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, by topping the final group. Guinea finished second.

1976 African Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host countryEthiopia
Dates29 February – 14 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
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) N'Jo Léa
(4 goals)
Best player(s) 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
Addis Ababa Dire Dawa
Addis Ababa StadiumDire Dawa Stadium
Capacity: 30,000Capacity: 18,000

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
Sheferaw  2'
Testaye  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
Sheferaw  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: Guinea v Morocco (1976 Africa Cup of Nations)
Guinea 1–1 Morocco
Souleymane  33' Repport Baba  86'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Nyirenda Chayu (Zambia)

Scorers
4 goals
  • N'Jo Léa
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Ghanem Sultan (against Guinea)

CAF Team of the tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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