1986 African Cup of Nations final

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1986 African Cup of Nations Final
Event1986 African Cup of Nations
Egypt won 5–4 on penalties
Date21 March 1986
VenueCairo International Stadium, Cairo
RefereeAli 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).

Egypt won the title for the third time by beating Cameroon 5–4 on penalties with the game ending 0–0.[1]

Road to the final[edit]

Egypt Cameroon
Opponents Results Opponents Results
Group stage
 Senegal 0–1  Zambia 3–2
 Ivory Coast 2–0  Morocco 1–1
 Mozambique 2–0  Algeria 3–2
Semi-finals
 Morocco 1–0  Ivory Coast 1–0

Match details[edit]

Details[edit]

Egypt
Cameroon
GK 1 Thabet El-Batal
RB 2 Ali Shehata
CB 5 Mohamed Omar downward-facing red arrow 58'
CB 21 Hamada Sedki
LB 3 Rabie Yassin
CM 8 Magdi Abdelghani Yellow card 93'
SW 6 Ashraf Kasem
CM 12 Tahar Abouzid downward-facing red arrow 111'
RW 7 Mostafa Abdou (c)
CF 10 Mahmoud El Khatib
LW 14 Gamal Abdel Hamid
Substitutions:
CM 4 Alaa Mayhoub upward-facing green arrow 58'
LW 11 Tarek Yehia upward-facing green arrow 111'
Manager:
England Mike Smith
GK 1 Thomas N'Kono
RB 5 Victor N'Dip Yellow card 50'
CB 4 Ibrahim Aoudou
CB 6 Emmanuel Kundé (c)
LB 3 Isaac Sinkot
RM 2 André Kana-Biyik Yellow card 63'
CM 8 Emile M'Bouh Yellow card 82'
CM 20 Grégoire M'Bida
LM 11 Louis M'Fédé
CF 13 Ernest Ebongue downward-facing red arrow 82'
CF 9 Roger Milla Yellow card 119'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Mamadou Oumarou upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
France Claude Le Roy

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Egypt 0-0 Cameroon - March 21, 1986 / CAF Nations Cup 1986".