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

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, the

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

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: 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 a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

won its first championship by topping the final group.

Guinea Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sier ...

finished second.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are: ;Notes

Squads

Venues

First round

Tiebreakers

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: # Goal difference in all group matches # Greater number of goals scored in all group matches # Drawing of lots

Group A

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Group B

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Final round

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Goalscorers

CAF Team of the tournament

Goalkeeper * Mohammed Al-Hazaz Defenders * Mustapha "Chérif" Fetoui * Mustafa Younis * Chérif Souleymane * Djibril Diara Midfielders * Tolde * Farouk Gaafar * Haruna Ilerika * Kunle Awesu Forwards * Petit Sory * Ahmed Faras

External links

Guinea vs Morocco Final 11v11.com

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International association football competitions hosted by Ethiopia Africa Cup of Nations tournaments Africa Cup Of Nations, 1976

African Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON and officially known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, is the main biennial international men's association football competition in Africa. It is s ...