Qualifying tournament 1986 African Cup of Nations qualification

1 qualifying tournament

1.1 preliminary round
1.2 first round
1.3 second round

qualifying tournament

 cameroon qualified holders
 egypt qualified hosts

preliminary round

sierra leone advanced first round.

mauritania advanced first round.

mali advanced first round.

mozambique advanced first round.

kenya won on penalties, , advanced first round.

tanzania advanced first round.

zaire advanced first round.

zimbabwe advanced first round.

first round

algeria advanced second round.

zaire advanced second round.

côte d ivoire advanced second round.

ghana advanced second round.

libya advanced second round.

zimbabwe advanced second round.

mozambique won on penalties, , advanced second round.

senegal advanced second round.

kenya advanced second round, sudan withdrew.

morocco advanced second round, sierra leone withdrew.

nigeria advanced second round, tanzania withdrew.

zambia advanced second round, ethiopia withdrew.

second round

côte d ivoire qualify.

algeria qualify.

mozambique won on penalties, , qualify.

morocco qualify.

zambia qualify.

senegal qualify.