The 1986 African Cup of Nations was the 15th edition of the

Africa Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...

, a

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championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Egypt. Just like in

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, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four.

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

won its third championship, beating

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on penalty kicks 5–4 after a goalless draw.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are: * * (holders) * * (hosts) * * * *

Squads

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

and

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

First round

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

Scorers

;4 goals *

Roger Milla Albert Roger Miller (born 20 May 1952), known as Roger Milla, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was one of the first African players to be a major star on the international stage. He played in three Worl ...

;3 goals *

Taher Abouzaid Amer Taher Abou Zeid Alsayed, publicly known as Taher Abou Zeid, or Taher Abouzaid ( both are correct translations from the original alphabet in ar, عامر طاهر أبو زيد السيد) is the Egyptian Minister of State for Sports and a ...

* Abdoulaye Traoré ;2 goals *

André Kana-Biyik André Kana-Biyik (born 1 September 1965) is a former Cameroonian footballer who played as a defender. The brother of François, he started a professional career in 1986 with Diamant Yaoundé. From 1988 to 1994 he played in France Ligue 1 with F ...

* Louis-Paul M'Fédé *

Lucien Kassi-Kouadio Lucien Kassi-Kouadio (born 21 December 1963) is an Ivorian footballer. He played in nine matches for the Ivory Coast national football team from 1983 to 1992. He was also named in Ivory Coast's squad for the 1990 African Cup of Nations The 19 ...

;1 goal *

Rabah Madjer Rabah Mustapha Madjer ( ar, رابح مصطفى ماجر; born 15 December 1958) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He reached stardom as a Porto player during the 1980s, being widely regarded as one of th ...

Karim Maroc Karim Maroc (born 5 March 1958) is a former Algerian international football player. He spent the majority of his club career in France with various clubs including Olympique Lyon and Stade Brestois. He finished his career in Oran, Algeria playing ...

Shawky Gharib Shawky Gharieb Bayoumi ( ar, شوقي غريب بيومي) (born 26 February 1959) is a former football midfielder who played for Ghazl El-Mehalla and the Egypt national football team. He managed the Egypt side that won the bronze medal at the 2 ...

Gamal Abdelhamid Gamal Abdel Hamid ( ar, جمال عبد الحميد; born 24 November 1957) is an Egyptian football coach and retired footballer who played as a attacking midfielder. Career Abdel Hamid played for the Egypt national football team at the 1990 FIF ...

* Kouassi N'Dri * Oumar Ben Salah * Abdelkrim Merry "Krimau" * Abdelfettah Rhiati * Mohammed Sahil *

Jules Bocandé Jules François Bocandé (25 November 1958 – 7 May 2012), was a Senegalese professional footballer who played as a striker. Bocandé is regarded as one of West Africa's best footballers of all time and was named an African Football Legend by ...

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* Thierno Youm *

Kalusha Bwalya Kalusha Bwalya (born 16 August 1963) is a Zambian former international association football, footballer. He is Zambia national football team, Zambia's Zambia national football team#Most capped players, eighth-most Cap (sport), capped player and t ...

* Michael Chabala ;Own goal * Jones Chilengi (against Morocco)

CAF Team of the Tournament

External links

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African Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...