Football at the 1978 All-Africa Games – Men's qualification
The men's qualification for football tournament at the 1978 All-Africa Games.Qualification stage
Zone I (North Africa)
Morocco withdrew.Zone II (West Africa 1)
The tournament was held in Bamako, Mali. Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal withdrew.Zone III (West Africa 2)
The tournament was held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Liberia and Sierra Leone withdrew.Zone IV (West Africa 3)
The tournament was held in Lagos, Nigeria. Central African Republic, Niger, Togo and Upper Volta withdrew.Zone V (Central Africa)
The tournament was held in Cameroon.
;Group A
| Team | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | –7 | 0 |
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;Group B
| Team | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | –8 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | –8 | 0 |
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;Semifinals
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;Final
Cameroon qualified.Zone VI (East Africa)
The tournament was held in Cairo, Egypt. Ethiopia and Kenya withdrew.
;Group A
| Team | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 0 |
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;Group B
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;Final
Egypt qualified.Zone VII (Southern Africa)
The tournament was held in Curepipe, Mauritius. Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zambia withdrew.
Malawi qualified.Qualifying teams
The following countries have qualified for the final tournament:
| Zone | Team |
| Hosts | |
| Zone I | |
| Zone II | |
| Zone III | |
| Zone IV | |
| Zone V | |
| Zone VI | |
| Zone VII | |
