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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Algeria |
| City | Algiers |
| Dates | 13–28 July 1978 |
| Teams | 8 (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 played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 37 (2.31 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | ... (... goals) |
| Best player(s) | Ali Bencheikh |
Qualification edit
The following countries have qualified for the final tournament
| Zone | Team |
|---|---|
| Hosts | Algeria
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| Zone I |  Libya
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| Zone II |  Mali
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| Zone III | Ghana
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| Zone IV | Nigeria
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| Zone V |  Cameroon
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| Zone VI |  Egypt
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| Zone VII | Malawi
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Squads edit
Venues edit
| Algiers | Algiers | |
|---|---|---|
| Stade 5 Juillet 1962 | Stade 20 Août 1955 | |
| Capacity: 85,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
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Final tournament edit
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 edit
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the semifinals | |
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| Egypt (W)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| Libya (D)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| Malawi
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
| Algeria | 2–1 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
Belkedrouci  10'Bencheikh 73' |
Al-Shoushan 46' |
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 edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Ghana
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Cameroon
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Mali
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
Knockout stage edit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 25 July – Algiers | ||||||
| Algeria | 2 | |||||
| 28 July – Algiers | ||||||
| Ghana | 0 | |||||
| Algeria | 1 | |||||
| 25 July – Algiers | ||||||
| Nigeria | 0 | |||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||
| Malawi | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 28 July – Algiers | ||||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||
| Malawi | 0 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| Algeria | 2–0 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Ighili 57' Belkedrouci 62' |
Bronze-medal match edit
Gold-medal match edit
Final ranking edit
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria (H)
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | ||||
| 2 | Nigeria
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | Ghana
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | Malawi
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | ||||
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Cameroon
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | ||||
| 6 | Mali
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | ||||
| Withdrew after the group stage | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Egypt
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | ||||
| Ejected from the competition | |||||||||||||
| DSQ | Libya
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 32 | |||||
External links edit
- All-African Games 1978 - rsssf.com