1978 African Cup of Nations qualification

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

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Malawi  3–4  Mauritius 1–1 2–3
Malawi 1–1 Mauritius
Phiri L'Enflé
Mauritius 3–2 Malawi
Chundunsing
Imbert
L'Enflé 		Phiri
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Mauritius won 4–3 on aggregate.

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria  5–3  Kenya 4–1 1–2
Sierra Leone  1–3  Nigeria 1–1 0–2
Mauritius  2–4  Ethiopia 2–3 0–1
Guinea  5–0  Libya 3–0 2–0
Senegal  3–1  Togo 2–1 1–0
Egypt  4–5  Tunisia 2–2 2–3
Cameroon  2–4  Congo 2–0 0–4
Upper Volta  1–5  Ivory Coast 0–1 1–4
Mali  w/o  Niger — —
Uganda  w/o  Tanzania — —
Zambia  w/o  Sudan — —
Gabon  Bye
Algeria 4–1 Kenya
Baïleche 5', 69'
Betrouni 12'
Tlemçani 45' (pen.)		 Ghazalle 37'
Kenya 2–1 Algeria
Lukoye 28'
Ochieng 40'		 Ighili 21'

Algeria won 5–3 on aggregate.

Sierra Leone 1–1 Nigeria

Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

Ethiopia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Guinea 3–0 Libya
Libya 0–2 Guinea
Referee: ... Setali (Morocco)

Guinea won 5–0 on aggregate.

Senegal 2–1 Togo
Togo 0–1 Senegal

Senegal won 3–1 on aggregate.

Egypt 2–2 Tunisia
Gaafar 42' (pen.)
Khalil 57'		 Agrebi 25'
Akid 70'
Tunisia 3–2 Egypt
Akid 10'
Lahzami 17'
Dhiab 55'		 El Khatib 37' (pen.)
Shehata 82'

Tunisia won 5–4 on aggregate.

Cameroon 2–0 Congo
M'Bida 2'
Milla 45+1'

Congo won 4–2 on aggregate.

Upper Volta 0–1 Ivory Coast
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou

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

Mali w/o Niger

Mali had a walkover to the next round, but later were disqualified.

Uganda had a walkover to the next round.

Zambia w/o Sudan

Zambia had a walkover to the next round.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria  2–2 (5–6 p)  Zambia 2–0 0–2
Senegal  3–4  Nigeria 3–1 0–3
Ethiopia  1–2  Uganda 0–0 1–2
Mali  1–21  Ivory Coast 1–0 0–2
Congo  6–5  Gabon 3–2 3–3
Tunisia  5–3  Guinea 3–0 2–3

^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 2–0 Zambia
Ali Messaoud 2'
Ighili 74'
Zambia 2–0 (a.e.t.) Algeria
Chitalu 33', 52'
Penalties
6–5
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Gratian Matovu (Tanzania)

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

Senegal 3–1 Nigeria

Nigeria won 4–3 on aggregate.

Uganda 2–1 Ethiopia
Semwanga 7' (pen.)
Kirunda 89'

Uganda won 2–1 on aggregate.

Mali 1–0 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 3–2 Gabon
Moukila 44', 45+1'
Lakou 45'		 Ndjambou 11'
Bourdette 47'
Gabon 3–3 Congo
Manon 36', 89'
Dimonékéné 34' (o.g.)		 Bahamboula 26'
Nganga-Mwivi 53', 76'

Congo won 6–5 on aggregate.

Tunisia 3–0 Guinea
Labidi 19'
Dhiab 38', 48'

Tunisia won 5–3 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are:

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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.
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