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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Nigeria |
| Dates | 8−22 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Algeria |
| Third place |  Morocco |
| Fourth place |  Egypt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 33 (2.06 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Khalid LabiedSegun Odegbami (3 goals each) |
| Best player | Christian Chukwu |
←1978 1982 → | |
The1980 African Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of theAfrica Cup of Nations, thefootball championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Nigeria. Just like in1978, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four.Nigeria won its first championship, beatingAlgeria in the final 3−0.
The 8 qualified teams are:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | Hosts | 3 (1963,1976,1978) | |
 Ghana | Holders | 16 March 1978 | 5 (1963,1965,1968,1970,1978) |
 Ivory Coast | 2nd round winners | 6 July 1979 | 4 (1965,1968,1970,1974) |
| Morocco | 2nd round winners | 6 July 1979 | 3 (1972,1976,1978) |
| Algeria | 2nd round winners | 8 July 1979 | 1 (1968) |
| Egypt | 2nd round winners | 13 July 1979 | 7 (1957,1959,1962,1963,1970,1974,1976) |
 Guinea | 2nd round winners | 19 August 1979 | 3 (1970,1974,1976) |
 Tanzania | 2nd round winners | 26 August 1979 | 0 (debut) |
The competition was played in two venues inLagos andIbadan.
| Lagos | |
|---|---|
| Surulere Stadium | |
| Capacity:80,000 | |
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| Ibadan | |
| Liberty Stadium | |
| Capacity:35,000 | |
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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:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria(H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Advance toKnockout stage |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Tanzania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
Koma 7' | Report | Waziri 59' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance toKnockout stage |
| 2 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Guinea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 19 March –Lagos | ||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||
| 22 March –Lagos | ||||||
| Morocco | 0 | |||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||
| 19 March –Ibadan | ||||||
| Algeria | 0 | |||||
| Algeria (pen.) | 2 (4) | |||||
| Egypt | 2 (2) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 21 March –Lagos | ||||||
| Morocco | 2 | |||||
| Egypt | 0 | |||||
| Algeria | 2–2 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Assad 55' (pen.) Benmiloudi 62' | Report | El Khatib 32' El Sayed 47' |
| Penalties | ||
Belloumi Fergani Khedis Larbès  Assad | 4–2 | ShehataMokhtarEl KhatibAmer |
| 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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