1980 African Cup of Nations qualification

Football tournament April 2014 April 2014 Afcon This page details the qualifying process for the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations in Nigeria. Nigeria, as hosts, and Ghana, as title holders, qualified automatically. Qualifying tournament GHA qualified as holders NGR qualified as hosts Preliminary round MAD 3–6 MWI 2–1 1–5 MRI 2–2 (a) LES 1966 0–1 2–1 BEN 1975 w/o NIG — — |} 3 December 1978 MAD 2–1 MWI Phiri Antananarivo 17 December 1978 MWI 5–1 MAD Phiri Billie Chamangwana Gondwe Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre Malawi won 6–3 on aggregate. 3 December 1978 MRI 0–1 LES 1966 Port Louis 17 December 1978 LES 1966 1–2 MRI Jacquotte ? Maseru Mauritius won by away goals rule after 2–2 on aggregate. BEN 1975 Cancelled NIG Withdrew Benin advanced after Niger withdrew. First round MTN 1959 3–6 MAR 2–2 1–4 LBY 1977 3–2 ETH 1975 2–1 1–1 GUI 3–3 (6–5 p) CMR 3–0 0–3 MWI 0–4 ZAM 1964 0–2 0–2 BEN 1975 2–4 CIV 1–0 1–4 TOG 2–1 GAM 2–0 0–1 CGO 1970 5–6 ZAI 4–2 1–4 MRI 3–6 TAN 3–2 0–4 ALG w/o BDI 1967 — — EGY 1972 w/o SOM — — KEN w/o TUN 1959 — — SUD w/o UGA — — |} 18 February 1979 MTN 1959 2–2 MAR Lamine Belhiouane 6Anafal 48 Stade de la Capitale, Nouakchott 8 April 1979 MAR 4–1 MTN 1959 Anafal 1Acila 6Saber 12Faras 26 Diop Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca Morocco won 6–3 on aggregate. 15 April 1979 LBY 1977 2–1 ETH 1975 Al-Riani Belhaj 11 June Stadium, Tripoli 29 April 1979 ETH 1975 1–1 LBY 1977 Al-Riani Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa Libya won 3–2 on aggregate. 15 April 1979 GUI 3–0 CMR Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry 29 April 1979 CMR 3–0 GUI Milla 14 31 41 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé 5–6 Guinea won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 3–3 on aggregate. 15 April 1979 MWI 0–2 ZAM 1964 Chitalu Kaumba Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre 29 April 1979 ZAM 1964 2–0 MWI Chitalu Simbule 22 Ndola Zambia won 4–0 on aggregate. 15 April 1979 BEN 1975 1–0 CIV Cotonou 29 April 1979 CIV 4–1 BEN 1975 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate. 16 April 1979 TOG 2–0 GAM Stade Général Eyadema, Lomé 29 April 1979 GAM 1–0 TOG Box Bar Stadium, Banjul Togo won 2–1 on aggregate. 15 April 1979 CGO 1970 4–2 ZAI Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville 29 April 1979 ZAI 4–1 CGO 1970 Ngeleme 44Mukendi Babo Bahamboula 14 Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa Zaire won 6–5 on aggregate. 16 April 1979 MRI 3–2 TAN Maurel L'Enflé Ramrekha Stade George V, Curepipe 50,000 29 April 1979 TAN 4–0 MRI National Stadium, Dar es Salaam Tanzania won 6–3 on aggregate. ALG Cancelled BDI 1967 Withdrew Algeria advanced after Burundi withdrew. EGY 1972 Cancelled SOM Withdrew Egypt advanced after Somalia withdrew. KEN Cancelled TUN 1959 Disqualified Kenya advanced: Tunisia were disqualified after they were banned from CAF competitions for two years for walking off the pitch to protest the officiating during the third-place match of the 1978 African Cup of Nations. SUD Cancelled UGA Withdrew Sudan advanced after Uganda withdrew. Second round ALG 3–2 LBY 1977 3–1 0–1 MAR 8–2 TOG 7–0 1–2 SUD 2–4 CIV 2–0 0–4 KEN 3–4 EGY 1972 3–1 0–3 ZAI 4–5 GUI 3–2 1–3 TAN 2–1 ZAM 1964 1–0 1–1 |} 24 June 1979 ALG 3–1 LBY 1977 Belloumi 20Douadi 33 50 Al-Issawi Stade 5 Juillet 1962, AlgiersAlgeria in 1980 African Cup of Nations http://dzfootball.free.fr/EN/Competitions/coupe-d-afrique-des-nations-1980.html fr dzfootball 1 April 2014 8 July 1979 LBY 1977 1–0 ALG Lagha 85 pen. 11 June Stadium, Tripoli Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate. 24 June 1979 MAR 7–0 TOG Faras 9Acila 16Dolmy 44Jebrane 54 70 86Labied 80 Stade El Bachir, Mohammedia 6 July 1979 TOG 2–1 MAR Beggar Stade Général Eyadema, Lomé Morocco won 8–2 on aggregate. 29 June 1979 SUD 2–0 CIV Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum 6 July 1979 CIV 4–0 SUD Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate. 30 June 1979 KEN 3–1 EGY 1972 Lukoye Khalil 60 Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi 13 July 1979 EGY 1972 3–0 KEN Khalil 27Mokhtar 45Kamel 47 Zamalek Stadium, Cairo Tesfaye Gebreyesus (Ethiopia) Egypt won 4–3 on aggregate. 5 August 1979 ZAI 3–2 GUI Ayel 18 81Kiyika 88 Bangoura 42 64 Stade du 20-Mai, Kinshasa 19 August 1979 GUI 3–1 ZAI Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate. 11 August 1979 TAN 1–0 ZAM 1964 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam 26 August 1979 ZAM 1964 1–1 TAN Chola 43 Tino 84 Ndola Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate. Qualified teams ALG EGY 1972 GHA (holders) GUI CIV MAR NGR (hosts) TAN References External links CAN 1980 details – rsssf.com Qualification 1980 Cup of Nations qualification Cup of Nations qualification