The 1978 All-Africa Games football tournament was the 3rd edition of the African Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Algiers, Algeria between 13–28 July 1978 as part of the 1978 All-Africa Games.
Qualification
The following countries have qualified for the final tournament ZoneTeamHostsZone IZone IIZone IIIZone IVZone VZone VIZone VII
Squads
Venues Algiers Algiers Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Stade 20 Août 1955 Capacity: 85,000 Capacity: 20,000
Final tournament The eight teams were divided into two groups of three teams. The two top teams from each group played the semifinals before the final match.
All times given as local time (UTC+1)
Group stage Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the semifinals
Group A
1 The match was abandoned due to a mass brawl involving both teams, their officials, and fans. Libya were ejected from the competition, while Egypt withdrew after a number of their players were injured and to protest the brutality of the Algerian police and stadium security.
Group B
Knockout stage
Semifinals
Bronze-medal match
Gold-medal match
Final ranking
RankTeam1 (H)541092+792522142+2635221440645005211−90 Eliminated in the group stage5302123−126302135−22 Withdrew after the group stage7321062+45 Ejected from the competitionDSQ310234−12Total321110113333032
External links All-African Games 1978 - rsssf.com