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

Qualifying tournament

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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
Somalia 0–2 Burundi
Mogadishu Stadium, Mogadishu
Burundi 0–1 Somalia
Bujumbura

Burundi won 2–1 on aggregate.


Tunisia 1–0 Libya
Khouini 13'
Stade El Menzah, TunisReferee: Awadh Al-Saeedi (Egypt)
Libya 1–0 Tunisia
Al-Fazani
Penalties
2–3
Tripoli

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


Togo 1–0 Liberia
Stade Général Eyadema, Lomé
Liberia 0–2 Togo
Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia

Togo won 3–0 on aggregate.


Morocco 3–0 Gambia
Guezzar
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Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca
Gambia 0–3 Morocco
Guezzar
?
?
Box Bar Stadium, Banjul

Morocco won 6–0 on aggregate.


Mali Cancelled Lesotho
Withdrew

Mali advanced after Lesotho withdrew.


Niger Cancelled Dahomey
Withdrew

Niger advanced after Dahomey withdrew.

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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
Morocco 4–0 Senegal
Faras 30'
Acila
Guezzar
Najah
Stade Hassan II, Fez
Senegal 2–1 Morocco
Sagna 2', 42' Faras 86'
Kaolack

Morocco won 5–2 on aggregate.


Tunisia 1–1 Algeria
Habita 86' Gamouh 64'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Algeria 1–2 Tunisia
Ighil 59' Khouini 44', 89'
19 June Stadium, Oran

Tunisia won 3–2 on aggregate.


Uganda 4–0 Mauritius
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Mauritius 1–1 Uganda
Port Louis

Uganda won 5–1 on aggregate.


Niger 2–4 Guinea
Niamey
Guinea 3–0 Niger
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Guinea won 7–2 on aggregate.


Sudan 1–0 Kenya
Gagarin 26'
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Kenya 0–2 Sudan
Gagarin 42', 90'
Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi

Sudan won 3–0 on aggregate.


Burundi 0–3 Egypt
A. Khalil 27'
Shehata 31'
O. Khalil 82'
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Egypt 2–0 Burundi
El Khatib 16', 55'
Nasser Stadium, Cairo

Egypt won 5–0 on aggregate.


Ghana 4–0 Mali
Owusu
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Mali 3–1 Ghana
Owusu
Bamako

Ghana won 5–3 on aggregate.


Congo 1–0 Ivory Coast
Moukila
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
Ivory Coast 2–1 Congo
Moukila
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

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


Malawi 1–6 Zambia
Phiri Chanda
Sinyangwe
Mapulanga
Kapita
Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Zambia 3–3 Malawi
Chola
Phiri
Chikafa
Lusaka

Zambia won 9–4 on aggregate.


Cameroon 3–0 Togo
Tokoto
Eboué
Stade de la Réunification, Douala
Togo 4–0 Cameroon
Lomé

Togo won 4–3 on aggregate.


Nigeria Cancelled Central African Republic
Withdrew

Nigeria advanced after Central African Republic withdrew.


Tanzania Cancelled Madagascar
Withdrew

Tanzania advanced after Madagascar withdrew.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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
Ghana 2–0 Morocco
Owusu 59' (pen.)
Sam 90'
Accra
Morocco 2–0 Ghana
Chebbak
Acila 89' (pen.)
Penalties
6–5
Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca

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


Togo 2–2 Guinea
Stade Général Eyadema, Lomé
Guinea 2–0 Togo
N'Jo Lea
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Guinea won 4–2 on aggregate.


Tanzania 1–1 Egypt
Nour
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Egypt 5–2 Tanzania
Gaafar 33'
O. Khalil 40', 74'
Nour 71', 72'
Cairo

Egypt won 6–3 on aggregate.


Tunisia 3–2 Sudan
Ben Aziza 2'
Lahzami 5', 27'
Gagarin 34'
El-Kori 50'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Sudan 2–1 Tunisia
Abdel Wahab 9'
Gagarin 75'
Ben Aziza 60'
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum

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


Zambia 2–1 Uganda
Chanda
Lusaka
Uganda 3–0 Zambia
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

Uganda won 4–2 on aggregate.


Congo 0–1 Nigeria
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
Nigeria 2–1 Congo
Surulere Stadium, Lagos

Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are:

References

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

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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.
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