AFCON 1980 Qualifiers : Algeria defeats Libya 3-1
ALGIERS, Oct. 24, 1979 (AMP) — Nigeria 1980 (Qualifiers) : Algeria defeated Libya by a score of 3-1 (halftime: 3-1), in the first leg of a AFCON qualifier tie on Wednesday.
The second leg between Algeria and Libya will be played on Tuesday November 6, 1979.
Fixtures and Results : Second Round
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Overview
Algeria at the AFCON
- 1 appearances (1968)
- 7 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
Libya at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 5 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
Algeria

3:1

Libya
3:1 (3:1)
- 24 October 1979
- Algiers
AFCON History

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