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 |  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(s) | Ahmed Faras |
← 1974 1978 → | |
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) |
| Addis Ababa |
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Dire Dawa |
|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa Stadium | Dire Dawa Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | |
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| 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 |
| 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)
| 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 |
| 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' |
Referee: Yousef Alghoul (Libya)
| 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)
| 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 |
| 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
Referee: Yousef Alghoul (Libya)
| 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)
| Guinea | 1–1 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Souleymane 33' |
Report | Baba 86' |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Nyirenda Chayu (Zambia)
Baba Otu Mohammed Ali Gagarin Taha Basri Solomon Sheferahu Abdelâali Zahraoui Haruna Ilerika Muda Lawal Sam Ojebode Thompson Usiyan Bengally Sylla 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 Ghanem Sultan (against Guinea)Goalkeeper
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