The 1976 African Cup of Nations was the tenth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football 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.
| 1976 የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ethiopia |
| Dates | 29 February – 14 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Morocco (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Guinea |
| Third place | Nigeria |
| Fourth place | Egypt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 54 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mamadou Aliou Keïta (4 goals) |
| Best player | Ahmed Faras |
← 1974 1978 → | |
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Addis Ababa Dire Dawa |
|---|---|
| Addis Ababa Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | |
| Dire Dawa | |
| Dire Dawa Stadium | |
| Capacity: 18,000 | |
First round
Tiebreakers
If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- Drawing of lots
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Advance to Final round |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Ethiopia (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Uganda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
| Ethiopia | 2–0 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| Sheferahu 2' Seyoum 83' |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)
| Egypt | 1–1 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Basri 43' | B. Sylla 44' (pen.) |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Youssou N'Diaye (Senegal)
| Egypt | 2–1 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| Abdou 26' Basri 32' | Obua 21' |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Théophile Lawson-Hétchéli (Togo)
| Ethiopia | 1–2 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Sheferahu 40' | N'Jo Léa 15' Petit Sory 85' |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Saad Gamar (Libya)
| Guinea | 2–1 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| N'Jo Léa 2' Sylla 20' | Muguwa 85' |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: John Amenghor (Ghana)
| Ethiopia | 1–1 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Ali 46' | Shehata 26' |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Advance to Final round |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sudan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Zaire | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| Nigeria | 4–2 | Zaire |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed 28', 44' Ojebode 37' (pen.) Usiyan 90' | Kabasu 51' Ekofa 58' |
Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa
Referee: Hédi Seoudi (Tunisia)
| Morocco | 2–2 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Chérif 1' Abouali 58' | Gagarin 9', 79' (pen.) |
Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa
Referee: Gratian Matovu (Tanzania)
| Nigeria | 1–0 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Usiyan 8' |
Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa
Referee: Nyirenda Chayu (Zambia)
| Morocco | 1–0 | Zaire |
|---|---|---|
| Zahraoui 80' |
Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa
Referee: Yousef Alghoul (Libya)
| Morocco | 3–1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Faras 8' Tazi 19' Chebbak 81' | Ojebode 81' |
Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Bernard Grah (Ivory Coast)
| Zaire | 1–1 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Mulamba 41' | Gagarin 14' |
Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Robert Foiret (Mauritius)
Final round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Champions |
| 2 | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Guinea | 1–1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Camara 88' | Lawal 55' |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hédi Seoudi (Tunisia)
| Morocco | 2–1 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Faras 23' Zahraoui 88' | Abou Rehab 34' |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Yousef Alghoul (Libya)
| Morocco | 2–1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Faras 82' Guezzar 87' | Mohammed 57' |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
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' |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Théophile Lawson-Hétchéli (Togo)
| Nigeria | 3–2 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Ilerika 35', 62' Lawal 82' | El Khatib 7' Khalil 86' |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Bernard Grah (Ivory Coast)
| Guinea | 1–1 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Souleymane 33' | Report | Baba 86' |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Nyirenda Chayu (Zambia)
Goalscorers
There were 54 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
4 goals
- Mamadou Aliou Keïta
3 goals
- Ahmed Faras
- Baba Otu Mohammed
- Ali Gagarin
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
CAF Team of the tournament
Goalkeeper
- Mohammed Al-Hazaz
Defenders
- Mustapha "Chérif" Fetoui
- Mustafa Younis
- Chérif Souleymane
- Djibril Diara
Midfielders
- Tolde
- Farouk Gaafar
- Haruna Ilerika
- Kunle Awesu
Forwards
- Petit Sory
- Ahmed Faras
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