The 1976 African Cup of Nations was the tenth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF).

The format of competition changed from 1974: the field of eight teams was still split into two groups of four, but a final stage was introduced with the top two finishers of each of the first stage groups.

Morocco won its first championship by topping the final group.

The 8 qualified teams are: If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:

There were 54 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.