| Group A | | Nigeria 4-2 Burkina Faso | Ghana 2-1 Zambia | | Zambia 2-0 Burkina Faso | Nigeria 1-1 Ghana | | Ghana 3-0 Burkina Faso | Zambia 0-0 Nigeria | | N | Country | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts | | 1 | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | | 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | | 3 | Zambia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | 4 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Group B | | Uganda 3-1 Congo Brazzaville | Morocco 1-1 Tunisia | | Morocco 1-0 Congo Brazzaville | Tunisia 3-1 Uganda | | Congo Brazzaville 0-0 Tunisia | Uganda 3-0 Morocco | | N | Country | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts | | 1 | Uganda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | 2 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | | 3 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | | 4 | Congo Brazzaville | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Semifinal | | Ghana 1-0 Tunisia | Uganda 2-1 Nigeria | | | | | 3rd Place Match | | Nigeria 1-1 Tunisia (Tunisia withdrew ) | | | | | Final | | Ghana 2-0 Uganda |
| Final Ranking | | Rank | Country | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts | | 1 | Ghana | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | | 2 | Uganda | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | | 3 | Nigeria | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Tunisia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | 5 | Zambia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | 6 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | | 7 | Congo Brazzaville | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | 8 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
-| Best Player | | Abdel Razak Karim (Ghana) | | | | | | | Best African Team 1978 | | | Goal Keeper | | | | Al-Hazaz (MAR) | | | Right Defender | Libero | Stopper | Left Defender | | Zowaib (TUN) | Dadsy (GHA) | Al-Qasmy (TUN) | Al-Araby (MAR) | | Right Midfield | Playmaker | Midfield Defender | Left Midfield | | Nesreko (UGA) | A.Karim (GHA) | A.Armah (GHA) | P.Omondi (UGA) | | Forwards | | S.Odegbami (NIG) | M.Polo (GHA) |
1978 Goal Scorers| Opoku Afriye | Ghana | 3 | | Segun Odegbami | Nigeria | 3 | | Philip Omondi | Uganda | 3 |
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