Skip to content
FixtureSharkResults & Predictions

International · AFCON

AFCON 1978

ChampionsGhana

Ghana won, ahead of Uganda (2–0 in the final, 16 Mar 1978). 8 teams, 15 games, 2.40 goals a game; hosted by Ghana.

The road to the final

Semi-finals

Ghana1
Tunisia0
Nigeria1
Uganda2

Final

Ghana2
Uganda0

p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.

Group stage

Group A

TeamPWDLGDPts
Ghanathrough3210+45
Nigeriathrough3120+24
Zambia3111+13
Upper Volta3003-70

Group B

TeamPWDLGDPts
Ugandathrough3201+34
Tunisiathrough3120+24
Morocco3111-23
Congo3012-31

2 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.

Semi-finals

Final

Top scorers

  1. Opoku Afriyie Ghana 3
  2. Segun Odegbami Nigeria 3
  3. Phillip Omondi Uganda 3
  4. Karim Abdul Razak Ghana 2
  5. Godfrey Kisitu Uganda 2
  6. Hassan Amcharrat Morocco 2
  7. Abderraouf Ben Aziza Tunisia 2
  8. George Alhassan Ghana 2
  9. Obby Kapita Zambia 1
  10. Christian Chukwu Nigeria 1

Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.