1980 Africa Cup of Nations Final

The 1980 Africa Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 22 March 1980, at the National Stadium in Lagos, Nigeria, to determine the winner of the 1980 African Cup of Nations. Nigeria defeated Algeria 3–0 with two goals from Segun Odegbami and a goal from Muda Lawal, to win their first African Cup.

1980 African Cup of Nations Final
Event1980 African Cup of Nations
Date22 March 1980
VenueSurulere Stadium, Lagos
RefereeTesfaye Gebreyesus (Ethiopia)
Attendance85,000

Road to the final

Nigeria Algeria
Opponents Results Opponents Results
Group stage
 Tanzania 3–1  Ghana 0–0
 Ivory Coast 0–0  Morocco 1–0
 Egypt 1–0  Guinea 3–2
Semi-finals
 Morocco 1–0  Egypt 2–2 (4–2 p)

Match

Details

Nigeria 3–0 Algeria
Odegbami  2', 42'
Lawal  50'
Report
Surulere Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 85,000
Nigeria
Algeria
GK1Best Ogedegbe
RB2David Adiele
CB5Christian Chukwu
CB6Tunde Bamidele
LB8Alloysius Atuegbu
CM10Godwin Odiye
CM9Felix Owolabi
MF3Okey Isima
MF7Segun Odegbami
FW4Muda Lawal
FW11Adokiye Amiesimaka
Substitutions:
DF22Kadiri Ikhana
12Moses Effiong
GK13Emmanuel Okala
MF14Sylvanus Okpala
15Ifeanyi Onyedika
16Martin Eyo
17John Orlando
18Shefiu Mohammed
19Charles Bassey
MF20Henry Nwosu
21Franck Onwuachi
Manager:
Otto Glória
GK1Mehdi Cerbah
RBChaabane Merzekane
CBAbdelkader Horr
CBMohamed Khedis
LB3Mustapha Kouici
MFBouzid Mahyouz
MF8Ali Fergani
MF10Lakhdar Belloumi
FW7Salah Assad
FW9Tedj Bensaoula
FWHocine Benmiloudi
Substitutions:
GKAbderrazak Harb
DFAbderrahmane Derouaz
DFMahmoud Guendouz
DFSalah Larbès
MFMohamed Ouamar Ghrib
FWRedouane Guemri
FW11Rabah Madjer
FWSmaïl Slimani
Manager:
Zdravko Rajkov
Mahieddine Khalef

Assistant referees:
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