The 1976 African Cup of Nations was the tenth edition of the

Africa Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...

, the

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championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. The format of competition changed from

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

: 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 Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

won its first championship (and only to date), by topping the final group.

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

finished second.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are: * * (host) * * * * * * (holders)

Squads

Venues

First round

Group A

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Group B

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Final round

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Scorers

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Mamadou Aliou Keïta Mamadou Aliou "N'Jo Lea" Keïta (1 January 195211 April 2004) was a Guinean footballer who played as a forward for Hafia and the Guinea national team. International career Keïta scored 22 goals in 31 games for the Guinea national team, and ...

;3 goals *

Ahmed Faras Ahmed Faras ( ar, أحمد فرس; born 7 December 1946) is a Moroccan former footballer who played as a striker for Chabab Mohammédia at club level and Morocco internationally. Faras was named African Footballer of the Year in 1975. In 200 ...

* Baba Otu Mohammed *

Ali Gagarin Haydar Hassan Haj Al-Sidig known as Ali Gagarin (born 1 April 1949 in Omdurman) is a Sudanese former footballer who played with Al-Hilal Club. He participated in the Africa Cup of Nations 1970 and 1976. He earned his nickname of Ali Gagarin when ...

;2 goals *

Mustafa Abdou Moustafa Ahmed Ismail Abdou Ali Arfah (born 10 June 1953) is an Egyptian footballer who played as a forward. He competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los A ...

Taha Basri Taha may refer to: * Ta-Ha, the 20th sura of the ''Qur'an'' * Taha (name) Taaha ( ar, طه) is the combination of two letters " Ta" and " Ha". It is the first verse of surah Ta-Ha in the Quran and one of the mysterious letters; thus the meaning ...

* Solomon Sheferahu * Abdelâali Zahraoui * Haruna Ilerika * Muda Lawal * Sam Ojebode *

Thompson Usiyan Thompson Usiyan (27 April 1956 – 31 August 2021) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a forward. He holds the NCAA Division I career scoring record and played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, ...

* Bengally Sylla ;1 goal * Ahmed Abou Rehab * Hassan Shehata *

Mahmoud El Khatib Mahmoud Ibrahim Ibrahim El Khatib ( ar, محمود إبراهيم إبراهيم الخطيب; born 30 October 1954), popularly nicknamed Bibo ( ar, بيبو), is an Egyptian retired footballer and current President of Al Ahly. He is widely rega ...

* Mohamed El-Seyagui * Osama Khalil * Mohamed Ali * Tesfaye Seyoum *

Papa Camara Naby Laye "Papa" Camara (1952 – 4 January 2018) was a Guinea national football team, Guinean footballer of the 1970s and 1980s and football manager. He was regarded as one of Guinea's all-time great players, a stalwart of the highly successf ...

Chérif Souleymane Chérif Souleymane, also known as Chérif Soulegmane, (born 20 October 1944) is a former Guinean footballer. He is considered among the finest footballers Guinea has ever produced. He was named the France Football African Footballer of the Year ...

Petit Sory Ibrahima Sory Keita (born 1945), known as Petit Sory, is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a right winger. He finished in third place in the 1972 African Footballer of the Year awards compiled by France Football magazine. ...

* Morciré Sylla * Ahmed Abouali * Mustapha "Chérif" Fetoui * Redouane Guezzar * Larbi Chebbak * Ahmed "Baba" Makrouh *

Abdallah Tazi Abdallah Tazi ( ar, عبدالله تازي, born 30 November 1944), also transliterated Abdellah or Abdullah, is a Moroccan footballer who played for Morocco in the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1978 African Cup of Nations The 1978 African Cup o ...

* Denis Obua * Jimmy Muguwa * Kabasu Babo *

Mbungu Ekofa Mbungu Ekofa (born 24 November 1948) is a Congolese football forward who played for Zaire Zaire (, ), officially the Republic of Zaire (french: République du Zaïre, link=no, ), was a Congolese state from 1971 to 1997 in Central Afric ...

Ndaye Mulamba Pierre Ndaye Mulamba (4 November 1948 – 26 January 2019) was a association football, football midfielder from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire. He was nicknamed "Mutumbula" ("assassin") and "Volvo". Football career Mulamba ...

;Own goal *

Ghanem Sultan Ghanem is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to: Given name * Ghanem al-Dosari (born 1980), Saudi human rights activist and satirist * Ghanem Hamarsheh (born 1977), Jordanian retired footballer * Ghanem Nuseibeh (born 1977), founde ...

(against Guinea)

CAF Team of the tournament

Goalkeeper * Mohammed Al-Hazaz Defenders * Mustapha "Chérif" Fetoui * Mustafa Younis *

* Djibril Diara Midfielders * Tolde * Farouk Gaafar * Haruna Ilerika * Kunle Awesu Forwards *

External links

Guinea vs Morocco Final 11v11.com

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