1986 African Cup of Nations final explained

1986 African Cup of Nations Final
Event:1986 African Cup of Nations
Team1:Egypt
Team1association:
Team1score:0
Team2:Cameroon
Team2association:
Team2score:0
Details:Egypt won 5–4 on penalties
Date:21 March 1986
Stadium:Cairo International Stadium
City:Cairo
Referee:Ali Bennaceur (Tunisia)
Attendance:95,000
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.[1]

Road to the final

EgyptCameroon
OpponentsResultsOpponentsResults
Group stage
0–13–2
2–01–1
2–03–2
Semi-finals
1–01–0

Match details

Details

GK 1 Thabet El-Batal
RB 2 Ali Shehata
CB 5
CB 21 Hamada Sedki
LB 3 Rabie Yassin
CM 8
SW 6 Ashraf Kasem
CM 12
RW 7 Mostafa Abdou (c)
CF 10 Mahmoud El Khatib
LW 14 Gamal Abdel Hamid
Substitutions:
CM 4
LW 11
Manager:
Mike Smith
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GK 1
RB 5
CB 4 Ibrahim Aoudou
CB 6 Emmanuel Kundé (c)
LB 3 Isaac Sinkot
RM 2
CM 8
CM 20 Grégoire M'Bida
LM 11 Louis M'Fédé
CF 13
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 7
Manager:
Claude Le Roy
Assistant referees


Bester Kalombo (Malawi)
Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Egypt 0-0 Cameroon - March 21, 1986 / CAF Nations Cup 1986.