Africa Cup of Nations 1976

Africa Cup of Nations 1976
African Cup of Nations 1976
Number of nations	8  (of 32 applicants)
African champions	Morocco (1st title)
venue	Ethiopia
Opening game	February 29, 1976
Endgame	March 14, 1976
Games	18th
Gates	54  (⌀: 3 per game)
Top scorer	N'Jo Léa (4 goals)

The Africa Cup 1976 ( English : African Cup of Nations , French : Coupe d'Afrique des Nations ) was the tenth game of the African continental championship in football and took place from February 29 to March 14 for the third time after 1962 and 1968 held in Ethiopia . Organized by the African continental football federation Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), eight teams again participated in Egypt , Ethiopia , Guinea , Morocco , Nigeria , Sudan ,Uganda and Zaire participated.

As in previous years, there was also a qualification to reduce the field of participants with a record number of 34 applicants to eight finalists, with hosts Ethiopia and defending champions Zaire automatically qualifying.

→ see main article: Africa Cup 1976 / qualification

As usual, the game was played with two groups of four teams each. However, the two best teams in each group did not play the tournament winner in the knockout system as before , but in a final group of everyone against everyone. The final round matches were played in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa in the Addis Ababa Stadium and in Dire Dawa in the Dire Dawa Stadium .

Morocco won the tournament and became African champions for the first time in football.

Addis Ababa Dire Dawa

Venues 1976 in Ethiopia

The tournament

Group A

All games in the context of double events in Addis Ababa.

February 29th Ethiopia - Uganda 2: 0 (1: 0) Egypt - Guinea 1: 1 (1: 1) 3 March Egypt - Uganda 2: 1 (2: 1) Guinea - Ethiopia 2: 1 (1: 1) 5. March Guinea - Uganda 2: 1 (2: 0) Egypt - Ethiopia 1: 1 (1: 0)

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1. Guinea  3  2  1  0 005: 300  +2 05: 10  2. Egypt  3  1  2  0 004: 300  +1 04: 20  3. Ethiopia  3  1  1  1 004: 300  +1 03: 30  4th Uganda  3  0  0  3 002: 600  −4 00: 60

Group B

All doubleheader games in Dire Dawa.

1st March Zaire - Nigeria 2: 4 (0: 3) Sudan - Morocco 2: 2 (1: 1) 4th of March Nigeria - Sudan 1: 0 (1: 0) Morocco - Zaire 1: 0 (1: 0) 6th March Morocco - Nigeria 3: 1 (2: 1) Sudan - Zaire 1: 1 (1: 1)

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1. Morocco  3  2  1  0 006: 300  +3 05: 10  2. Nigeria  3  2  0  1 006: 500  +1 04: 20  3. Sudan  3  0  2  1 003: 400  −1 02: 40  4th Zaire  3  0  1  2 003: 600  −3 01: 50

Final round

All games in the context of double events in Addis Ababa.

9th March Guinea - Nigeria 1: 1 (0: 0) Egypt - Morocco 1: 2 (1: 1) March 11 Morocco - Nigeria 2: 1 (0: 0) Egypt - Guinea 2: 4 (1: 1) the 14th of March Nigeria - Egypt 3: 2 (1: 2) Guinea - Morocco 1: 1 (1: 0)

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1. Morocco  3  2  1  0 005: 300  +2 05: 10  2. Guinea  3  1  2  0 006: 400  +2 04: 20  3. Nigeria  3  1  1  1 005: 500  ± 0 03: 30  4th Egypt  3  0  0  3 005: 900  −4 00: 60

Web links

• Game details on rsssf.com