1986 African Cup of Nations final

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1986 African Cup of Nations Final
Event 1986 African Cup of Nations
Egypt won 5–4 on penalties
Date21 March 1986
Venue Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Referee Ali Bennaceur (Tunisia)
Attendance95,000
1984
1988

The 1986 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 21 March 1986 at the Cairo Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, to determine the winner of the 1986 African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Contents

Egypt won the title for the third time by beating Cameroon 5–4 on penalties with the game ending 0–0.[ citation needed ]

Road to the final

EgyptCameroon
OpponentsResultsOpponentsResults
Group stage
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0–1Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia 3–2
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1–1
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 2–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3–2
Semi-finals
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1–0Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1–0

Match details

Details

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Egypt
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Cameroon
GK1 Thabet El-Batal
RB2 Ali Shehata
CB5 Mohamed Omar Sub off.svg 58'
CB21 Hamada Sedki
LB3 Rabie Yassin
CM8 Magdi Abdelghani Yellow card.svg 93'
SW6 Ashraf Kasem
CM12 Tahar Abouzid Sub off.svg 111'
RW7 Mostafa Abdou (c)
CF10 Mahmoud El Khatib
LW14 Gamal Abdel Hamid
Substitutions:
CM4 Alaa Mayhoub Sub on.svg 58'
LW11 Tarek Yehia Sub on.svg 111'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Mike Smith
GK1 Thomas N'Kono
RB5 Victor N'Dip Yellow card.svg 50'
CB4 Ibrahim Aoudou
CB6 Emmanuel Kundé (c)
LB3 Isaac Sinkot
RM2 André Kana-Biyik Yellow card.svg 63'
CM8 Emile M'Bouh Yellow card.svg 82'
CM20 Grégoire M'Bida
LM11 Louis M'Fédé
CF13 Ernest Ebongue Sub off.svg 82'
CF9 Roger Milla Yellow card.svg 119'
Substitutions:
MF7 Mamadou Oumarou Sub on.svg 82'
Manager:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Claude Le Roy

Assistant referees:
Bester Kalombo (Malawi)
Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)

References