1978 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers
Ghana
28/28 Matches
88 Goals (Average: 3,14)
20 Teams
Preliminary
The winner of each tie advances to next round.
Oct 24, 1976
Lilongwe
Malawi
Mauritius
Jan 28, 1977
Curepipe
Mauritius
Malawi
1st Round
The winner of each tie advances to next round.
Apr 17, 1977
Cairo
Egypt
Tunisia
May 1, 1977
Tunis
Tunisia
Egypt
Sep 18, 1977
Algiers
Algeria
Kenya
Oct 2, 1977
Nairobi
Kenya
Algeria
Sep 18, 1977
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Nigeria
Oct 2, 1977
Lagos
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Sep 18, 1977
Yaoundé
Cameroon
Congo
Oct 2, 1977
Brazzaville
Congo
Cameroon
Sep 18, 1977
Dakar
Senegal
Togo
Oct 2, 1977
Lomé
Togo
Senegal
Sep 18, 1977
Conakry
Guinea
Libya
Oct 2, 1977
Tripoli
Libya
Guinea
Sep 18, 1977
Ouagadougou
Upper Volta
Ivory Coast
Oct 2, 1977
Abidjan
Ivory Coast
Upper Volta
Sep 28, 1977
Port Louis
Mauritius
Ethiopia
Oct 12, 1977
Addis Abeba
Ethiopia
Mauritius
Niger, Tanzania and Sudan withdrew. Mali, Uganda and Zambia advanced.
2nd Round
The winners of each tie qualify for Africa Cup of Nations.
Oct 2, 1977
Tunis
Tunisia
Guinea
Nov 16, 1977
Conakry
Guinea
Tunisia
Oct 30, 1977
Dakar
Senegal
Nigeria
Nov 13, 1977
Lagos
Nigeria
Senegal
Oct 30, 1977
Algiers
Algeria
Zambia
Nov 13, 1977
Lusaka
Zambia
Algeria
Oct 30, 1977
Addis Abeba
Ethiopia
Uganda
Nov 13, 1977
Kampala
Uganda
Ethiopia
Oct 30, 1977
Brazzaville
Congo
Gabon
Nov 13, 1977
Libreville
Gabon
Congo
Ivory Coast and Mali were disqualified. The place was given to Upper Volta.