The 1980 African Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the international football championship run by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was hosted by Nigeria. Just like in 1978, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Hosts Nigeria won a first championship, beating Algeria 3−0 in the final.
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are: Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament Hosts (1963, 1976, 1978) Holders (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978) 2nd round winners (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974) 2nd round winners (1972, 1976, 1978) 2nd round winners (1968) 2nd round winners (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976) 2nd round winners (1970, 1974, 1976) 2nd round winners (debut) Notes
Squads
Venues The competition was played in two venues in Lagos and Ibadan.
Lagos Surulere Stadium Capacity: 80,000 IbadanLiberty StadiumCapacity: 35,000
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
Group B
Knockout stage Bracket
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Goalscorers
Team of the Tournament Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Best Ogedegbe Mustapha Kouici Mohamed Salah El-Din Moussa Camara Christian Chukwu Lakhdar Belloumi Ali Fergani Mahmoud El Khatib Shawky Gharieb Salah Assad Segun Odegbami
External links Details at RSSSF