The Guinea Football Federation has called on the Confederation of African Football to review the final outcome of the 1976 Africa Cup of Nations, citing recent disciplinary action taken against Senegal in the 2025 edition of the tournament.
The appeal follows CAF’s controversial decision to overturn Senegal’s result in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after the team reportedly walked off despite securing victory.
In a ruling delivered 58 days after the competition, CAF stripped Senegal of the title and awarded it to host nation Morocco.
Reacting to the development, the Guinean federation argued that the same disciplinary standards should be applied retrospectively, particularly to the decisive 1976 encounter between Morocco and Guinea.
The 1976 AFCON was decided via a four-team round-robin format, with Morocco requiring only a draw in their final match against Guinea to secure the title, while Guinea needed an outright victory.
Guinea took the lead in the 33rd minute through Chérif Souleymane, raising hopes of a historic triumph. However, the match was briefly disrupted when Moroccan players walked off the pitch in protest over a refereeing decision before eventually returning to continue play.
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Morocco salvaged a crucial result late on, as Ahmed Makrouh scored an equaliser in the 86th minute to secure a 1-1 draw—enough to hand Morocco the title with five points, while Guinea finished second.
In its statement, the Guinea Football Federation maintained that the incident should now be reassessed under the same principles used in CAF’s recent ruling involving Senegal.
“Give us back our 1976 AFCON trophy,” the federation declared, intensifying pressure on CAF to address what it views as a longstanding inconsistency in the application of its disciplinary framework.
The demand adds a new layer of controversy to CAF’s recent decision-making and raises broader questions about whether historical outcomes could be subject to modern regulatory standards.