1980 African Cup of Nations qualification

Qualifying tournament

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Preliminary round

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Billie Chamangwana Gondwe Malawi won 6–3 on aggregate.

? Mauritius won by away goals rule after 2–2 on aggregate.

Benin advanced after Niger withdrew.

First round

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Anafal Acila Saber Faras Morocco won 6–3 on aggregate.

Belhaj Libya won 3–2 on aggregate.

Guinea won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 3–3 on aggregate.

Kaumba Simbule Zambia won 4–0 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate.

Togo won 2–1 on aggregate.

Mukendi Babo Zaire won 6–5 on aggregate.

L'Enflé Ramrekha Tanzania won 6–3 on aggregate.

Algeria advanced after Burundi withdrew.

Egypt advanced after Somalia withdrew.

Kenya advanced: Tunisia were disqualified after they were banned from CAF competitions for two years for walking off the pitch to protest the officating during the third-place match of the 1978 African Cup of Nations.

Sudan advanced after Uganda withdrew.

Second round

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Douadi Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate.

Acila Dolmy Jebrane Labied Morocco won 8–2 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate.

Mokhtar Kamel Egypt won 4–3 on aggregate.

Kiyika Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate.

Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

References

References

1. "Algeria in 1980 African Cup of Nations". dzfootball.