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 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Ethiopia |
Dates | 29 February – 14 March |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 18 |
Goals scored | 54 (3 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | (4 goals) |
Best player(s) | |
Qualified teams
editThe 8 qualified teams are:
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
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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
editVenues
editAddis Ababa | Dire Dawa | |
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Addis Ababa Stadium | Dire Dawa Stadium | |
Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | |
First round
editTiebreakers
editIf 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
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 | 1–2 | Guinea |
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Sheferahu 40' | N'Jo Léa 15' Petit Sory 85' |
Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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Mohammed 28', 44' Ojebode 37' (pen.) Usiyan 90' |
Kabasu 51' Ekofa 58' |
Nigeria | 1–0 | Sudan |
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Usiyan 8' |
Morocco | 1–0 | Zaire |
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Zahraoui 80' |
Final round
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Morocco | 2–1 | Egypt |
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Faras 23' Zahraoui 88' |
Abou Rehab 34' |
Guinea | 1–1 | Morocco |
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Souleymane 33' | Report | Baba 86' |
Goalscorers
editThere were 54 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
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
editGoalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards