CAF Africa Cup of Nations-1980 (Nigeria)
The 1980 CAF Africa Cup of Nations was held in Nigeria with 8 teams. Nigeria won the tournament, beating Algeria in the final 3:0. Algeria finished second, Morocco third and Egypt fourth. Below you will find the final order of the teams, the group tables, the knockout bracket and the rating points every team received.
| # | Group A | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nigeria ★ 1 2 | CAF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 |  Egypt ★★★ 1 2 | CAF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Ivory Coast 4 | CAF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 |  TanzaniaTanzania's debut in the Africa Cup of Nations final tournament. | CAF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
| # | Group B | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Algeria 1 1 | CAF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  Morocco ★ 1Morocco and Ghana were level on points and goal difference — Morocco ranked above on their head-to-head result (a 1-0 win). | CAF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Ghana ★★★★ 2Morocco and Ghana were level on points and goal difference — Morocco ranked above Ghana on their head-to-head result (Ghana lost 0-1). | CAF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Guinea 1 | CAF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
Semi-finals
Algeria 1 12 (4)Egypt ★★★ 1 22 (2)Final
Third place play-off