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

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; ...

: 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.

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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

;4 goals * Mamadou Aliou Keïta ;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 *

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 Haruna Olatunji Ilerika (27 October 1949 – 4 December 2008) was a Nigerian footballer. Native of Epe, Lagos state, Haruna also attended Lagos city College between 1967 and 1969. He was the school captain and acting coach in 1969 before h ...

* Muda Lawal * Sam Ojebode *

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* Bengally Sylla ;1 goal * Ahmed Abou Rehab *

Hassan Shehata Hassan Shehata ( ar, حسن شحاتة; born 19 June 1947) is an Egyptian former professional football player. Before retirement he played as a forward. He then became a football manager, who is now retired. Shehata led Egypt to victory in 3 ti ...

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 *

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 * 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 * Ghanem Sultan (against Guinea)

CAF Team of the tournament

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

* Djibril Diara Midfielders * Tolde *

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* Kunle Awesu Forwards * Petit Sory *

External links

Guinea vs Morocco Final 11v11.com

{{DEFAULTSORT:1976 Africa Cup Of Nations Nations 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 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 internat ...