The 1986 African Cup of Nations was the 15th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the football championship run by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was hosted by Egypt. Just like in 1984, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four.
Hosts Egypt won a third championship, defeating Cameroon 5–4 on penalties in the final after a goalless draw.
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are: Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament Hosts (1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984) Holders (1970, 1972, 1982, 1984) 2nd round winners (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984) 2nd round winners (1974, 1978, 1982) 2nd round winners (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984) 2nd round winners (1965, 1968) 2nd round winners (1972, 1976, 1978, 1980) 2nd round winners (debut) Notes
Squads
Venues The competition was played in two venues in Cairo and Alexandria.
Cairo Cairo International Stadium Capacity: 90,000 AlexandriaAlexandria StadiumCapacity: 15,000
Group stage Tiebreakers 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: Goal difference in all group matches Greater number of goals scored in all group matches Drawing of lots
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Bracket
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Goalscorers
Team of the Tournament Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Thomas N'Kono André Kana-Biyik Ali Shehata Roger Mendy Rabei Yassin Emile Mbouh Magdi Abdelghani Moustafa Abdou Taher Abouzaid Roger Milla Kalusha Bwalya
External links Details at RSSSF