}}
Lawal {{goal|50}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Surulere Stadium, Lagos

| attendance = {{formatnum:85000}}

| referee = Tesfaye Gebreyesus (Ethiopia)

| report = [http://www.11v11.com/matches/nigeria-v-algeria-22-march-1980-235793 Report]

}}

CAF Team of the Tournament

class="wikitable" style="margin:0 auto"
Goalkeepers

! Defenders

! Midfielders

! Forwards

align=left valign=top |

{{flagicon|Nigeria}} Best Ogedegbe

| align=left valign=top |

{{flagicon|Algeria}} Mustapha Kouici
{{flagicon|Egypt}} Mohamed Salah El-Din
{{flagicon|Guinea}} Moussa Camara
{{flagicon|Nigeria}} Christian Chukwu

| align=left valign=top |

{{flagicon|Algeria}} Lakhdar Belloumi
{{flagicon|Algeria}} Ali Fergani
{{flagicon|Egypt}} Mahmoud El Khatib
{{flagicon|Egypt}} Shawky Gharieb

| align=left valign=top |

{{flagicon|Algeria}} Salah Assad
{{flagicon|Nigeria}} Segun Odegbami

Goalscorers

{{Goalscorers

|goals=33 |matches=16

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

}}

External links

  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/80a.html Details at RSSSF]

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{{DEFAULTSORT:1980 African Cup Of Nations}}

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