Below is a list of squads used in the 1957 African Cup of Nations.
Egypt edit
Coach: 
Mourad Fahmy
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Ali Bakr | Zamalek
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| GK | Brascos | 10 January 1931 (aged 26) | El-Qanah
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| GK | Abdel Galil Hemaida | 28 December 1923 (aged 33) | Al-Ahly
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| DF | Mosaad Daoud | El-Olympi
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| DF | El-Sayed El-Arabi | Tram SC
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| DF | Abdou-Wahab Selim | 1 January 1936 (aged 21) | Al-Ahly Ahly
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| DF | Mohammed El-Zangiri | El-Sekka El-Hadid
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| DF | Tariq Selim | 15 July 1937 (aged 19) | Al-Ahly
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| DF | Hanafy Bastan (captain) | 6 December 1923 (aged 33) | Zamalek
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| DF | Awad Abdel-Rahman | 28 May 1920 (aged 36) | Ismaily
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| MF | Bidho | Ismaily
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| MF | Ibrahim Tawfik | Tanta SC
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| MF | Samir Qotb | 16 March 1938 (aged 18) | Zamalek
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| MF | Rifaat El-Fanagily | 1 May 1936 (aged 20) | Al-Ahly
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| MF | Nour El-Dali | 24 October 1928 (aged 28) | Zamalek
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| MF | Hamza Abdel-Moula | Tersana
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| MF | Helmi Abou El-Maati | Al-Ahly
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| MF | Daoud Soliman |
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| MF | Hassan Adam |
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| FW | Hamdi Abdel-Fattah | Tersana
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| FW | Alaa El-Hamouly | 4 July 1930 (aged 26) | Zamalek
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| FW | Ad-Diba | 17 November 1927 (aged 29) | Al-Ittihad Alexandria
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| FW | Raafat Attia | 6 February 1934 (aged 23) | Zamalek
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Ethiopia edit
Coach: 
Moustafa Zewde
Sudan edit
Coach: 
József Háda
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Faisal El-Sayed | 1931 (aged 26) |  Al-Merrikh
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| GK | Osman El-Wathiq | Al Neel Al-Khartoum
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| DF | Osman Dim | Al-Hilal
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| DF | Boraî Selim | Al Neel Al-Khartoum
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| DF | Ibrahim El-Kabir | Al Ahli Khartoum
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| DF | El-Jak Agab (captain) | 1927 (aged 30) | Al-Ittihad Bahri
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| MF | Mansour Ramadan | Al-Merreikh
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| MF | El-Hadi Abbas Seyam | Al-Hilal
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| MF | Sayed Mustafa Hassan | Al-Ahli Wad Madani
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| MF | Sirry | Al-Merreikh
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| MF | Abdullah Jumaa Zarkan | Al-Mourada
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| FW | Boraî Bashir | 1932 (aged 24) | Al-Merreikh
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| FW | Hassan Abu Al-Aila | Al-Merreikh
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| FW | Siddiq Manzul | 1929 (aged 28) | Al-Hilal
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| FW | Omar Osman | Al-Mourada
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