Africa Cup 1986 / qualification
A total of 34 teams registered to participate in the 1986 Africa Cup in Egypt.
The qualification went over three knockout rounds. Ethiopia and Sudan did not participate in the qualification, Sierra Leone and Tanzania withdrew during the qualification. The hosts and the defending champions were exempt from qualifying matches.
Qualifying matches
Preliminary round
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1-0 | Kenya 4-3 winners on penalties |
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3-0 | |
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First main round
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Sudan withdrawn | ||
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4-0 | |
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1: 1 | Mozambique 6-5 winners on penalties |
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Sierra Leone withdrawn | ||
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Tanzania withdrawn | ||
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Withdrawn from Ethiopia | ||
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Second main round
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0-0 | Ivory Coast qualified |
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3-0 | Algeria qualified |
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2: 1 | Mozambique qualified after 4-3 on penalties |
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0-0 | Morocco qualified |
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1-0 | Zambia qualified |
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3-0 | Senegal qualified |
automatically qualified: