1976 African Cup of Nations
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| 1976 የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ | |
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1978 → |
The 1976 African Cup of Nations was the tenth edition of the
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
The 8 qualified teams are:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ethiopia |
Hosts | 7 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1970) | |
 Zaire |
Holders | 14 March 1974 | 5 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974) |
 Morocco |
2nd round winners | 13 July 1975 | 1 (1972) |
 Guinea |
2nd round winners | 17 July 1975 | 2 (1970, 1974) |
 Nigeria |
2nd round winners | 27 July 1975 | 1 (1963) |
 Egypt |
2nd round winners | 1 August 1975 | 6 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974) |
 Sudan |
2nd round winners | 15 August 1975 | 5 (1957, 1959, 1963, 1970, 1972) |
 Uganda |
2nd round winners | 15 August 1975 | 3 (1962, 1968, 1974) |
- Notes
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
Venues
| Addis Ababa | Dire Dawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa Stadium | Dire Dawa Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | |
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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 | 1–2 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
Sheferahu  40' |
85' |
Referee: Saad Gamar (Libya)
| Guinea | 2–1 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| 20' |
Muguwa 85' |
Referee: John Amenghor (Ghana)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed 28', 44' Ojebode 37' (pen.) Usiyan 90' |
Kabasu 51' Ekofa 58' |
Referee: Hédi Seoudi (Tunisia)
| Nigeria | 1–0 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Usiyan 8' |
Referee: Nyirenda Chayu (Zambia)
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 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Souleymane 33' |
Report | Baba 86' |
Scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Mustafa Abdou
- Taha Basri
Solomon Sheferahu
Abdelâali Zahraoui
Haruna Ilerika- Muda Lawal
- Sam Ojebode
- Thompson Usiyan
Bengally Sylla
- 1 goal
Ahmed Abou Rehab- Hassan Shehata
- Mahmoud El Khatib
- Mohamed El-Seyagui
- Osama Khalil
- Mohamed Ali
- Tesfaye Seyoum
- Papa Camara
- Chérif Souleymane
- Petit Sory
- Morciré Sylla
- Ahmed Abouali
- Mustapha "Chérif" Fetoui
- Redouane Guezzar
- Larbi Chebbak
- Ahmed "Baba" Makrouh
- Abdallah Tazi
Denis Obua- Jimmy Muguwa
Kabasu Babo- Mbungu Ekofa
- Ndaye Mulamba
- Own goal
- Ghanem Sultan (against Guinea)
CAF Team of the tournament
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
External links
- Guinea vs Morocco Final 11v11.com
- Details at RSSSF
- Details at www.angelfire.com
- footballmundial.tripod.com
| Editions |
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| Qualification | |
| Finals | |
| Bids | |
| Squads | |
| Statistics |
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| Miscellaneous | |
Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.  Football in Africa portal | |