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
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
won its first championship, beating
Algeria
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in the final 3−0.
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
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(holders)
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(host)
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Squads
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in
Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 fo ...
and
Ibadan
Ibadan (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and over 6 million people within its me ...
.
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout phase
Semi-finals
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Third place match
Final
CAF Team of the Tournament
Scorers
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Khalid Labied
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Segun Odegbami
Patrick Olusegun Odegbami (born 27 August 1952), often shortened as Segun Odegbami, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward
Early life
Odegbami was born on 27 August 1952 in Lagos, Nigeria to Jacob Adebola Odegbam ...
;2 goals
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Lakhdar Belloumi
Lakhdar Belloumi ( ar, لخضر بلومي; born on 29 December 1958) is an Algerian former football player and manager. He is widely considered as the best Algerian player of all time and one of the best players in Africa. He is said to have inv ...
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Tedj Bensaoula
Tedj Bensaoula ( ar, تاج بن سحاولة) (born 1 December 1954 in Tessala, Sidi Bel Abbès Province) is an Algerian football manager and former player. He currently manages CR Témouchent in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.
Biograph ...
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Muda Lawal
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Thuwein Waziri
;1 goal
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Salah Assad
Salah Assad ( ar, صالح عصاد; born 10 June 1958, in Larbaâ Nath Irathen) is a former Algerian football striker and manager.
He played for RC Kouba, where he won an Algerian championship in 1981, and in France for FC Mulhouse For Alger ...
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Hocine Benmiloudi
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Mahmoud El Khatib
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Ramadan El Sayed
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Maher Hammam
Maher Hammam is an Egyptian football defender who played for Egypt in the 1980 African Cup of Nations
The 1980 African Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hoste ...
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Mokhtar Mokhtar
Mokhtar Ali Mokhtar ( ar, مختار علي مختار; born 17 August 1954) is an Egyptian football coach and former player who is the manager of the El-Entag El-Harby.
Playing career Al Ahly SC
"Mokhtar Ali Mokhtar" started his football caree ...
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Mosaad Nour
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Hassan Shehata
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Willie Klutse
Willie Klutse is a former Ghanaian international football player. He was in the Ghana squad that won the 1978 African Cup of Nations held in Ghana, and scored in the match against Nigeria. He was also selected for the Ghana squad that faced Guinea ...
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Moussa Camara
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Ibrahima Diawara
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Sidouba Bangoura.
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Ani Gome
Ani ( hy, Անի; grc-gre, Ἄνιον, ''Ánion''; la, Abnicum; tr, Ani) is a ruined medieval Armenian city now situated in Turkey's province of Kars, next to the closed border with Armenia.
Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of the ...
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Kouman Kobenan
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Tahir Mustapha
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Okey Isima
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Ifeanyi Onyedika Ifeanyi is surname and given name of Igbo origin which means "nothing is impossible with God"
Notable people
* Ifeanyi Allen (born 1994), English footballer
* Ifeanyi Ararume, elected Senator for the Imo North (Okigwe) constituency of Imo State, ...
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Felix Owolabi
Felix Owolabi (born 24 November 1954) is a retired Nigerian footballer who played for the Nigerian national team. Playing much of his career as a left winger, he played for Nigeria at the 1978 African Cup of Nations and at the 1980 Summer Olym ...
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Juma Mkambi
External links
Details at RSSSF
{{DEFAULTSORT:1980 African Cup Of Nations
Nations
A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective identity of a group of people understood as defined by t ...
International association football competitions hosted by Nigeria
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
Africa Cup of Nations tournaments
African Cup of Nations