Africa Cup of Nations 1980
Nigeria · 8 Mar 1980 – 22 Mar 1980
NigeriaChampionAlgeriaRunner-up
8Teams
16Matches
33Goals
Tournament summary
The Africa Cup of Nations 1980 was played in Nigeria from 8 March 1980 to 22 March 1980. 8 teams took part, playing 16 matches with 33 goals (2.06 per match).
Nigeria won the title (their 1st), beating Algeria 3–0 in the final in Lagos.
Khalid Labied (Morocco) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
 Algeria | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
 Morocco | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
 Egypt | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
 Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
 Guinea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
 Tanzania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Saturday 8 March 1980
- Egypt 2–1 Ivory CoastLagos
- Nigeria 3–1 TanzaniaLagos
Sunday 9 March 1980
Wednesday 12 March 1980
- Egypt 2–1 TanzaniaLagos
- Nigeria 0–0 Ivory CoastLagos
Thursday 13 March 1980
Saturday 15 March 1980
- Ivory Coast 1–1 TanzaniaLagos
- Nigeria 1–0 EgyptLagos