1986 African Cup of Nations
Appearance
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 | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 31 (1.94 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
The 1986 African Cup of Nations was the 15th edition of the
penalty kicks
5–4 after a goalless draw.
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
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Hosts | 9 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984) | |
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Holders | 18 March 1984 | 4 (1970, 1972, 1982, 1984) |
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2nd round winners | 13 August 1985 | 4 (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984) |
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2nd round winners | 18 August 1985 | 3 (1974, 1978, 1982) |
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2nd round winners | 1 September 1985 | 6 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984) |
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2nd round winners | 1 September 1985 | 2 (1965, 1968) |
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2nd round winners | 8 September 1985 | 4 (1972, 1976, 1978, 1980) |
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2nd round winners | 15 September 1985 | 0 (debut) |
- Notes
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Cairo and Alexandria.
Cairo | Alexandria | |
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Cairo International Stadium | Alexandria Stadium | |
Capacity: 90,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
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First round
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Ivory Coast ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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A. Traoré ![]() N'Dri ![]() |
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Senegal ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Fall ![]() Bocandé ![]() |
Report |
Egypt ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Abdelhamid ![]() |
Report |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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A. Traoré ![]() |
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Jean-Fidele Diramba (Gabon
)Egypt ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Abouzaid ![]() |
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Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
17 March – Alexandria | ||||||
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21 March – Cairo | ||||||
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![]() pen. ) | 0 (5) | |||||
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Third place | ||||||
20 March – Cairo | ||||||
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Semifinals
Cameroon ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Milla ![]() |
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Third place match
Ivory Coast ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Ben Salah ![]() Kassi-Kouadio ![]() |
Report | Rhiati ![]() Sahil ![]() |
Final
Egypt ![]() | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
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5–4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ali Bennaceur (Tunisia
)Scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Taher Abouzaid
Abdoulaye Traoré
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Rabah Madjer
Karim Maroc
- Shawky Gharib
- Gamal Abdelhamid
Kouassi N'Dri
Oumar Ben Salah
Abdelkrim Merry "Krimau"
Abdelfettah Rhiati
Mohammed Sahil
Jules Bocandé
Pape Fall
Thierno Youm
Kalusha Bwalya
- Michael Chabala
- Own goal
Jones Chilengi (against Morocco)
CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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