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AFCON 1976

ChampionsMorocco

Morocco won, ahead of Guinea. 8 teams, 18 games, 3.00 goals a game; hosted by Ethiopia.

Group stage

Group A

TeamPWDLGDPts
Guineathrough3210+25
Egyptthrough3120+14
Ethiopia3111+13
Uganda3003-40

Group B

TeamPWDLGDPts
Moroccothrough3210+35
Nigeriathrough3201+14
Sudan3021-12
Zaïre3012-31

2 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.

Final round

Final round

TeamPWDLGDPts
Morocco3210+25
Guinea3120+24
Nigeria311103
Egypt3003-40

2 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.

Top scorers

  1. Mamadou Aliou Keita Guinea 4
  2. Ali Gagarin Sudan 3
  3. Baba Otu Mohammed Nigeria 3
  4. Ahmed Faras Morocco 3
  5. Taha Basry Egypt 2
  6. Bengally Sylla Guinea 2
  7. Solomon Sheferahu Ethiopia 2
  8. Sam Ojebode Nigeria 2
  9. Thompson Usiyan Nigeria 2
  10. Moustafa Abdou Egypt 2

Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.