1978 African Cup of Nations qualification

This page details the qualification of the 1978 African Cup of Nations

Qualification for championships (CAF)
FIFA World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations

Preliminary round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Malawi  3–4  Mauritius 1–1 2–3
Malawi 1–1 Mauritius
Mauritius 3–2 Malawi

Mauritius won 4–3 on aggregate.

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria  5–3  Kenya 4–1 1–2
Sierra Leone  1–3  Nigeria 1–1 0–2
Mauritius  2–4  Ethiopia 2–3 0–1
Guinea  5–0  Libya 3–0 2–0
Senegal  3–1  Togo 2–1 1–0
Egypt  4–5  Tunisia 2–2 2–3
Cameroon  2–4  Congo 2–0 0–4
Upper Volta  1–5  Ivory Coast 0–1 1–4
Mali  w/o  Niger — —
Uganda  w/o  Tanzania — —
Zambia  w/o  Sudan — —
Gabon  Bye
Algeria 4–1 Kenya
Baïleche  5', 69'
Betrouni  12'
Tlemçani  45' (pen.)		 Ghazalle  37'
Kenya 2–1 Algeria
Lukoye  28'
Ochieng  40'		 Ighili  21'

Algeria won 5–3 on aggregate.

Sierra Leone 1–1 Nigeria
Nigeria 2–0 Sierra Leone
Odegbami

Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

Mauritius 2–3 Ethiopia
Ethiopia 1–0 Mauritius

Ethiopia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Guinea 3–0 Libya
Libya 0–2 Guinea
Referee: ... Setali (Morocco)

Guinea won 5–0 on aggregate.

Senegal 2–1 Togo
Togo 0–1 Senegal

Senegal won 3–1 on aggregate.

Egypt 2–2 Tunisia
Gaafar  42' (pen.)
Khalil  57'		 Agrebi  25'
Akid  70'
Tunisia 3–2 Egypt
Akid  10'
Lahzami  17'
Dhiab  55'		 El Khatib  37' (pen.)
Shehata  82'

Tunisia won 5–4 on aggregate.

Cameroon 2–0 Congo
M'Bida  2'
Milla  45+1'
Congo 4–0 Cameroon
N'Domba
Bahamboula
Mounoundzi  (pen.)

Congo won 4–2 on aggregate.

Upper Volta 0–1 Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast 4–1 Upper Volta

Ivory Coast won 5–1 on aggregate, but later were disqualified.

Mali w/o Niger

Mali had a walkover to the next round, but later were disqualified.

Uganda w/o Tanzania

Uganda had a walkover to the next round.

Zambia w/o Sudan

Zambia had a walkover to the next round.

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria  2–2 (5–6 p)  Zambia 2–0 0–2
Senegal  3–4  Nigeria 3–1 0–3
Ethiopia  1–2  Uganda 0–0 1–2
Mali  1–21  Ivory Coast 1–0 0–2
Congo  6–5  Gabon 3–2 3–3
Tunisia  5–3  Guinea 3–0 2–3

^1 Ivory Coast and Mali were disqualified. Upper Volta, losers to Ivory Coast in the first round, were given a place in the finals.

Algeria 2–0 Zambia
Ali Messaoud  2'
Ighili  74'
Zambia 2–0 (a.e.t.) Algeria
Chitalu  33', 52'
Penalties
6–5
Referee: Gratian Matovu (Tanzania)

Zambia won 6–5 in penalty shootout after 2–2 on aggregate.

Senegal 3–1 Nigeria
Nigeria 3–0 Senegal
Atuegbu
Odegbami
?

Nigeria won 4–3 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 0–0 Uganda
Uganda 2–1 Ethiopia
Semwanga  7' (pen.)
Kirunda  89'

Uganda won 2–1 on aggregate.

Mali 1–0 Ivory Coast
Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako
Ivory Coast 2–0 Mali

Both teams were disqualified: Ivory Coast for using an ineligible player in the second leg, and Mali after security forces assaulted the officials at the end of the first leg. Upper Volta, losers to Ivory Coast in the first round, were given a place in the finals.

Congo 3–2 Gabon
Moukila  44', 45+1'
Lakou  45'		 Ndjambou  11'
Bourdette  47'
Gabon 3–3 Congo
Manon  36', 89'
Dimonékéné  34' (o.g.)		 Bahamboula  26'
Nganga-Mwivi  53', 76'

Congo won 6–5 on aggregate.

Tunisia 3–0 Guinea
Labidi  19'
Dhiab  38', 48'
Guinea 3–2 Tunisia
Agrebi  17'
Dhiab  25'

Tunisia won 5–3 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are:

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.