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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Nigeria |
Dates | 8−22 March |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 33 (2.06 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
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Best player(s) |
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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.
The 8 qualified teams are:
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament [a] |
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Hosts | 3 ( 1963, 1976, 1978) | |
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Holders | 16 March 1978 | 5 ( 1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978) |
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2nd round winners | 6 July 1979 | 4 ( 1965, 1968, 1970, 1974) |
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2nd round winners | 6 July 1979 | 3 ( 1972, 1976, 1978) |
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2nd round winners | 8 July 1979 | 1 ( 1968) |
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2nd round winners | 13 July 1979 | 7 ( 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976) |
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2nd round winners | 19 August 1979 | 3 ( 1970, 1974, 1976) |
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2nd round winners | 26 August 1979 | 0 (debut) |
The competition was played in two venues in Lagos and Ibadan.
Lagos | Ibadan | |
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Surulere Stadium | Liberty Stadium | |
Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | |
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Nigeria ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Ivory Coast ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Koma ![]() |
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Waziri ![]() |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
19 March – Lagos | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
22 March – Lagos | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
19 March – Ibadan | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 2 (4) | |||||
![]() | 2 (2) | |||||
Third place | ||||||
21 March – Lagos | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 0 |
Algeria ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Assad ![]() Benmiloudi ![]() |
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El Khatib ![]() El Sayed ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Belloumi ![]() Fergani ![]() Khedis ![]() Larbès ![]() Assad ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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There were 33 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.06 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Nigeria |
Dates | 8−22 March |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 33 (2.06 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
![]() ![]() (3 goals each) |
Best player(s) |
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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.
The 8 qualified teams are:
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament [a] |
---|---|---|---|
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Hosts | 3 ( 1963, 1976, 1978) | |
![]() |
Holders | 16 March 1978 | 5 ( 1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978) |
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2nd round winners | 6 July 1979 | 4 ( 1965, 1968, 1970, 1974) |
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2nd round winners | 6 July 1979 | 3 ( 1972, 1976, 1978) |
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2nd round winners | 8 July 1979 | 1 ( 1968) |
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2nd round winners | 13 July 1979 | 7 ( 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976) |
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2nd round winners | 19 August 1979 | 3 ( 1970, 1974, 1976) |
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2nd round winners | 26 August 1979 | 0 (debut) |
The competition was played in two venues in Lagos and Ibadan.
Lagos | Ibadan | |
---|---|---|
Surulere Stadium | Liberty Stadium | |
Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | |
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Nigeria ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Koma ![]() |
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Waziri ![]() |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
19 March – Lagos | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
22 March – Lagos | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
19 March – Ibadan | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 2 (4) | |||||
![]() | 2 (2) | |||||
Third place | ||||||
21 March – Lagos | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 0 |
Algeria ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Assad ![]() Benmiloudi ![]() |
Report |
El Khatib ![]() El Sayed ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Belloumi ![]() Fergani ![]() Khedis ![]() Larbès ![]() Assad ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
---|---|---|---|
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There were 33 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.06 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal