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

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, a

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championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Egypt. Just like in 1984, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four.

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won its third championship, beating

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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

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and

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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 ;3 goals * Taher Abouzaid * 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 ...

* Louis-Paul M'Fédé * Lucien Kassi-Kouadio ;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 *

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* Kalusha Bwalya * 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 internat ...