1976 African Cup of Nations
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ethiopia |
| Dates | 29 February – 14 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Morocco (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Guinea |
| Third place |
 Nigeria |
| Fourth place |
.svg.png){kind=small} Egypt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 54 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
N'Jo Léa (4 goals) |
| Best player |
Ahmed Faras |
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.
Qualified teams
Main article: 1976 African Cup of Nations qualification
The 8 qualified teams are:
Venues
| Addis Ababa | Dire Dawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa Stadium | Dire Dawa Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | |
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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 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Ethiopia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
 Uganda |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
5 March 1976 |
| Guinea |
2–1 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
N'Jo Léa  2' Sylla 20' |
Muguwa 85' |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa Referee: Amenghor |
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 |
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 |
11 March 1976 |
| Guinea |
4–2 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| N'Jo Léa 24', 65' Sultan 53' (o.g.) M. Sylla 62' |
Abdou 33' El-Seyagui 86' |
Winners
| African Cup of Nations 1976 Champions |
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Morocco 1st title |
Scorers
- 4 goals
- N'Jo Léa
- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goal
- Ghanem Sultan (against Guinea)
CAF Team of the tournament
Goalkeeper
Defenders
- Mustapha "Chérif" Fetoui
- Mustafa Younis
- Chérif Souleymane
- Djibril Diara
Midfielders
- ... Tolde
- Farouk Gaafar
- Haruna Ilerika
- Kunle Awesu
Forwards
External links
- Guinea vs Morocco Final 11v11.com
- Details at RSSSF
- Details at www.angelfire.com
- footballmundial.tripod.com
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