1976 African Cup of Nations

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 (and only to date), by topping the final group. Guinea finished second.

1976 African Cup of Nations
1976 የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ
Tournament details
Host countryEthiopia
Dates29 February – 14 March
Teams8
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

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:
Ethiopia 2–0 Uganda
Sheferahu 2'
Seyoum 83'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)
Egypt 1–1 Guinea
Basri 43' B. Sylla 44' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Youssou N'Diaye (Senegal)
Egypt 2–1 Uganda
Abdou 26'
Basri 32'		 Obua 21'
Referee: Théophile Lawson-Hétchéli (Togo)
Ethiopia 1–2 Guinea
Sheferahu 40' N'Jo Léa 15'
Petit Sory 85'
Referee: Saad Gamar (Libya)
Guinea 2–1 Uganda
N'Jo Léa 2'
Sylla 20'		 Muguwa 85'
Referee: John Amenghor (Ghana)
Ethiopia 1–1 Egypt
Ali 46' Shehata 26'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (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:
Nigeria 4–2 Zaire
Mohammed 28', 44'
Ojebode 37' (pen.)
Usiyan 90'		 Kabasu 51'
Ekofa 58'
Referee: Hédi Seoudi (Tunisia)
Morocco 2–2 Sudan
Chérif 1'
Abouali 58'		 Gagarin 9', 79' (pen.)
Referee: Gratian Matovu (Tanzania)
Nigeria 1–0 Sudan
Usiyan 8'
Referee: Nyirenda Chayu (Zambia)
Morocco 1–0 Zaire
Zahraoui 80'
Morocco 3–1 Nigeria
Faras 8'
Tazi 19'
Chebbak 81'		 Ojebode 81'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Bernard Grah (Ivory Coast)
Zaire 1–1 Sudan
Mulamba 41' Gagarin 14'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Robert Foiret (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:
Guinea 1–1 Nigeria
Camara 88' Lawal 55'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hédi Seoudi (Tunisia)
Morocco 2–1 Egypt
Faras 23'
Zahraoui 88'		 Abou Rehab 34'
Attendance: 10,000
Morocco 2–1 Nigeria
Faras 82'
Guezzar 87'		 Mohammed 57'
Referee: Youssou N'Diaye (Senegal)
Guinea 4–2 Egypt
N'Jo Léa 24', 65'
Sultan 53' (o.g.)
M. Sylla 62'		 Abdou 33'
El-Seyagui 86'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Théophile Lawson-Hétchéli (Togo)
Nigeria 3–2 Egypt
Ilerika 35', 62'
Lawal 82'		 El Khatib 7'
Khalil 86'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Bernard Grah (Ivory Coast)
Main article: 1976 African Cup of Nations Final
Guinea 1–1 Morocco
Souleymane 33' Repport Baba 86'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Nyirenda Chayu (Zambia)

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

CAF Team of the tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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