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 ← 1973 1987 →
International football competition
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
Main article: Football at the 1978 All-Africa Games – Men's qualification
The following countries have qualified for the final tournament
Squads
Main article: Football at the 1978 All-Africa Games – Men's team squads
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
Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the semifinals
Group A
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: 13 July 1978 Stade 5 Juillet 1962 , Algiers Attendance: 40 000Referee: Hafedh Hadj Hamida (Tunisia )
14 July 1978 Stade 5 Juillet 1962 , Algiers
18 July 1978 Stade 5 Juillet 1962 , Algiers Attendance: 20 000Referee: Bakay Sarr (Senegal )
18 July 1978 Stade 5 Juillet 1962 , Algiers
22 July 1978 Stade 5 Juillet 1962 , Algiers Attendance: 20 000Referee: ... Tessema (Ethiopia )
22 July 1978 Stade 5 Juillet 1962 , Algiers
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
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:
14 July 1978 Stade du 20 Août , Algiers
14 July 1978 Stade du 20 Août , Algiers
17 July 1978 Stade du 20 Août , Algiers
17 July 1978 Stade du 20 Août , Algiers
21 July 1978 Stade du 20 Août , Algiers
21 July 1978 Stade du 20 Août , Algiers
Knockout stage
Semifinals
25 July 1978 Stade 5 Juillet 1962 , Algiers Attendance: 30 000Referee: ... Kilini (Zambia )
25 July 1978
Bronze-medal match
28 July 1978 Stade 5 Juillet 1962 , Algiers
Gold-medal match
28 July 1978 Stade 5 Juillet 1962 , Algiers Attendance: 60,000Referee: Hafedh Hadj Hamida (Tunisia )
Final ranking
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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