| Event | 1980 African Cup of Nations | ||||||
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| Date | 22 March 1980 | ||||||
| Venue | Surulere Stadium, Lagos | ||||||
| Referee | Tesfaye Gebreyesus (Ethiopia) | ||||||
| Attendance | 85,000 | ||||||
The 1980 African 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.
Road to the final
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| Group stage | |||
 Tanzania |
3–1 |  Ghana |
0–0 |
 Ivory Coast |
0–0 |  Morocco |
1–0 |
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1–0 |  Guinea |
3–2 |
| Semi-finals | |||
| Morocco |
1–0 | Egypt |
2–2 (4–2 p) |
Match
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External links
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| Finals | |
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Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.  Football in Africa portal | |
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