This page details the qualification of the 1978 African Cup of Nations
Qualifying tournament Preliminary round
Mauritius won 4–3 on aggregate.
First round
Algeria won 5–3 on aggregate.
Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.
Ethiopia won 4–2 on aggregate.
Guinea won 5–0 on aggregate.
Senegal won 3–1 on aggregate.
Tunisia won 5–4 on aggregate.
Congo won 4–2 on aggregate.
Ivory Coast won 5–1 on aggregate, but later were disqualified.
Mali had a walkover to the next round, but later were disqualified.
Uganda had a walkover to the next round.
Zambia had a walkover to the next round.
Second round
Zambia won 6–5 in penalty shootout after 2–2 on aggregate.
Nigeria won 4–3 on aggregate.
Uganda won 2–1 on aggregate.
Both teams were disqualified: Ivory Coast for using an ineligible player in the second leg, and Mali after stadium security and police assaulted the match officials during the first leg. Upper Volta, who lost to Ivory Coast in the first round, were given a place in the finals.
Congo won 6–5 on aggregate.
Tunisia won 5–3 on aggregate.
Qualified teams The 8 qualified teams are:
External links CAN 1978 details - rsssf.com