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
| 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 | — | — |
Burundi won 2–1 on aggregate.
Tunisia won 3–2 on penalties after 1–1 on aggregate.[1]
Togo won 3–0 on aggregate.
Morocco won 6–0 on aggregate.
Mali advanced after Lesotho withdrew.
Niger advanced after Dahomey withdrew.
First round
| 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 | — | — |
Morocco won 5–2 on aggregate.
Tunisia won 3–2 on aggregate.
Uganda won 5–1 on aggregate.
Guinea won 7–2 on aggregate.
Sudan won 3–0 on aggregate.
Egypt won 5–0 on aggregate.
Ghana won 5–3 on aggregate.
Congo advanced by away goals rule after 2–2 on aggregate.
Zambia won 9–4 on aggregate.
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
| 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 |
Morocco won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 2–2 on aggregate.
Guinea won 4–2 on aggregate.
Egypt won 6–3 on aggregate.
Sudan won by away goals rule after 4–4 on aggregate.
Uganda won 4–2 on aggregate.
Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
References
- ^ "All time penalty shoot-out stats for national teams".
External links
- CAN 1976 details - 'rsssf.com'
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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.  Football in Africa portal | |
