1976 African Cup of Nations

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1976 African Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host countryEthiopia
Dates29 February – 14 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Morocco (1st title)
Runners-up Guinea
Third place Nigeria
Fourth place Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored54 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Guinea Mamadou Aliou Keïta
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Morocco Ahmed Faras
← 1974
1978 →

The 1976 African Cup of Nations was the tenth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. The format of competition changed from 1974: the field of eight teams was still split into two groups of four, but a final stage was introduced with the top two finishers of each of the first stage groups. Morocco won its first championship, by topping the final group. Guinea finished second.

Qualified teams[]

Main article: 1976 African Cup of Nations qualification

The 8 qualified teams are:

Squads[]

Main article: 1976 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues[]

First round[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Guinea 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 5
 Egypt 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4
 Ethiopia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3
 Uganda 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source:[citation needed]
Ethiopia 2–0 Uganda
Sheferaw Goal 2'
Testaye Goal 83'
Attendance: 30.000
Referee: (Algeria)
Egypt 1–1 Guinea
Basri Goal 43' B. Sylla Goal 44' (pen.)
Attendance: 30.000
Referee: (Senegal)
Egypt 2–1 Uganda
Abdou Goal 26'
Basri Goal 32'		 Obua Goal 21'
Referee: (Togo)
Ethiopia 1–2 Guinea
Sheferaw Goal 40' N'Jo Léa Goal 15'
Petit Sory Goal 85'
Referee: (Libya)
Guinea 2–1 Uganda
N'Jo Léa Goal 2'
Sylla Goal 20'		 Goal 85'
Referee: (Ghana)
Ethiopia 1–1 Egypt
Goal 46' Shehata Goal 26'
Attendance: 25.000
Referee: (Algeria)

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 5
 Nigeria 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 4
 Sudan 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
 Zaire 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source:[citation needed]
Nigeria 4–2 Zaire
Goal 28', 44'
Ojebode Goal 37' (pen.)
Usiyan Goal 90'		 Kabasu Goal 51'
Ekofa Goal 58'
Referee: (Tunisia)
Morocco 2–2 Sudan
Chérif Goal 1'
Goal 58'		 Gagarin Goal 9', 79' (pen.)
Referee: (Tanzania)
Nigeria 1–0 Sudan
Usiyan Goal 8'
Referee: (Zambia)
Morocco 1–0 Zaire
Zahraoui Goal 80'
Referee: Yousef Alghoul (Libya)
Morocco 3–1 Nigeria
Faras Goal 8'
Tazi Goal 19'
Chebbak Goal 81'		 Ojebode Goal 81'
Attendance: 4.000
Referee: (Ivory Coast)
Zaire 1–1 Sudan
Mulamba Goal 41' Gagarin Goal 14'
Attendance: 4.000
Referee: (Mauritius)

Final round[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 5
 Guinea 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 4
 Nigeria 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
 Egypt 3 0 0 3 5 9 −4 0
Source:[citation needed]
Guinea 1–1 Nigeria
Camara Goal 88' Lawal Goal 55'
Attendance: 10.000
Referee: (Tunisia)
Morocco 2–1 Egypt
Faras Goal 23'
Zahraoui Goal 88'		 Goal 34'
Attendance: 10.000
Referee: Yousef Alghoul (Libya)
Morocco 2–1 Nigeria
Faras Goal 82'
Goal 87'		 Goal 57'
Referee: (Senegal)
Guinea 4–2 Egypt
N'Jo Léa Goal 24', 65'
Goal 53' (o.g.)
M. Sylla Goal 62'		 Abdou Goal 33'
Goal 86'
Attendance: 10.000
Referee: (Togo)
Nigeria 3–2 Egypt
Ilerika Goal 35', 62'
Lawal Goal 82'		 El Khatib Goal 7'
Khalil Goal 86'
Attendance: 25.000
Referee: (Ivory Coast)
Main article: 1976 African Cup of Nations Final
Guinea 1–1 Morocco
Souleymane Goal 33' Repport Goal 86'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: (Zambia)

Scorers[]

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Egypt (against Guinea)

CAF Team of the tournament[]

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

External links[]

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