1978 African Cup of Nations

11th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations September 2021 African Cup of Nations 1978 Ghana 5–16 March 8 2 2 Ghana 3 Uganda Nigeria Tunisia 1959 16 38 GHA Opoku AfriyieNGA Segun OdegbamiUGA Phillip Omondi(3 goals each) GHA Karim Abdul Razak 1976 1980 The 1978 African Cup of Nations was the eleventh edition of the African Cup of Nations, the international football championship run by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was hosted by Ghana and played in the cities of Accra and Kumasi. The format of the competition changed from 1976: the field of eight teams was still split into two groups of four, but the final group stage was eliminated in favor of the knockout semi-finals used in tournaments prior to 1976 (except 1959). Hosts Ghana won a third championship, defeating Uganda 2−0 in the final. Ivory Coast and Mali were both disqualified in the second round of qualification; Ivory Coast for using an ineligible player in the second leg, and Mali after stadium security and police assaulted match officials during the first leg. Since Mali had received a first round walkover after Niger failed to appear, Upper Volta, who had been beaten by the Ivory Coast in the first round, were given their place in the final tournament. Qualified teams 1978 African Cup of Nations qualification The 8 qualified teams are: Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournamentBold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host. GHA Hosts 01 4 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970) MAR Holders 14 March 1976 05 2 (1972, 1976) NGR 2nd round winners 26 June 1977 05 2 (1963, 1976) UGA 2nd round winners 26 June 1977 03 4 (1962, 1968, 1974, 1976) ZAM 1964 2nd round winners 26 June 1977 05 1 (1974) Upper VoltaIvory Coast originally qualified by beating Mali 2–1 on aggregate, but both teams were disqualified: Ivory Coast for fielding an ineligible player in the second leg, and Mali due to police and stadium security assaulting the match officials during the first leg. Upper Volta, who had lost to Ivory Coast in the previous round, were given their place in the finalshttps://www.rsssf.org/tables/78a.html African Nations Cup 1978 RSSSF 2018-06-04. 2nd round winners 17 July 1977 06 0 (debut) CGO 1970 2nd round winners 31 July 1977 03 3 (1968 1972, 1974) TUN 1959 2nd round winners 16 October 1977 04 3 (1962, 1963, 1965) Notes Squads 1978 African Cup of Nations squads Venues The competition was played in two venues in Accra and Kumasi. Accra Ghana center 270 Ghana 5.55 -0.2 Accra bottom Ghana 6.666667 -1.616667 Kumasi bottom Accra Sports Stadium Capacity: 40,000 150pxKumasiKumasi Sports StadiumCapacity: 40,500150px Group stage Tiebreakers 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: Goal difference in all group matches Greater number of goals scored in all group matches Drawing of lots Group A main WDL standings 2 Group stage tiebreakers GHA, NGA, ZAM, UVO complete 2 1 0 6 2 H 1 2 0 5 3 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 3 2 9 GHA NGA ZAM 1964 Upper Volta Q KO KO green1 Advance to Knockout stage 5 March 1978 GHA 2–1 ZAM 1964 Afriyie 21 Abdul Razak 55 Kapita 8 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Suleiman El Naim (Sudan) Report 5 March 1978 NGA 4–2 Upper Volta Chukwu 17 Amiesimaka 31 Odegbami 44 82 Hien 50 Koïta 52 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra ... Sylla Report 8 March 1978 ZAM 1964 2–0 Upper Volta P. Phiri 20 B. Phiri 88 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra C. Monty Report 8 March 1978 NGA 1–1 GHA Odegbami 33 Klutse 76 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Report 10 March 1978 ZAM 1964 0–0 NGA Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Report 10 March 1978 GHA 3–0 Upper Volta Alhassan 3 59 Polo 52 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Pierre Mutombo (Zaïre) Report Group B main WDL standings 2 Group stage tiebreakers UGA, TUN, MAR, CGO Tied on overall points. Overall goal difference: Uganda +3, Tunisia +2. UGA complete 2 0 1 7 4 1 2 0 4 2 1 1 1 2 4 0 1 2 1 4 UGA TUN 1959 MAR CGO 1970 Q KO KO green1 Advance to Knockout stage 6 March 1978 MAR 1–1 TUN 1959 Acila 29 Kaabi 63 Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi Gebreyesus Tesfaye (Ethiopia) Report 6 March 1978 UGA 3–1 CGO 1970 Omondi 1 Semwanga 31 Kisitu 81 Mamounoubala 80 Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi Hussein Fahmy (Egypt) Report 9 March 1978 TUN 1959 3–1 UGA Labidi 36 Ben Aziza 38 83 Musenze 71 Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria) Report 9 March 1978 MAR 1–0 CGO 1970 Acila 28 Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi Youssou N'Diaye (Senegal) Report 11 March 1978 CGO 1970 0–0 TUN 1959 Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi Salem Mohamed Adal (Libya) Report 11 March 1978 UGA 3–0 MAR Kisitu 13 Nsereko 32 Omondi 36 Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi Théophile Lawson-Hétchéli (Togo) Report Knockout stage Bracket 14 March – Accra GHA 1 TUN 1959 0 14 March – Kumasi UGA 2 NGR 1 16 March – Accra GHA 2 UGA 0 16 March – Accra TUN 1959 0 NGR (awd.) 21 Semi-finals 14 March 1978 GHA 1–0 TUN 1959 Abdul Razak 57 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Youssef El Ghoul (Libya) Report 14 March 1978 UGA 2–1 NGA Nasur 11 Omondi 58 Eyo 54 Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria) Report Third place match 16 March 1978 NGA 2–0(Awarded) TUN 1959 Mohammed 42 Akid 19 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Théophile Lawson-Hétchéli (Togo) Report 1 The match was abandoned after Tunisia walked off in the 42nd minute with the score tied at 1–1 to protest the officiating. Nigeria were awarded a 2–0 win, and Tunisia were suspended for two years (also banning them from the next tournament).16 March 1978 – The Eagles Of Carthage Get Grounded http://tdifh.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/16-march-1978-eagles-of-carthage-get.html thisdayinfootballhistory.blogspot.com 16 March 2013 30 March 2013 Final 1978 African Cup of Nations final 16 March 1978 GHA 2–0 UGA Afriyie 38 64 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Youssef El Ghoul (Libya) Report Goalscorers The two scorers in the third place match were not added. 38 16 Ghana Opoku Afriyie Nigeria Segun Odegbami Uganda Phillip Omondi Ghana Karim Abdul Razak Ghana George Alhassan Morocco Hassan "Acila" Amcharrat Tunisia 1959 Abderraouf Ben Aziza Uganda Godfrey Kisitu Congo 1970 Jacques Mamounoubala Ghana Willie Klutse Tunisia 1959 Akid Ghana Mohammed "Polo" Ahmed Nigeria Adokiye Amiesimaka Nigeria Christian Chukwu Nigeria Martins Eyo Tunisia 1959 Ali Kaabi Tunisia 1959 Mohsen Labidi Uganda Samuel Musenze Uganda Abdulla Nasur Uganda Moses Nsereko Uganda Edward Semwanga Upper Volta Hubert Hien Upper Volta Mamadaou Koïta Zambia 1964 Obby Kapita Zambia 1964 Bizwell Phiri Zambia 1964 Patrick Phiri Nigeria Baba Otu Mohammed Team of the Tournament Source: Goalkeeper Morocco Mohammed Hazzaz Defenders Tunisia 1959 Mokhtar Dhouieb Ghana James Kuuku Dadzie Tunisia 1959 Khaled Gasmi Morocco Larbi Ihardane Midfielders Uganda Moses Nsereko Ghana Karim Abdul Razak Ghana Adolf Armah Uganda Phillip Omondi Forwards Nigeria Segun Odegbami Ghana Mohammed Polo References External links Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) footballmundial.tripod.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160310082535/http://footballmundial.tripod.com/caf/caf_1976_78.htm#1978 10 March 2016 1978 Cup of Nations Cup of Nations Category:1978 in Ghanaian sport Category:Men's international association football competitions hosted by Ghana Category:Football competitions in Accra Category:Sport in Kumasi Category:March 1978 sports events in Africa