1976 African Cup of Nations


The 1976 African Cup of Nations was the tenth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa. 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, in the form of a semi-final and a final, This is the same approach that was followed in the 1974 and 1978 World Cups. Morocco won its first championship by topping the final group. Guinea finished second.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are:
TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament
Hosts
Holders
2nd round winners
2nd round winners
2nd round winners
2nd round winners
2nd round winners
2nd round winners

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Venues


Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa Stadium
Capacity: 30,000

Dire Dawa
Dire Dawa Stadium
Capacity: 18,000



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:
  1. Goal difference in all group matches
  2. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  3. Drawing of lots

Group A


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Group B


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Final round

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CAF Team of the tournament

Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards