| Qualification for championships (CAF) |
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This page details the qualifying process for the1980 Africa Cup of Nations inNigeria.Nigeria, as hosts, andGhana, as title holders, qualified automatically.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Madagascar  | 3–6 |  Malawi | 2–1 | 1–5 |
Mauritius  | 2–2 (a) |  Lesotho | 0–1 | 2–1 |
Benin  | w/o |  Niger | — | — |
Malawi won 6–3 on aggregate.
Mauritius won by away goals rule after 2–2 on aggregate.
Benin advanced after Niger withdrew.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Mauritania  | 3–6 |  Morocco | 2–2 | 1–4 |
Libya  | 3–2 |  Ethiopia | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Guinea  | 3–3 (6–5p) |  Cameroon | 3–0 | 0–3 |
| Malawi | 0–4 |  Zambia | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Benin | 2–4 |  Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 1–4 |
Togo  | 2–1 |  Gambia | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Congo  | 5–6 |  Zaire | 4–2 | 1–4 |
| Mauritius | 3–6 |  Tanzania | 3–2 | 0–4 |
Algeria  | w/o |  Burundi | — | — |
Egypt  | w/o |  Somalia | — | — |
Kenya  | w/o |  Tunisia | — | — |
Sudan  | w/o |  Uganda | — | — |
Morocco won 6–3 on aggregate.
Libya won 3–2 on aggregate.
Guinea won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 3–3 on aggregate.
Zambia won 4–0 on aggregate.
Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate.
Togo won 2–1 on aggregate.
Zaire won 6–5 on aggregate.
Tanzania won 6–3 on aggregate.
Algeria advanced after Burundi withdrew.
Egypt advanced after Somalia withdrew.
Kenya advanced: Tunisia were disqualified after they were banned from CAF competitions for two years for walking off the pitch to protest the officating during the third-place match of the1978 African Cup of Nations.
Sudan advanced after Uganda withdrew.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Algeria | 3–2 | Libya | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Morocco | 8–2 | Togo | 7–0 | 1–2 |
| Sudan | 2–4 | Ivory Coast | 2–0 | 0–4 |
| Kenya | 3–4 | Egypt | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| Zaire | 4–5 | Guinea | 3–2 | 1–3 |
| Tanzania | 2–1 | Zambia | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate.
Morocco won 8–2 on aggregate.
Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate.
Egypt won 4–3 on aggregate.
Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate.
Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate.
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