1986 African Cup of Nations qualification

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This page details the qualifying process for the 1986 African Cup of Nations in Egypt. Egypt, as hosts, and Cameroon, as title holders, qualified automatically.

Qualifying tournament

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tanzania  3–2  Uganda 0–1 3–1
Mauritius  0–3  Mozambique 0–0 0–3
Zimbabwe  8–1  Swaziland 3–0 5–1
Somalia  1–1 (3–4 p)  Kenya 1–0 0–1
Zaire  3–1  Gabon 2–0 1–1
Liberia  3–4  Mauritania 3–1 0–3
Mali  3–2  Benin 1–0 2–2
Gambia  3–4  Sierra Leone 3–2 0–2
Uganda 1–3 Tanzania
Mogella
Mbunga

Tanzania won 3–2 on aggregate.

Mauritius 0–0 Mozambique
Mozambique 3–0 Mauritius
Chico João

Mozambique won 3–0 on aggregate.

Zimbabwe 3–0 Swaziland
M. Ndlovu
B. Ndlovu
Mpariwa
Swaziland 1–5 Zimbabwe
Chunga
Khumalo
Ndunduma

Zimbabwe won 8–1 on aggregate.

Somalia 1–0 Kenya
Kenya 1–0 Somalia
Muse 53' (o.g.)
Penalties
4–3

Kenya won 4–3 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate.

Zaire 2–0 Gabon
Gabon 1–1 Zaire
Minko 23'

Zaire won 3–1 on aggregate.

Liberia 3–1 Mauritania
Diouf
Mauritania 3–0 Liberia

Mauritania won 4–3 on aggregate.

Mali 1–0 Benin
Kaloga 90'
Benin 2–2 Mali

Mali won 3–2 on aggregate.

Gambia 3–2 Sierra Leone
Independence Stadium, Bakau
Sierra Leone 2–0 Gambia

Sierra Leone won 4–3 on aggregate.

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Madagascar  2–6  Zimbabwe 0–1 2–5
Algeria  5–1  Mauritania 4–0 1–1
Libya  2–1  Tunisia 2–0 0–1
Ghana  5–2  Guinea 1–1 4–1
Ivory Coast  7–1  Mali 6–0 1–1
Malawi  2–2 (5–6 p)  Mozambique 1–1 1–1
Togo  1–2  Senegal 0–1 1–1
Congo  2–5  Zaire 2–5 0–0
Kenya  w/o  Sudan — —
Morocco  w/o  Sierra Leone — —
Nigeria  w/o  Tanzania — —
Zambia  w/o  Ethiopia — —
Zimbabwe 5–2 Madagascar
Phiri
B. Ndlovu
Ndunduma
Shambo
Chunga

Zimbabwe won 6–2 on aggregate.

Algeria 4–0 Mauritania
Belloumi 6' (pen)
Bouiche 27'
Cissé 58' (o.g.)
Menad 68'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Habib Mimouni (Tunisia)
Mauritania 1–1 Algeria
Dieng 19' Bouiche 43'
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Cheikh D'Jibril M'Baye (Senegal)

Algeria won 5–1 on aggregate.

Libya 2–0 Tunisia
Al-Maadani
Al-Beshari
Tunisia 1–0 Libya
Jeridi 26'

Libya won 2–1 on aggregate.

Ghana 1–1 Guinea

Ghana won 5–2 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast 6–0 Mali
A. Traoré 3', 48', 51'
Kouadio 7', 37'
Fofana 70'
Mali 1–1 Ivory Coast
I. Traoré 72' (pen.) A. Traoré 25'

Ivory Coast won 7–1 on aggregate.

Malawi 1–1 Mozambique
Waya
Mozambique 1–1 Malawi
Amade Sinalo
Penalties
6–5

Mozambique won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 2–2 on aggregate.

Togo 0–1 Senegal
Senegal 1–1 Togo

Senegal won 2–1 on aggregate.

Congo 2–5 Zaire
Nis 42'
Nkounkou 80'		 Santos 5'
Kabongo 15', 50'
Ngeleme 25'
Kiyika 28'
Zaire 0–0 Congo

Zaire won 5–2 on aggregate.

Kenya Cancelled Sudan
Withdrew

Kenya advanced after Sudan withdrew.

Morocco Cancelled Sierra Leone
Withdrew

Morocco advanced after Sierra Leone withdrew.

Nigeria Cancelled Tanzania
Withdrew

Nigeria advanced after Tanzania withdrew.

Zambia Cancelled Ethiopia
Withdrew

Zambia advanced after Ethiopia withdrew.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kenya  0–3  Algeria 0–0 0–3
Nigeria  0–1  Zambia 0–0 0–1
Ivory Coast  2–0  Ghana 2–0 0–0
Zimbabwe  1–3  Senegal 1–0 0–3
Libya  3–3 (3–4 p)  Mozambique 2–1 1–2
Morocco  1–0  Zaire 1–0 0–0
Kenya 0–0 Algeria
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ali Tahir Hafidh (Tanzania)
Algeria 3–0 Kenya
Benkhalidi 16', 72'
Madjer 75'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal)

Algeria won 3–0 on aggregate.

Nigeria 0–0 Zambia
Zambia 1–0 Nigeria
Chanda 86'

Zambia won 1–0 on aggregate.

Ghana 0–0 Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast won 2–0 on aggregate.

Zimbabwe 1–0 Senegal
Ndunduma 65'
Senegal 3–0 Zimbabwe
Bocandé (pen.)

Senegal won 3–1 on aggregate.

Libya 2–1 Mozambique
Al-Issawi Calton Banze
Mozambique 2–1 Libya
Al-Senussi
Penalties
4–3

Mozambique won 4–3 on penalty shootout after 3–3 on aggregate.

Morocco 1–0 Zaire
M. Merry 46' (pen.)
Zaire 0–0 Morocco

Morocco won 1–0 on aggregate.

Qualifying Teams

References

  1. ^ a b "Algeria in the 1986 African Cup of Nations". dzfootball. 2001–2007.

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Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.
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