1978 African Cup of Nations qualification

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

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Qualifying tournament

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg3–4Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1–12–3
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg1–1Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Phiri Soccerball shade.svg L'Enflé Soccerball shade.svg

Mauritius won 4–3 on aggregate.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg5–3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 4–11–2
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg1–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–10–2
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg2–4Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 2–30–1
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg5–0Flag of Libya (1972-1977).svg  Libya 3–02–0
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg3–1Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 2–11–0
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg4–5Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 2–22–3
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–4Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 2–00–4
Upper Volta  Flag of Upper Volta.svg1–5Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0–11–4
Mali  Flag of Mali.svgw/oFlag of Niger.svg  Niger
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svgw/oFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svgw/oFlag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svgBye
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg4–1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Baïleche Soccerball shade.svg5', 69'
Betrouni Soccerball shade.svg12'
Tlemçani Soccerball shade.svg45' (pen.)
Ghazalle Soccerball shade.svg37'
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg2–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Lukoye Soccerball shade.svg28'
Ochieng Soccerball shade.svg40'
Ighili Soccerball shade.svg21'

Algeria won 5–3 on aggregate.


Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg1–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria

Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.


Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg2–3Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia
Chundunsing Soccerball shade.svg
? Soccerball shade.svg

Ethiopia won 4–2 on aggregate.


Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg3–0Flag of Libya (1972-1977).svg  Libya
Libya  Flag of Libya (1972-1977).svg0–2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
March 28 Stadium, Benghazi
Referee: ... Setali (Morocco)

Guinea won 5–0 on aggregate.


Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–1Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg0–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal

Senegal won 3–1 on aggregate.


Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg2–2Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Gaafar Soccerball shade.svg42' (pen.)
Khalil Soccerball shade.svg57'
Agrebi Soccerball shade.svg25'
Akid Soccerball shade.svg70'
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg3–2Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Akid Soccerball shade.svg10'
Lahzami Soccerball shade.svg17'
Dhiab Soccerball shade.svg55'
El Khatib Soccerball shade.svg37' (pen.)
Shehata Soccerball shade.svg82'

Tunisia won 5–4 on aggregate.


Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–0Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
M'Bida Soccerball shade.svg2'
Milla Soccerball shade.svg45+1'

Congo won 4–2 on aggregate.


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


Second round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg2–2 (5–6 p)Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia 2–00–2
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg3–4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3–10–3
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg1–2Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 0–01–2
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–2 1 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1–00–2
Congo  Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg6–5Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 3–23–3
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg5–3Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 3–02–3

^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  Flag of Algeria.svg2–0Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia
Ali Messaoud Soccerball shade.svg2'
Ighili Soccerball shade.svg74'
Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg2–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Chitalu Soccerball shade.svg33', 52'
Penalties
6–5
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Gratian Matovu (Tanzania)

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


Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg3–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria

Nigeria won 4–3 on aggregate.


Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg2–1Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia
Semwanga Soccerball shade.svg7' (pen.)
Kirunda Soccerball shade.svg89'
Soccerball shade.svg

Uganda won 2–1 on aggregate.


Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–0Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako

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  Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg3–2Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Moukila Soccerball shade.svg44', 45+1'
Lakou Soccerball shade.svg45'
Ndjambou Soccerball shade.svg11'
Bourdette Soccerball shade.svg47'
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg3–3Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Manon Soccerball shade.svg36', 89'
Dimonékéné Soccerball shade.svg34' (o.g.)
Bahamboula Soccerball shade.svg26'
Nganga-Mwivi Soccerball shade.svg53', 76'

Congo won 6–5 on aggregate.


Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg3–0Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Labidi Soccerball shade.svg19'
Dhiab Soccerball shade.svg38', 48'
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg3–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Souleymane Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
? Soccerball shade.svg
Agrebi Soccerball shade.svg17'
Dhiab Soccerball shade.svg25'

Tunisia won 5–3 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are: