CAF Africa Cup of Nations-1986 (Egypt)
The 1986 CAF Africa Cup of Nations was held in Egypt with 8 teams. Egypt won the tournament, beating Cameroon in the final 0:0 (5:4 on penalties). Cameroon finished second, Ivory Coast third and Morocco fourth. Below you will find the final order of the teams, the group tables, the knockout bracket and the rating points every team received.
| # | Group A | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egypt ★★★ 1 2Egypt, Ivory Coast and Senegal were level on points (4) — Egypt led on goal difference (+3); Ivory Coast and Senegal had the same goal difference (+2), separated by their head-to-head result — Ivory Coast won 1-0. | CAF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 |  Ivory Coast 4 | CAF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  SenegalSenegal finished level on points (4) with the top two but did not advance — they lost the head-to-head tiebreak to Ivory Coast. | CAF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  MozambiqueMozambique's debut in the Africa Cup of Nations final tournament. | CAF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
| # | Group B | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cameroon ★ 1 1 | CAF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  Morocco ★ 1 | CAF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Algeria 1 1 | CAF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Zambia 1 1 | CAF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
Semi-finals
Final
Egypt ★★★ 1 20 (5)Cameroon ★ 1 10 (4)Third place play-off