| 1976 የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ethiopia |
| Dates | 29 February – 14 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue | 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 | Ahmed Faras |
←1974 1978 → | |
The1976 African Cup of Nations was the tenth edition of theAfrica Cup of Nations, theassociation football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. The format of competition changed from1974: 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.
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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| Addis Ababa Stadium | |
| Capacity:30,000 | |
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| Dire Dawa | |
| Dire Dawa Stadium | |
| Capacity:18,000 | |
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If 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:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Advance toFinal 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 |
|---|---|---|
Sheferahu 40' | N'Jo Léa 15' Petit Sory 85' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Advance toFinal 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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' |
There 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 RehabHassan ShehataMahmoud El KhatibMohamed El-SeyaguiOsama KhalilMohamed AliTesfaye SeyoumPapa CamaraChérif SouleymanePetit SoryMorciré SyllaAhmed AboualiMustapha "Chérif" FetouiRedouane GuezzarLarbi ChebbakAhmed "Baba" MakrouhAbdallah TaziDenis ObuaJimmy MuguwaKabasu BaboMbungu EkofaNdaye MulambaGoalkeeper
Defenders
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