1980 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers
Nigeria
32/32 Matches
106 Goals (Average: 3,31)
22 Teams
Preliminary
The winner of each tie advances to next round.
Dec 3, 1978
Antananarivo
Madagascar
Malawi
Dec 17, 1978
Blantyre
Malawi
Madagascar
Aug 12, 1979
Port Louis
Mauritius
Lesotho
Aug 26, 1979
Maseru
Lesotho
Mauritius
Niger withdrew. Benin advanced.
1st Round
The winner of each tie advances to next round.
Apr 15, 1979
Blantyre
Malawi
Zambia
Apr 29, 1979
Ndola
Zambia
Malawi
Sep 16, 1979
Nouakchott
Mauritania
Morocco
Sep 30, 1979
Rabat
Morocco
Mauritania
Sep 16, 1979
Tripoli
Libya
Ethiopia
Sep 30, 1979
Addis Abeba
Ethiopia
Libya
Sep 16, 1979
Cotonou
Benin
Ivory Coast
Sep 30, 1979
Abidjan
Ivory Coast
Benin
Sep 16, 1979
Lomé
Togo
Gambia
Sep 30, 1979
Banjul
Gambia
Togo
Sep 16, 1979
Brazzaville
Congo
Zaire
Sep 30, 1979
Kinshasa
Zaire
Congo
Sep 16, 1979
Port Louis
Mauritius
Tanzania
Sep 30, 1979
Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania
Mauritius
Sep 16, 1979
Conakry
Guinea
Cameroon
Sep 30, 1979
Yaoundé
Cameroon
Guinea
Burundi, Somalia and Tunisia withdrew. Algeria, Egypt and Kenya advanced.
2nd Round
The winners of each tie qualify for Africa Cup of Nations.
Oct 24, 1979
Algiers
Algeria
Libya
Nov 6, 1979
Tripoli
Libya
Algeria
Oct 28, 1979
Nairobi
Kenya
Egypt
Nov 11, 1979
Cairo
Egypt
Kenya
Oct 28, 1979
Rabat
Morocco
Togo
Nov 11, 1979
Lomé
Togo
Morocco
Oct 28, 1979
Kinshasa
Zaire
Guinea
Nov 11, 1979
Conakry
Guinea
Zaire
Oct 28, 1979
Khartoum
Sudan
Ivory Coast
Nov 11, 1979
Abidjan
Ivory Coast
Sudan
Oct 28, 1979
Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania
Zambia
Nov 11, 1979
Lusaka
Zambia
Tanzania