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1986 African Cup of Nations
1986 African Cup of Nations
1986 كأس الأمم الأفريقية
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
Dates7–21 March
Teams8
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (3rd title)
Runners-up Cameroon
Third place Ivory Coast
Fourth place Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored31 (1.94 per match)
Top scorerCameroon Roger Milla (4 goals)
Best playerCameroon Roger Milla
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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.

Qualified teams

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Main article: 1986 African Cup of Nations qualification

The 8 qualified teams are:

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[a]
 Egypt Hosts 7 (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)
Notes
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Squads

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Main article: 1986 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues

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The competition was played in two venues in Cairo and Alexandria.

Cairo
Cairo International Stadium
Capacity: 90,000
Alexandria
Alexandria Stadium
Capacity: 15,000

Group stage

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Tiebreakers

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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:

  1. Goal difference in all group matches
  2. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  3. Drawing of lots

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt (H) 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 4 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4
3  Senegal 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 4
4  Mozambique 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Senegal 1–0 Egypt
Youm 67' Report
Attendance: 45,000
Ivory Coast 3–0 Mozambique
A. Traoré 25', 74'
N'Dri 86'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Senegal 2–0 Mozambique
Fall 28'
Bocandé 83'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Egypt 2–0 Ivory Coast
Gharieb 73'
Abdelhamid 83'		 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Ivory Coast 1–0 Senegal
A. Traoré 71' Report
Attendance: 15,000
Egypt 2–0 Mozambique
Abouzaid 13', 15' Report
Attendance: 55,000

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 5 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Morocco 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
3  Algeria 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Zambia 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Algeria 0–0 Morocco
Report
Attendance: 12,000
Cameroon 3–2 Zambia
Milla 46'
M'Fédé 67' (pen.), 82' (pen.)		 Report Chabala 65'
Bwalya 77' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000
Algeria 0–0 Zambia
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Karim Camara (Guinea)
Cameroon 1–1 Morocco
Milla 89' Report Krimau 63'
Attendance: 8,000
Morocco 1–0 Zambia
Chilengi 18' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 5,000
Cameroon 3–2 Algeria
Kana-Biyik 66', 70'
Milla 72'		 Report Madjer 61'
Maroc 73'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Badou Jasseh (Gambia)

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 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

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Cameroon 1–0 Ivory Coast
Milla 46' Report
Attendance: 12,000
Egypt 1–0 Morocco
Abouzaid 79' Report
Attendance: 95,000

Third place match

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Ivory Coast 3–2 Morocco
Ben Salah 8'
Kassi-Kouadio 38', 68' (pen.)		 Report Rhiati 44'
Sahil 85'
Attendance: 1,000

Final

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Main article: 1986 African Cup of Nations Final
Egypt 0–0 (a.e.t.) Cameroon
Report
Penalties
Yehia soccer ball with check mark
Abdelghani soccer ball with check mark
Abdou soccer ball with red X
Mayhoub soccer ball with check mark
Shehata soccer ball with check mark
Kassem soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark M'Fédé
soccer ball with check mark Kundé
soccer ball with red X M'Bida
soccer ball with check mark Milla
soccer ball with check mark Aoudou
soccer ball with red X Kana-Biyik
Attendance: 95,000 or 120,000[citation needed]

Goalscorers

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There were 31 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 1.94 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

CAF Team of the Tournament

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Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Cameroon Thomas N'Kono

Cameroon André Kana-Biyik
Egypt Ali Shehata
Senegal Roger Mendy
Egypt Rabei Yassin

Cameroon Emile Mbouh
Egypt Magdi Abdelghani
Egypt Moustafa Abdou
Egypt Taher Abouzaid

Cameroon Roger Milla
Zambia Kalusha Bwalya

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