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.
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Qualifying tournament
Preliminary round
Sierra Leone advanced to the First Round.
Mauritania advanced to the First Round.
Mali advanced to the First Round.
Mozambique advanced to the First Round.
Kenya won on penalties, and so advanced to the First Round.
Tanzania advanced to the First Round.
Zaire advanced to the First Round.
Zimbabwe advanced to the First Round.
First round
Algeria advanced to the Second Round.
Zaire advanced to the Second Round.
Côte d'Ivoire advanced to the Second Round.
Ghana advanced to the Second Round.
Libya advanced to the Second Round.
Zimbabwe advanced to the Second Round.
Mozambique won on penalties, and so advanced to the Second Round.
Senegal advanced to the Second Round.
Kenya advanced to the Second Round, Sudan withdrew.
Morocco advanced to the Second Round, Sierra Leone withdrew.
Nigeria advanced to the Second Round, Tanzania withdrew.
Zambia advanced to the Second Round, Ethiopia withdrew.
Second round
Côte d'Ivoire qualify.
Algeria qualify.
Mozambique won on penalties, and so qualify.
Morocco qualify.
Zambia qualify.
Senegal qualify.