Africa Cup of Nations 1986
Egypt · 7 Mar 1986 – 21 Mar 1986
EgyptChampionCameroonRunner-up
8Teams
16Matches
31Goals
Tournament summary
The Africa Cup of Nations 1986 was played in Egypt from 7 March 1986 to 21 March 1986. 8 teams took part, playing 16 matches with 31 goals (1.94 per match).
Egypt won the title (their 3rd), beating Cameroon 0–0 on penalties in the final in Cairo.
Roger Milla (Cameroon) finished as top scorer with 4 goals.
Participants
Shading by points won; the champion is highlighted in gold.
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cameroon | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
| Egypt | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
 Ivory Coast | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
 Senegal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
 Morocco | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
 Algeria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
 Zambia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
 Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Friday 7 March 1986
- Egypt 0–1 SenegalCairo
- Ivory Coast 3–0 MozambiqueCairo
Saturday 8 March 1986
Monday 10 March 1986
- Egypt 2–0 Ivory CoastCairo
- Mozambique 0–2 SenegalCairo
Tuesday 11 March 1986
Thursday 13 March 1986
- Egypt 2–0 MozambiqueCairo
- Ivory Coast 1–0 SenegalCairo
Friday 14 March 1986
Monday 17 March 1986
- Cameroon 1–0 Ivory CoastAlexandria
- Egypt 1–0 MoroccoCairo
Thursday 20 March 1986
- Ivory Coast 3–2 MoroccoCairo