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1978 All-Africa Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host countryAlgeria
CityAlgiers
Dates13–28 July 1978
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Algeria (1st title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place Ghana
Fourth place Malawi
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored37 (2.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)...
(... goals)
Best player(s)Algeria Ali Bencheikh
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The 1978 All-Africa Games football tournament was the 3rd edition of the African Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Algiers, Algeria between 13–28 July 1978 as part of the 1978 All-Africa Games.

Qualification

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Main article: Football at the 1978 All-Africa Games – Men's qualification

The following countries have qualified for the final tournament

Zone Team
Hosts  Algeria
Zone I  Libya
Zone II  Mali
Zone III  Ghana
Zone IV  Nigeria
Zone V  Cameroon
Zone VI  Egypt
Zone VII  Malawi

Squads

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Main article: Football at the 1978 All-Africa Games – Men's team squads

Venues

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Algiers
Algiers
Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Stade 20 Août 1955
Capacity: 85,000 Capacity: 20,000

Final tournament

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The eight teams were divided into two groups of three teams. The two top teams from each group played the semifinals before the final match.

All times given as local time (UTC+1)

Group stage

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Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the semifinals

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5
 Egypt (W) 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5
 Libya (D) 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 2
 Malawi 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
(D) Disqualified; (W) Withdrew
Egypt 1–1 Algeria
El Khatib 11' Assad 17' (pen.)
Attendance: 40 000
Referee: Hafedh Hadj Hamida (Tunisia)
Libya 2–1 Malawi
Algeria 2–1 Libya
Belkedrouci 10'
Bencheikh 73'		 Al-Shoushan 46'
Attendance: 20 000
Referee: Bakay Sarr (Senegal)
Egypt 4–1 Malawi
Hamama
Nouh 		Phiri
Algeria 3–0 Malawi
Betrouni 51'
Aouis 54'
Kouici 59'
Attendance: 20 000
Referee: ... Tessema (Ethiopia)
Egypt 1–0 1 Libya
El Khawaga

1 The match was abandoned due to a mass brawl involving both teams, their officials, and fans. Libya were ejected from the competition, while Egypt withdrew after a number of their players were injured and to protest the brutality of the Algerian police and stadium security.

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 4
 Ghana 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
 Cameroon 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
 Mali 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]
Nigeria 3–1 Mali
Lawal
Atuegbu
Ghana 2–1 Cameroon
N'Doumbé
Nigeria 0–0 Cameroon
Ghana 1–1 Mali
Nigeria 0–0 Ghana
Cameroon 1–1 Mali

Knockout stage

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
25 July – Algiers
 
 
 Algeria2
 
28 July – Algiers
 
 Ghana0
 
 Algeria1
 
25 July – Algiers
 
 Nigeria0
 
 Nigeria1
 
 
 Malawi0
 
Third place
 
 
28 July – Algiers
 
 
 Ghana1
 
 
 Malawi0

Semifinals

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Algeria 2–0 Ghana
Ighili 57'
Belkedrouci 62'
Attendance: 30 000
Referee: ... Kilini (Zambia)
Nigeria 3–2 Malawi
Lawal
Atuegbu
Odegbami 		Phiri

Bronze-medal match

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Ghana 1–0 Malawi

Gold-medal match

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Algeria 1–0 Nigeria
Bencheikh 33' Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Hafedh Hadj Hamida (Tunisia)

Final ranking

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Algeria vs Nigeria in the final match
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Algeria (H) 5 4 1 0 9 2 +7 9
2  Nigeria 5 2 2 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Ghana 5 2 2 1 4 4 0 6
4  Malawi 5 0 0 5 2 11 −9 0
Eliminated in the group stage
5  Cameroon 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
6  Mali 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
Withdrew after the group stage
7  Egypt 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5
Ejected from the competition
DSQ  Libya 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 2
Total 32 11 10 11 33 33 0 32
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