| Tourney Name: | West African Nations Cup |
| Year: | 1986 |
| Country: | Ghana |
| Dates: | 23 February–2 March |
| Num Teams: | 5 |
| Champion: | Ghana |
| Count: | 4 |
| Second: | Togo |
| Third: | Niger |
| Matches: | 14 |
| Goals: | 41 |
| Prevseason: | 1984 |
| Nextseason: | 1987 |
The 1986 West African Nations Cup was the fourth edition of the tournament. It was held in Ghana between 23 February and 2 March. The title was won by Ghana.
| width=175 | Team | width=20 | Pts | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| width=120 | width=120 | width=70 | width=120 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 1986 | 0 - 1 | |||||||
| Feb 24, 1986 | 2 - 0 | |||||||
| Feb 24, 1986 | 1 - 0 | |||||||
| Feb 25, 1986 | 2 - 2 | |||||||
| Feb 25, 1986 | 3 - 0 | |||||||
| Feb 26, 1986 | 3 - 0 | |||||||
| Feb 26, 1986 | 0 - 0 | |||||||
| Feb 27, 1986 | 2 - 0 | |||||||
| Feb 27, 1986 | 1 - 0 | |||||||
| Feb 28, 1986 | 1 - 3 |