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AFCON 1980

ChampionsNigeria

Nigeria won, ahead of Algeria (3–0 in the final, 22 Mar 1980). 8 teams, 16 games, 2.06 goals a game; hosted by Nigeria.

The road to the final

Semi-finals

Nigeria1
Morocco0
Algeria2p
Egypt2

Final

Nigeria3
Algeria0

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

Group stage

Group A

TeamPWDLGDPts
Nigeriathrough3210+35
Egyptthrough3201+14
Ivory Coast3021-12
Tanzania3012-31

Group B

TeamPWDLGDPts
Algeriathrough3210+25
Moroccothrough311103
Ghana311103
Guinea3012-21

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

Third-place play-off

Final

Top scorers

  1. Segun Odegbami Nigeria 3
  2. Khalid Labied Morocco 3
  3. Muda Lawal Nigeria 2
  4. Thuwein Waziri Tanzania 2
  5. Lakhdar Belloumi Algeria 2
  6. Tedj Bensaoula Algeria 2
  7. Ani Gome Ivory Coast 1
  8. Maher Hammam Egypt 1
  9. Mokhtar Mokhtar Egypt 1
  10. Ifeanyi Onyedika Nigeria 1

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