The men's qualification for football tournament at the 1978 All-Africa Games.
Qualification stage
Zone I (North Africa) Morocco withdrew.
Libya qualified by taking place Tunisia after it withdrew later. In addition, Algeria qualified as hosts.
Zone II (West Africa 1) The tournament was held in Bamako, Mali. Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal withdrew.
Mali qualified.
Zone III (West Africa 2) The tournament was held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Liberia and Sierra Leone withdrew.
Ghana qualified.
Zone IV (West Africa 3) The tournament was held in Lagos, Nigeria. Central African Republic, Niger, Togo and Upper Volta withdrew.
Nigeria qualified.
Zone V (Central Africa) The tournament was held in Cameroon.
Group A Team211040+43211030+33200207–70
Group B Team330050+563201121+1143102412–823003210–80
Semifinals
Final
Cameroon qualified.
Zone VI (East Africa) The tournament was held in Cairo, Egypt. Ethiopia and Kenya withdrew.
Group A Team220050+54210121+12200206–60
Group B Team2020220220202202
Final
Egypt qualified.
Zone VII (Southern Africa) The tournament was held in Curepipe, Mauritius. Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zambia withdrew.
Team110021+12100112–10
Malawi qualified.
Qualifying teams The following countries have qualified for the final tournament: ZoneTeamHostsZone IZone IIZone IIIZone IVZone VZone VIZone VII
External links African Games 1978 - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation