1978 All-Africa Games
football tournament
| 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 |
Ali Bencheikh |
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Football at the 1978 All-Africa Games was held in Algiers, Algeria.
Qualification
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The following countries have qualified for the final tournament:
Squads
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Venues
Final tournament
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
Group A
| Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
| Algeria |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
+4 |
5 |
 Egypt |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
+4 |
5 |
 Libya |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
–1 |
2 |
| Malawi |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
–7 |
0 |
- Libya disqualified from the tournament due to their attack on the Egyptian team during the match . The match were abandoned
- Egypt withdraw from the tournament due to the attack of the Libyan players on the Egyptian team and in protest of the bad intervention of the Algerian security against the Egyptian team
Group B
| 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 |
Knockout Stage
Semifinals
Bronze Medal match
Gold Medal match
Medals
External links
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