The 1980 African Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Nigeria. Just like in 1978, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Nigeria won its first championship, beating Algeria in the final 3−0. Qualified teams The 8 qualified teams are: (holders) (host) Squads Venues The competition was played in two venues in Lagos and Ibadan. Group stage Group A Group B Knockout phase Semi-finals Third place match Final CAF Team of the Tournament Scorers 3 goals Khalid Labied Segun Odegbami 2 goals Lakhdar Belloumi Tedj Bensaoula Muda Lawal Thuwein Waziri 1 goal Salah Assad Hocine Benmiloudi Mahmoud El Khatib Ramadan El Sayed Maher Hammam Mokhtar Mokhtar Mosaad Nour Hassan Shehata Willie Klutse Moussa Camara Ibrahima Diawara Sidouba Bangoura. Ani Gome Kouman Kobenan Tahir Mustapha Okey Isima Ifeanyi Onyedika Felix Owolabi Juma Mkambi External links Details at RSSSF Nations International association football competitions hosted by Nigeria Africa Africa Cup of Nations tournaments African Cup of Nations