African Cup of Nations · finals
7 Mar 1986 – 21 Mar 1986 · Egypt · ← African Cup of Nations 1984 · African Cup of Nations 1988 →
Final: Egypt 0–0 Cameroon — Egypt on penalties · Biggest win: Ivory Coast 3–0 Mozambique
The side that went through is in bold. Click a match to open it.
Points, then goal difference, then goals — two for a win. Head-to-head tie-breaks and lots aren't applied.
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Egypt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
| 2Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| 3Senegal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| 4Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
| Egypt | Winner | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | A · 1 |
| Cameroon | Runner-up | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | B · 1 |
| Ivory Coast | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | A · 2 |
| Morocco | Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | B · 2 |
| Senegal | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | A · 3 |
| Algeria | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | B · 3 |
| Zambia | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | B · 4 |
| Mozambique | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 | A · 4 |
Own goals aside.
Tallest: 5 · Goals in the match
| 7 Mar 1986 | Group stage | Ivory Coast | 3–0 | Mozambique |
| 7 Mar 1986 | Group stage | Egypt | 0–1 | Senegal |
| 8 Mar 1986 | Group stage | Cameroon | 3–2 | Zambia |
| 8 Mar 1986 | Group stage | Algeria | 0–0 | Morocco |
| 10 Mar 1986 | Group stage | Egypt | 2–0 | Ivory Coast |
| 10 Mar 1986 | Group stage | Mozambique | 0–2 | Senegal |
| 11 Mar 1986 | Group stage | Cameroon | 1–1 | Morocco |
| 11 Mar 1986 | Group stage | Algeria | 0–0 | Zambia |
| 13 Mar 1986 | Group stage | Egypt | 2–0 | Mozambique |
| 13 Mar 1986 | Group stage | Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Senegal |
| 14 Mar 1986 | Group stage | Algeria | 2–3 | Cameroon |
| 14 Mar 1986 | Group stage | Morocco | 1–0 | Zambia |
| 17 Mar 1986 | Semi-final | Cameroon | 1–0 | Ivory Coast |
| 17 Mar 1986 | Semi-final | Egypt | 1–0 | Morocco |
| 20 Mar 1986 | Third-place play-off | Ivory Coast | 3–2 | Morocco |
| 21 Mar 1986 | Final | Egypt | 0–0 (Egypt on pens) | Cameroon |
| African Cup of Nations 2026 | — | — | — | Morocco | 16 |
| African Cup of Nations 2025 | — | — | — | Morocco | 24 |
| African Cup of Nations 2024 | Ivory Coast | 2–1 | Nigeria | Ivory Coast | 24 |
| African Cup of Nations 2022 | Senegal | 0–0 (pens) | Egypt | Cameroon | 24 |
| African Cup of Nations 2019 | Algeria | 0–1 | Senegal | Egypt | 24 |
| African Cup of Nations 2017 | Cameroon | 1–2 | Egypt | Gabon | 16 |
| African Cup of Nations 2015 | Ivory Coast | 0–0 (pens) | Ghana | Equatorial Guinea | 16 |
| African Cup of Nations 2013 | Nigeria | 1–0 | Burkina Faso | South Africa | 16 |
| African Cup of Nations 2012 | Zambia | 0–0 (pens) | Ivory Coast | Equatorial Guinea, Gabon | 16 |
| African Cup of Nations 2010 | Egypt | 0–1 | Ghana | Angola | 15 |
| African Cup of Nations 2008 | Egypt | 0–1 | Cameroon | Ghana | 16 |
| African Cup of Nations 2006 | Egypt | 0–0 (pens) | Ivory Coast | Egypt | 16 |