1986 Africa Cup of Nations
The 1986 Africa Cup of Nations was the 15th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, a football championship of Africa. 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
The 8 qualified teams are:Squads
Venues
| Cairo | Alexandria | |
| Cairo International Stadium | Alexandria Stadium | |
| Capacity: 90,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
First round
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Semifinals
----Third place match
Final
Scorers
;4 goals;3 goals
;2 goals
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- 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
- Jones Chilengi
CAF Team of the Tournament