1980 African Cup of Nations Final

1980 Africa Cup of Nations Final
Event 1980 Africa Cup of Nations
Nigeria Algeria
3 0
Date March 22, 1980
Venue National Stadium, Lagos
Referee Gebreyesus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)
Attendance 80,000

The 1980 Africa Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on March 22, 1980 at the National Stadium in Lagos, Nigeria, to determine the winner of the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations. Nigeria defeated Algeria 3–0 with two goals from Segun Odegbami and a goal from Muda Lawal, to win their first African Cup.

Match

Details

March 22, 1980
 Nigeria  3 – 0  Algeria National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Gebreyesus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)
Segun Odegbami  2', 42'
Muda Lawal  50'		 Report
Nigeria
Algeria

NIGERIA:
GK Best Ogedegbe
RB David Adiele
CB Christian Chukwu
CB Babatunde Bamidele
LB Alloysius Atuegbu
CM Godwin Odiye
CM Felix Owolabi
MF Okey Isima
MF Segun Odegbami
FW Muda Lawal
FW Adokie Amiesemeka
Substitutions:
DF Kadiri Ikhana
Manager:
Otto Gloria

ALGERIA:
GK Mehdi Cerbah
RB Chaabane Merzekane
CB Abdelkader Horr
CB Mohamed Khedis
LB Mustafa Kouici
MF Bouzid Mahyouz
MF Ali Fergani
MF Lakhdar Belloumi
FW Salah Assad
FW Tedj Bensaoula
FW Hocine Benmiloudi
Substitutions:
FW Rabah Madjer
FW Redouane Guemri
Manager:
Mahieddine Khalef & Zdravko Rajkov

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