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.

## Preliminary round[edit]

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[edit]

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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|  | Faras

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[edit]

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'
Sam 90' |  |

Accra

13 July 1975

Morocco | 2–0|  Ghana

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Chebbak
Acila 89' |  |
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[edit]

The 8 qualified teams are:

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

## References[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* 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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