Egypt national football team, nicknamed "Pharaohs", represents Egypt in men's international football, and is governed by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), the governing body of football in Egypt.
The Tunisia national football team has represented Tunisia in men's international association football competitions since its inception in 1957. The team is administered by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF), which governs football in Tunisia. On a continental level, the team competes under the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and is also affiliated with FIFA for global competitions. Additionally, the team is a member of the North African Football Union and the Arab Football Union. The team has qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times, participated in the Africa Cup of Nations on twenty-one occasions, and competed in four editions of Olympic football tournaments. The team is commonly referred to as the "Eagles of Carthage" by fans and media, with the bald eagle serving as its symbol. Their home kit is primarily red and their away kit white, a reference to the national flag. Tunisia's main venue is the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium in Radès, Tunis since 2001.
The Libya national football team represents Libya in men's international association football and it is controlled by the Libyan Football Federation. The team has never qualified for FIFA World Cup but has qualified for editions of the Africa Cup of Nations in 1982, 2006, and 2012. In 1982, the team was both the host and runner-up. In the Arab Cup, Libya finished second in 1964 and 2012, and third in 1966. The team is affiliated with both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).
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. Ghana won its third championship, beating Uganda in the final 2−0.
Rudolf Jozef "Ruud" Krol is a Dutch former professional footballer who was capped 83 times for the Netherlands national team. Most of his career he played for his home town club, Ajax. He became a coach after retirement. Regarded as one of the best defenders of all time, Krol mainly played as a sweeper or left-back, though he could play anywhere across the back line, or in midfield as a defensive midfielder, due to his range of passing with both feet, temperament, tactical intelligence, and his ability to start attacking plays after winning back the ball.
Espérance Sportive de Tunis, known as ES Tunis, and nicknamed “Mkashkha”, The Elder of Tunisian Clubs, The Blood and Gold Club and The Beast of Africa is a Tunisian professional sports club. It was founded on 15 January 1919 in the Bab Souika neighborhood in Tunis. Its best known football section has been active in the first Tunisian Professional League 1 since 1936, during which it played 63 seasons, except for the 1970–71 season.
Henryk Wojciech Kasperczak is a Polish former professional football manager and player.
Tarak Dhiab is a former professional footballer from Tunisia. The African Footballer of the Year in 1977, he is listed by the Tunisian Football Federation as having 107 caps for the Tunisia national team, although this number has not been ratified by FIFA. At the 1978 FIFA World Cup, he was a member of the Tunisia national team that became the first national team from Africa to win a World Cup match. Dhiab was chosen as the Tunisian footballer of the 20th century.
Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif or CSHL is a football club from Hammam-Lif in Tunisia. Founded in 1944, the team plays in green and white colours. Their ground is Stade Bou Kornine, which has 15,000 seats.
Ziad Jaziri is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Khaled Gasmi is a Tunisian former football midfielder who played for Club Athlétique Bizertin and the Tunisia national team. He was part of Tunisia's squad in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
Khemais Labidi is a Tunisian football manager and retired footballer who played as a midfielder during his club career and for the Tunisia national team.
Abderraouf Ben Aziza is a Tunisian football forward who played for the Tunisia national team. He appeared for Tunisia in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Étoile Sportive du Sahel. He also played for Al-Nassr for 3 years from 1978 until 1981 and won the Saudi League twice, in 1980 and 1981.
Marwan Mohsen Fahmy Tharwat Gameldin Mahmoud Fahmy is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Future.
Tunisia has participated six times in the FIFA World Cup, the biggest men's football event in the world, in 1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018 and 2022. Tunisia has never been able to advance past the group stage on any of these occasions; they have played eighteen games, winning three, with five draws and ten defeats. The selection played its first qualifying match for a World Cup on 30 October 1960 against Morocco at the Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca.
Meherzia Labidi Maïza was a Tunisian politician and professional translator and interpreter. She became the first deputy speaker of the Constituent Assembly of Tunisia.
Salah Mohsen Mohamed Shalaby is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Egypt national team and the Egyptian Premier League side Al Masry.
Massin Kevin Labidi, birth name was Mohamed Karim Labidi is a Dutch-Tunisian ex-Muslim and ex-Islamist of Amazigh descent. An atheist, political activist and blogger known for his criticism of Islam.
