Africa Cup of Nations 1978
Ghana · 5 Mar 1978 – 16 Mar 1978
GhanaChampionUgandaRunner-up
8Teams
15Matches
36Goals
Tournament summary
The Africa Cup of Nations 1978 was played in Ghana from 5 March 1978 to 16 March 1978. 8 teams took part, playing 15 matches with 36 goals (2.40 per match).
Ghana won the title (their 3rd), beating Uganda 2–0 in the final in Accra.
Opoku Afriyie (Ghana), Phillip Omondi (Uganda) and Segun Odegbami (Nigeria) shared the scoring lead with 3 goals each.
Participants
Shading by points won; the champion is highlighted in gold.
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
 Uganda | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
 Nigeria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
 Tunisia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
 Zambia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
 Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
 Congo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
 Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Sunday 5 March 1978
- Ghana 2–1 ZambiaAccra
- Nigeria 4–2 Burkina FasoAccra
Monday 6 March 1978
Wednesday 8 March 1978
- Burkina Faso 0–2 ZambiaAccra
- Ghana 1–1 NigeriaAccra
Thursday 9 March 1978
Friday 10 March 1978
- Ghana 3–0 Burkina FasoAccra
- Nigeria 0–0 ZambiaAccra