1986_African_Cup_of_Nations
1986 African Cup of Nations
International football competition
The 1986 African Cup of Nations was the 15th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, a football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Egypt. Just like in 1984, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Egypt won its third championship, beating Cameroon on penalty kicks 5–4 after a goalless draw.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
كأس الأمم الأفريقية 1986 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Egypt |
Dates | 7–21 March |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Egypt (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Cameroon |
Third place | Ivory Coast |
Fourth place | Morocco |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 31 (1.94 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Roger Milla (4 goals) |
Best player(s) | Roger Milla |
← 1984 1988 → |
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Main article: 1986 African Cup of Nations qualification
The 8 qualified teams are:
More information Team, Qualified as ...
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[lower-alpha 1] |
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Egypt | Hosts | 9 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984) | |
Cameroon | Holders | 18 March 1984 | 4 (1970, 1972, 1982, 1984) |
Algeria | 2nd round winners | 13 August 1985 | 4 (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984) |
Zambia | 2nd round winners | 18 August 1985 | 3 (1974, 1978, 1982) |
Ivory Coast | 2nd round winners | 1 September 1985 | 6 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984) |
Senegal | 2nd round winners | 1 September 1985 | 2 (1965, 1968) |
Morocco | 2nd round winners | 8 September 1985 | 4 (1972, 1976, 1978, 1980) |
Mozambique | 2nd round winners | 15 September 1985 | 0 (debut) |
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- Notes
Main article: 1986 African Cup of Nations squads
The competition was played in two venues in Cairo and Alexandria.
More information Cairo, Alexandria ...
Cairo | Alexandria | |
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Cairo International Stadium | Alexandria Stadium | |
Capacity: 90,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
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Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Egypt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
Senegal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
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More information Ivory Coast, 3–0 ...
Ivory Coast | 3–0 | Mozambique |
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A. Traoré 25', 74' N'Dri 86' |
Report |
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Group B
More information Team, Pld ...
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
Morocco | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
Algeria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
Zambia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
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More information Cameroon, 3–2 ...
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More information Cameroon, 3–2 ...
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Semi-finals | Final | |||||
17 March – Alexandria | ||||||
Cameroon | 1 | |||||
21 March – Cairo | ||||||
Ivory Coast | 0 | |||||
Cameroon | 0 (4) | |||||
17 March – Cairo | ||||||
Egypt (pen.) | 0 (5) | |||||
Egypt | 1 | |||||
Morocco | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
20 March – Cairo | ||||||
Ivory Coast | 3 | |||||
Morocco | 2 |
Semifinals
Third place match
More information Ivory Coast, 3–2 ...
Ivory Coast | 3–2 | Morocco |
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Ben Salah 8' Kassi-Kouadio 38', 68' (pen.) |
Report | Rhiati 44' Sahil 85' |
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Final
Main article: 1986 African Cup of Nations Final
More information Egypt, 0–0 ...
Egypt | 0–0 | Cameroon |
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Penalties | ||
Yehia Abdelghani Abdou Mayhoub Shehata Kassem |
5–4 | M'Fédé Kundé M'Bida Milla Aoudou Kana-Biyik |
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- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
- Jones Chilengi (against Morocco)
More information Goalkeepers, Defenders ...
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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André Kana-Biyik |
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