| 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(s) | 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
The 8 qualified teams are:
Squads
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 |
Source:
| Egypt | 2–1 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
Abdou  26' Basri 32' | Obua 21' |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Théophile Lawson-Hétchéli (Togo)
| Ethiopia | 1–2 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Sheferaw 40' | N'Jo Léa 15' Petit Sory 85' |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Saad Gamar (Libya)
| Guinea | 2–1 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| N'Jo Léa 2' Sylla 20' | Muguwa 85' |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: John Amenghor (Ghana)
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 |
Source:
| Nigeria | 4–2 | Zaire |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed 28', 44' Ojebode 37' (pen.) Usiyan 90' | Kabasu 51' Ekofa 58' |
Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa
Referee: Hédi Seoudi (Tunisia)
| Zaire | 1–1 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Mulamba 41' | Gagarin 14' |
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 |
Source:
| Morocco | 2–1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Faras 82' Guezzar 87' | Mohammed 57' |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Youssou N'Diaye (Senegal)
Scorers
- 4 goals
N'Jo Léa
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
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Ghanem Sultan (against Guinea)
CAF Team of the tournament
Goalkeeper
Mohammed Al-Hazaz
Defenders
- Mustapha "Chérif" Fetoui
- Mustafa Younis
- Chérif Souleymane
- Djibril Diara
Midfielders
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Tolde- Farouk Gaafar
Haruna Ilerika- Kunle Awesu
Forwards
- Petit Sory
- Ahmed Faras