1980 AFRICAN NATIONS CUP QUALIFYING

African Nations Cup 1957-2004
Final Tournament
Preliminary Round | First Round | Second Round | Statistics

Nigeria qualified as host, Ghana qualified as holders.

Preliminary Round

03/12/1978            Madagascar   2 -  1  Malawi                 
17/12/1978                Malawi   5 -  1  Madagascar

12/08/1979             Mauritius   0 -  1  Lesotho                
26/08/1979               Lesotho   1 -  2  Mauritius

First Round

16/09/1979                 Benin   1 -  0  Ivory_Coast            
30/09/1979           Ivory_Coast   4 -  1  Benin

16/09/1979                 Congo   4 -  2  Zaire                  
30/09/1979                 Zaire   4 -  1  Congo

16/09/1979                Guinea   3 -  0  Cameroon               
30/09/1979              Cameroon   3 -  0  Guinea                  Guinea won ?-? after penalties

16/09/1979                 Libya   2 -  1  Ethiopia               
30/09/1979              Ethiopia   1 -  1  Libya

15/04/1979                Malawi   0 -  2  Zambia                 
29/04/1979                Zambia   2 -  0  Malawi

16/09/1979            Mauritania   2 -  2  Morocco                
30/09/1979               Morocco   4 -  1  Mauritania

16/09/1979             Mauritius   3 -  2  Tanzania               
30/09/1979              Tanzania   4 -  0  Mauritius

16/09/1979                  Togo   2 -  0  Gambia                 
30/09/1979                Gambia   1 -  0  Togo

Algeria walkover Burundi.

Egypt walkover Somalia.

Kenya walkover Tunisia.

Sudan walkover Uganda.

Second Round

Winners qualified for finals.

24/10/1979               Algeria   3 -  1  Libya                  
06/11/1979                 Libya   1 -  0  Algeria

24/10/1979                 Kenya   3 -  1  Egypt                  
06/11/1979                 Egypt   3 -  0  Kenya

28/10/1979               Morocco   7 -  0  Togo                   
11/11/1979                  Togo   2 -  1  Morocco

28/10/1979                 Sudan   2 -  0  Ivory_Coast            
11/11/1979           Ivory_Coast   4 -  0  Sudan

28/10/1979              Tanzania   1 -  0  Zambia                 
11/11/1979                Zambia   1 -  1  Tanzania

28/10/1979                 Zaire   3 -  2  Guinea                 
11/11/1979                Guinea   3 -  1  Zaire

Statistics

    TEAM                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Morocco                   4     2     1     1    14     5    +9     7   58.3
2   Tanzania                  4     2     1     1     8     4    +4     7   58.3
3   Zambia                    4     2     1     1     5     2    +3     7   58.3
4   Libya                     4     2     1     1     5     5     0     7   58.3
5   Ivory_Coast               4     2     0     2     8     4    +4     6   50.0
6   Guinea                    4     2     0     2     8     7    +1     6   50.0
7   Zaire                     4     2     0     2    10    10     0     6   50.0
8   Mauritius                 4     2     0     2     5     8    -3     6   50.0
9   Togo                      4     2     0     2     4     9    -5     6   50.0
10  Egypt                     2     1     0     1     4     3    +1     3   50.0
11  Algeria                   2     1     0     1     3     2    +1     3   50.0
12  Cameroon                  2     1     0     1     3     3     0     3   50.0
13  Lesotho                   2     1     0     1     2     2     0     3   50.0
14  Malawi                    4     1     0     3     6     7    -1     3   25.0
15  Congo                     2     1     0     1     5     6    -1     3   50.0
16  Kenya                     2     1     0     1     3     4    -1     3   50.0
17  Gambia                    2     1     0     1     1     2    -1     3   50.0
18  Benin                     2     1     0     1     2     4    -2     3   50.0
19  Sudan                     2     1     0     1     2     4    -2     3   50.0
20  Madagascar                2     1     0     1     3     6    -3     3   50.0
21  Ethiopia                  2     0     1     1     2     3    -1     1   16.7
22  Mauritania                2     0     1     1     3     6    -3     1   16.7