Football at the 1978 All-Africa Games


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

The following countries have qualified for the final tournament
ZoneTeam
Hosts
Zone I
Zone II
Zone III
Zone IV
Zone V
Zone VI
Zone VII

Squads

Venues


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

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

Group stage

Group A


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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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Knockout Stage

Semifinals

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Bronze Medal match

Gold Medal match

Final ranking