Africa Cup 1986
Africa Cup 1986 | |
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African Cup of Nations 1986 | |
Number of nations | 8 (of 34 applicants) |
African champions | Egypt (3rd title) |
venue | Egypt |
Opening game | March 7, 1986 |
Endgame | March 21, 1986 |
Games | 16 |
Gates | 31 (⌀: 1.94 per game) |
Top scorer | Roger Milla (4 goals) |
The 1986 Africa Cup ( English : African Cup of Nations , French : Coupe d'Afrique des Nations ) was the 15th edition of the African continental football championship and took place from March 7th to 21st for the third time after 1959 and 1974 held in Egypt . Organized by the African continental football association Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), eight teams from Egypt , Algeria , Ivory Coast , Cameroon , Morocco , Mozambique , Zambia and Senegal took part.
As in previous years, there was also a qualification to reduce the field of participants from 34 applicants to eight finalists, with hosts Egypt and defending champions Cameroon automatically qualifying.
→ see main article: Africa Cup 1986 / qualification
As usual, the game was played with two groups of four teams each. The two best teams in each group then played the tournament winner from the semi-finals in the knockout system . The final round matches were played at the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo and the Alexandria Stadium in Alexandria.
Host Egypt took advantage of the home advantage, won the tournament and became African champions for the third time after 1957 and 1959 .
1986 venues in Egypt |
The tournament
Group A
All matches in the context of double events in Cairo.
Group B
All games as part of double halls in Alexandria.
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Semifinals
March 17th in Alexandria | |||
Cameroon | - | Ivory Coast | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
March 17 in Cairo | |||
Egypt | - | Morocco | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
3rd place match
March 20 in Cairo | |||
Ivory Coast | - | Morocco | 3: 2 (2: 1) |
final
March 21 in Cairo | |||
Egypt | - | Cameroon | 0: 0 n.v. , 5: 4 i. E. |
Best goal scorers
rank | player | Gates |
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1 | Roger Milla | 4th |
2 | Abdoulaye Traoré | 3 |
Taher Abouzaid | 3 | |
4th | André Kana | 2 |
Louis-Paul Mfédé | 2 | |
Kassy Kaodio | 2 |
Another 14 players each with a hit and an own goal.