1986 African Cup of Nations final
{{Infobox football match
| title = 1986 African Cup of Nations Final
| event = 1986 African Cup of Nations
| team1 = Egypt
| team1association = {{flagicon|Egypt|size=30px}}
| team1score = 0
| team2 = Cameroon
| team2association = {{flagicon|CMR|size=30px}}
| team2score = 0
| details = Egypt won 5–4 on penalties
| date = 21 March 1986
| stadium = Cairo International Stadium
| city = Cairo
| man_of_the_match1a =
| referee = Ali Bennaceur (Tunisia)
| attendance = 95,000
| weather =
| previous = 1984
| next = 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).
Egypt won the title for the third time by beating Cameroon 5–4 on penalties with the game ending 0–0.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
Road to the final
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan=2| Egypt
!colspan=2| Cameroon |
|---|
| Opponents
!Results !Opponents !Results |
| colspan=4| Group stage |
| {{fb|SEN}}
|align=center|0–1 |{{fb|ZAM|1964}} |align=center|3–2 |
| {{fb|CIV}}
|align=center|2–0 |{{fb|MAR}} |align=center|1–1 |
| {{fb|MOZ}}
|align=center|2–0 |{{fb|ALG}} |align=center|3–2 |
| colspan=4| Semi-finals |
| {{fb|MAR}}
|align=center|1–0 |{{fb|CIV}} |align=center|1–0 |
Match details
=Details=
{{football box
| date = 21 March 1986
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}}
| score = 0–0
| aet = yes
| team2 = {{fb|CMR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
| attendance = {{formatnum:95000}}
| referee = Ali Bennaceur (Tunisia)
| report = [http://www.11v11.com/matches/egypt-v-cameroon-21-march-1986-239777 Report]
| penalties1 = Yehia {{pengoal}}
Abdelghani {{pengoal}}
Abdou {{penmiss}}
Mayhoub {{pengoal}}
Shehata {{pengoal}}
Kasem {{pengoal}}
| penaltyscore = 5–4
| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} M'Fédé
{{pengoal}} Kundé
{{penmiss}} M'Bida
{{pengoal}} Milla
{{pengoal}} Aoudou
{{penmiss}} Kana-Biyik
}}
| width=92% |
| {{Football kit
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| width="25"| | width="25"| | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Thabet El-Batal | ||
| RB | 2 | Ali Shehata | ||
| CB | 5 | Mohamed Omar | {{suboff|58}} | |
| CB | 21 | Hamada Sedki | ||
| LB | 3 | Rabie Yassin | ||
| CM | 8 | Magdi Abdelghani | {{yel|93}} | |
| SW | 6 | Ashraf Kasem | ||
| CM | 12 | Tahar Abouzid | {{suboff|111}} | |
| RW | 7 | Mostafa Abdou (c) | ||
| CF | 10 | Mahmoud El Khatib | ||
| LW | 14 | Gamal Abdel Hamid | ||
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | ||||
| CM | 4 | Alaa Mayhoub | {{subon|58}} | |
| LW | 11 | Tarek Yehia | {{subon|111}} | |
| colspan=3|Manager: | ||||
| colspan=3|{{flagicon|England}} Mike Smith |
|valign="top" width="50%"|
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" | ||||
| width=25| | width=25| | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Thomas N'Kono | ||
| RB | 5 | Victor N'Dip | {{yel|50}} | |
| CB | 4 | Ibrahim Aoudou | ||
| CB | 6 | Emmanuel Kundé (c) | ||
| LB | 3 | Isaac Sinkot | ||
| RM | 2 | André Kana-Biyik | {{yel|63}} | |
| CM | 8 | Emile M'Bouh | {{yel|82}} | |
| CM | 20 | Grégoire M'Bida | ||
| LM | 11 | Louis M'Fédé | ||
| CF | 13 | Ernest Ebongue | {{suboff|82}} | |
| CF | 9 | Roger Milla | {{yel|119}} | |
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | ||||
| MF | 7 | Mamadou Oumarou | {{subon|82}} | |
| colspan=3|Manager: | ||||
| colspan=3|{{flagicon|France|1974}} Claude Le Roy |
|}
| width=50% style="font-size: 90%"
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References
{{reflist}}
{{Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Egypt national football team matches}}
{{Cameroon national football team matches}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:African Cup of Nations, 1986}}
Category:Egypt national football team matches
Category:March 1986 sports events in Africa
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