1976 African Cup of Nations qualification

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This page details the information on the matches and their outcomes for the 1976 African Cup of Nations.

## Qualifying tournament

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### Preliminary round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Somalia | 1–2  |  Burundi | 0–2  | 1–0
Tunisia | 1–1 (3–2 p)  |  Libya | 1–0  | 0–1
Togo | 3–0  |  Liberia | 1–0  | 2–0
Morocco | 6–0  |  Gambia | 3–0  | 3–0
Mali | w/o  |  Lesotho | —  | —
Niger | w/o  |  Dahomey | —  | —

10 August 1974

Somalia | 0–2|  Burundi

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Mogadishu Stadium, Mogadishu

24 August 1974

Burundi | 0–1|  Somalia

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Bujumbura

Burundi won 2–1 on aggregate.

* * *

10 November 1974

Tunisia | 1–0|  Libya

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Khouini 13' |  |

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Referee: Awadh Al-Saeedi (Egypt)

22 November 1974

Libya | 1–0|  Tunisia

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Al-Fazani |  |
Penalties
| 2–3 |

Tripoli

Tunisia won 3–2 on penalties after 1–1 on aggregate.[1]

* * *

10 November 1974

Togo | 1–0|  Liberia

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Stade Général Eyadema, Lomé

22 November 1974

Liberia | 0–2|  Togo

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Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia

Togo won 3–0 on aggregate.

* * *

24 November 1974

Morocco | 3–0|  Gambia

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Guezzar

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Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca

7 December 1974

Gambia | 0–3|  Morocco

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|  | Guezzar

Box Bar Stadium, Banjul

Morocco won 6–0 on aggregate.

* * *

Mali | Cancelled|  Lesotho

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|  | Withdrew

Mali advanced after Lesotho withdrew.

* * *

Niger | Cancelled|  Dahomey

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|  | Withdrew

Niger advanced after Dahomey withdrew.

### First round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Morocco | 5–2  |  Senegal | 4–0  | 1–2
Tunisia | 3–2  |  Algeria | 1–1  | 2–1
Uganda | 5–1  |  Mauritius | 4–0  | 1–1
Niger | 2–7  |  Guinea | 2–4  | 0–3
Sudan | 3–0  |  Kenya | 1–0  | 2–0
Burundi | 0–5  |  Egypt | 0–3  | 0–2
Ghana | 5–3  |  Mali | 4–0  | 1–3
Congo | 2–2 (a)  |  Ivory Coast | 1–0  | 1–2
Malawi | 4–9  |  Zambia | 1–6  | 3–3
Cameroon | 3–4  |  Togo | 3–0  | 0–4
Nigeria | w/o  |  Central African Republic | —  | —
Tanzania | w/o  |  Madagascar | —  | —

22 March 1975

Morocco | 4–0|  Senegal

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Faras 30'
Acila
Guezzar
Najah |  |

Stade Hassan II, Fez

13 April 1975

Senegal | 2–1|  Morocco

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Sagna 2', 42' |  | Faras 86'

Kaolack

Morocco won 5–2 on aggregate.

* * *

23 March 1975

Tunisia | 1–1|  Algeria

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Habita 86' |  | Gamouh 64'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

6 April 1975

Algeria | 1–2|  Tunisia

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Ighil 59' |  | Khouini 44', 89'

19 June Stadium, Oran

Tunisia won 3–2 on aggregate.

* * *

23 March 1975

Uganda | 4–0|  Mauritius

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Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

6 April 1975

Mauritius | 1–1|  Uganda

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Port Louis

Uganda won 5–1 on aggregate.

* * *

23 March 1975

Niger | 2–4|  Guinea

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Niamey

6 April 1975

Guinea | 3–0|  Niger

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Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Guinea won 7–2 on aggregate.

* * *

23 March 1975

Sudan | 1–0|  Kenya

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Gagarin 26' |  |

Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum

6 April 1975

Kenya | 0–2|  Sudan

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|  | Gagarin 42', 90'

Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi

Sudan won 3–0 on aggregate.

* * *

24 March 1975

Burundi | 0–3|  Egypt

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|  | A. Khalil 27'
Shehata 31'
O. Khalil 82'

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

19 April 1975

Egypt | 2–0|  Burundi

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El Khatib 16', 55' |  |

Nasser Stadium, Cairo

Egypt won 5–0 on aggregate.

* * *

30 March 1975

Ghana | 4–0|  Mali

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Owusu
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Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

13 April 1975

Mali | 3–1|  Ghana

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|  | Owusu

Bamako

Ghana won 5–3 on aggregate.

* * *

30 March 1975

Congo | 1–0|  Ivory Coast

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Moukila |  |

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

13 April 1975

Ivory Coast | 2–1|  Congo

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|  | Moukila

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Congo advanced by away goals rule after 2–2 on aggregate.

* * *

30 March 1975

Malawi | 1–6|  Zambia

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Phiri |  | Chanda
Sinyangwe
Mapulanga
Kapita

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre

14 April 1975

Zambia | 3–3|  Malawi

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Chola
|  | Phiri
Chikafa

Lusaka

Zambia won 9–4 on aggregate.

* * *

13 April 1975

Cameroon | 3–0|  Togo

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Tokoto
Eboué |  |

Stade de la Réunification, Douala

20 April 1975

Togo | 4–0|  Cameroon

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Lomé

Togo won 4–3 on aggregate.

* * *

Nigeria | Cancelled|  Central African Republic

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|  | Withdrew

Nigeria advanced after Central African Republic withdrew.

* * *

Tanzania | Cancelled|  Madagascar

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|  | Withdrew

Tanzania advanced after Madagascar withdrew.

### Second round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Ghana | 2–2 (5–6 p)  |  Morocco | 2–0  | 0–2
Togo | 2–4  |  Guinea | 2–2  | 0–2
Tanzania | 3–6  |  Egypt | 1–1  | 2–5
Tunisia | 4–4 (a)  |  Sudan | 3–2  | 1–2
Zambia | 2–4  |  Uganda | 2–1  | 0–3
Congo | 1–3  |  Nigeria | 0–1  | 1–2

29 June 1975

Ghana | 2–0|  Morocco

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Owusu 59' (pen.)
Sam 90' |  |

Accra

13 July 1975

Morocco | 2–0|  Ghana

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Chebbak
Acila 89' (pen.) |  |
Penalties
| 6–5 |

Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca

Morocco won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 2–2 on aggregate.

* * *

3 July 1975

Togo | 2–2|  Guinea

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Stade Général Eyadema, Lomé

17 July 1975

Guinea | 2–0|  Togo

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N'Jo Lea |  |

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Guinea won 4–2 on aggregate.

* * *

5 July 1975

Tanzania | 1–1|  Egypt

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|  | Nour

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

1 August 1975

Egypt | 5–2|  Tanzania

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Gaafar 33'
O. Khalil 40', 74'
Nour 71', 72' |  |

Cairo

Egypt won 6–3 on aggregate.

* * *

6 July 1975

Tunisia | 3–2|  Sudan

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Ben Aziza 2'
Lahzami 5', 27' |  | Gagarin 34'
El-Kori 50'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

15 August 1975

Sudan | 2–1|  Tunisia

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Abdel Wahab 9'
Gagarin 75' |  | Ben Aziza 60'

Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum

Sudan won by away goals rule after 4–4 on aggregate.

* * *

12 July 1975

Zambia | 2–1|  Uganda

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Chanda |  |

Lusaka

15 August 1975

Uganda | 3–0|  Zambia

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Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

Uganda won 4–2 on aggregate.

* * *

13 July 1975

Congo | 0–1|  Nigeria

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Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

27 July 1975

Nigeria | 2–1|  Congo

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Surulere Stadium, Lagos

Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

## Qualified teams

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The 8 qualified teams are:

* Egypt
* Ethiopia (hosts)
* Guinea
* Morocco
* Nigeria
* Sudan
* Uganda
* Zaire (holders)

## References

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1. ^ "All time penalty shoot-out stats for national teams".

## External links

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* CAN 1976 details \- 'rsssf.com'

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Africa Cup of Nations

Editions|

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Notes
The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively.
There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only.
The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.

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