1976_African_Nations_Cup
1976 African Cup of Nations
International football competition
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.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
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 → |
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Main article: 1976 African Cup of Nations qualification
The 8 qualified teams are:
More information Team, Qualified as ...
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[lower-alpha 1] |
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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) |
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Main article: 1976 African Cup of Nations squads
More information Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa ...
Addis Ababa | Dire Dawa | |
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Addis Ababa Stadium | Dire Dawa Stadium | |
Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | |
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Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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Referee: Théophile Lawson-Hétchéli (Togo)
More information Ethiopia, 1–2 ...
Ethiopia | 1–2 | Guinea |
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Sheferahu 40' | N'Jo Léa 15' Petit Sory 85' |
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Referee: Saad Gamar (Libya)
Referee: John Amenghor (Ghana)
Group B
More information Team, Pld ...
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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More information Nigeria, 4–2 ...
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Referee: Hédi Seoudi (Tunisia)
More information Morocco, 2–2 ...
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Referee: Gratian Matovu (Tanzania)
Referee: Nyirenda Chayu (Zambia)
Referee: Yousef Alghoul (Libya)
More information Morocco, 3–1 ...
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More information Team, Pld ...
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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Referee: Youssou N'Diaye (Senegal)
More information Guinea, 4–2 ...
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More information Nigeria, 3–2 ...
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Main article: 1976 African Cup of Nations Final
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Ahmed Faras
- Baba Otu Mohammed
- Ali Gagarin
- 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
- Own goal
Goalkeeper
Defenders
- Mustapha "Chérif" Fetoui
- Mustafa Younis
- Chérif Souleymane
- Djibril Diara
Midfielders
- Tolde
- Farouk Gaafar
- Haruna Ilerika
- Kunle Awesu
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