1978 African Cup of Nations
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox international football competition The 1978 African Cup of Nations was the eleventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. The format of the competition changed from 1976: the field of eight teams was still split into two groups of four, but the final group stage was eliminated in favor of the knockout semifinals used in tournaments prior to 1976 (except 1959). Ghana won its third championship, beating Uganda in the final 2−0.
Ivory Coast and Mali were both disqualified in the second round of qualification: Ivory Coast for using an ineligible player, and Mali after stadium security and police assaulted match officials during the first leg. Since Mali had received a first round walkover after Niger failed to appear, Upper Volta, who had been beaten by the Ivory Coast in the first round, were given their place in the final tournament.
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournamentTemplate:Efn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Fb | Hosts | Template:Sort (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970) | |
| Template:Fb | Holders | Template:Dts | Template:Sort (1972, 1976) |
| Template:Fb | 2nd round winners | Template:Dts | Template:Sort (1963, 1976) |
| Template:Fb | 2nd round winners | Template:Dts | Template:Sort (1962, 1968, 1974, 1976) |
| Template:Fb | 2nd round winners | Template:Dts | Template:Sort (1974) |
| Template:FbTemplate:Efn | 2nd round winners | Template:Dts | Template:Sort (debut) |
| Template:Fb | 2nd round winners | Template:Dts | Template:Sort (1968 1972, 1974) |
| Template:Fb | 2nd round winners | Template:Dts | Template:Sort (1962, 1963, 1965) |
- Notes
Squads
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Accra and Kumasi.
| Accra | Template:Location map+ |
|---|---|
| Accra Sports Stadium | |
| Capacity: 40,000 | |
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| Kumasi | |
| Kumasi Sports Stadium | |
| Capacity: 40,500 | |
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Group stage
Tiebreakers
If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- Drawing of lots
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place match
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Final
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Goalscorers
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CAF Team of the Tournament
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Goalkeeper
Defenders
- Template:Flagicon Mokhtar Dhouieb
- Template:Flagicon James Kuuku Dadzie
- Template:Flagicon Khaled Gasmi
- Template:Flagicon Larbi Ihardane
Midfielders
- Template:Flagicon Moses Nsereko
- Template:Flagicon Karim Abdul Razak
- Template:Flagicon Adolf Armah
- Template:Flagicon Phillip Omondi
Forwards
References
External links
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