1968 African Cup of Nations squads

Below is a list of squads used in the 1968 African Cup of Nations.

1968 African Cup of Nations squads
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Group A edit

Algeria edit

Coach:   Lucien Leduc

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Mohamed Abrouk (1945-11-30)30 November 1945 (aged 22)   CR Belcourt
1GK Abdelkrim Laribi (1943-12-25)25 December 1943 (aged 24)   IRB Sougueur
2DF Ali Attoui (1942-01-21)21 January 1942 (aged 25)   Hamra Annaba
2DF Boubekeur Belbekri (captain) (1942-01-07)7 January 1942 (aged 26)   USM Alger
2DF Ahmed Bouden (1938-12-04)4 December 1938 (aged 29)   Hamra Annaba
2DF Messaoud Belloucif (1940-11-30)30 November 1940 (aged 27)   AS Khroub
2DF Lakhdar Bouyahi (1946-01-21)21 January 1946 (aged 21)   NA Hussein Dey
2DF Kamel Lemoui (1939-07-10)10 July 1939 (aged 28)   CR Belcourt
3MF Djilali Abdi (1943-11-25)25 November 1943 (aged 24)   USM Bel Abbès
3MF Hacène Djemaâ (1942-01-06)6 January 1942 (aged 26)   CR Belcourt
3MF Abdellah Kechra (1945-01-31)31 January 1945 (aged 22)   ASM Oran
3MF Djilali Selmi (1946-09-04)4 September 1946 (aged 21)   CR Belcourt
3MF Mustapha Seridi (1941-04-18)18 April 1941 (aged 26)   ES Guelma
3MF Hacène Lalmas (1943-03-12)12 March 1943 (aged 24)   CR Belcourt
4FW Boualem Amirouche (1942-10-01)1 October 1942 (aged 25)   RC Kouba
4FW Kamel Beroudji (1945-09-09)9 September 1945 (aged 22)   OM Ruisseau
4FW Achour Louahdi (1938-03-14)14 March 1938 (aged 29)   CR Belcourt
4FW Noureddine Hachouf (1940-05-10)10 May 1940 (aged 27)   ES Guelma
4FW Mokhtar Kalem (1944-10-10)10 October 1944 (aged 23)   CR Belcourt
4FW Hamid Belabbes (1942-07-16)16 July 1942 (aged 25)   MC Oran

Ethiopia edit

Coach:   Ferenc Szűcs

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Getachew "Dula" Abebe   Saint George SC
1GK Amdemichael Gebreselassie   EEPCO FC
2DF Abraha Araya   Embasoira FC
2DF Wolde-Manuel Fesseha   Saint George SC
2DF Bekure-Tsion Gebrehiwot   Hamasien FC
2DF Berhe Goitom   EEPCO FC
2DF Awad Mohammed (captain)   Saint George SC
3MF Luciano Vassallo (1935-08-15)15 August 1935 (aged 32)   Cotton Factory Club
3MF Girma Asmerom   Dagnew
3MF Mengistu Worku (1940-01-01)1 January 1940 (aged 28)   Saint George SC
3MF Kiflom Araya   Ethiopian Airlines FC
4FW Shewangizaw Agonafer   Saint George SC
4FW Getachew Wolde   Cotton Factory Club
4FW Abdulrahman Abdalla   Hamasien FC
3MF Haile Tesfa-Gabre   Tele SC
2DF Bereket Amdemichael   Hamasien FC
3MF Tekeda Alemu   Saint George SC
2DF Getachew Gelashe   Ethio-Cement
4FW Haile Abebe Woldegiorgis   Mekuria
2DF Eshetu -Tsion Gebrehiwot   Saint George SC
3MF Getachew Abdo   Saint George SC
4FW Gebre-Medhin Tesfaye   Tele SC

Ivory Coast edit

Coach:   Paul Gévaudan

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Jean Keita   ASEC Mimosas
2DF Joseph Niankoury   Africa Sports
3MF François Zady   Stade d'Abidjan
2DF Henri Konan 1937   Stade d'Abidjan
3MF Mathias Diagou   Stade d'Abidjan
3MF Jean-Louis Bozon   Stella Club
3MF Christophe Bazo   ASEC Mimosas
2DF Séry Wawa 1943   Africa Sports
2DF Yapobi  
3MF Joseph Bléziri   Stade d'Abidjan
4FW Eustache Manglé   ASEC Mimosas
4FW François Tahi (1950-05-28)28 May 1950 (aged 17)   Stade d'Abidjan
4FW Laurent Pokou (1947-08-10)10 August 1947 (aged 20)   ASEC Mimosas
4FW Kouadio Dominique Yovan   ASEC Mimosas
3MF Ernest Kallet Bialy 1943   Africa Sports
4FW Maurice Déhi 1944   Stade d'Abidjan
4FW Apollinaire N'Zi   Stella Club

Uganda edit

Coach: Robert Kiberu

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Joseph Masajjage   Express FC
1GK George Bukenya   Coffee United
2DF James Lukwago   Express FC
2DF Ibrahim Dafala (1935-02-02)2 February 1935 (aged 32)   Express FC
2DF David Otti 1940   Coffee United
2DF Ben Ezaga   Prisons FC
3MF Steven Baraza   Prisons FC
3MF Parry Oketch (captain)   Prisons FC
3MF John Ddibya   Army FC
4FW Philip Polly Ouma   Army FC
4FW Swalleh Wasswa   Army FC
4FW Denis Obua (1947-06-13)13 June 1947 (aged 20)   Police FC
3MF Kefa Lori   Prisons FC
3MF Peter Okee   Prisons FC
2DF Benjamin Ashe Mukasa   Coffee United
3MF Francis Kulabigwo   Coffee United

Group B edit

Congo-Brazzaville edit

Coach:   Paul Ebondzibato

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Maxime Matsima (1940-11-18)18 November 1940 (aged 27)   Diables Noirs
1GK Joseph Ngassaki (1941-11-08)8 November 1941 (aged 26)   CARA Brazzaville
1GK Paul Tandou (1947-07-13)13 July 1947 (aged 20)   Diables Noirs
2DF Louis Akouala 1942   Étoile du Congo
2DF Adolphe "Amoyen" Bibandzoulou   Diables Noirs
2DF Serge-Samuel Boukaka 1942   Étoile du Congo
2DF Alphonse Niangou   Standard Liège
3MF Maurice "Fontaine" Ondzola   Abeilles FC
3MF Germain "Jadot" Dzabana (1944-12-11)11 December 1944 (aged 23)   Diables Noirs
3MF Marcel Koko   Étoile du Congo
3MF Michel "Chine" Miéré   Patronage Sainte-Anne
4FW Emile Batoukeba   Étoile du Congo
4FW Jean-Chrysostome Bikouri   Diables Noirs
4FW Jean-Bernard "Mulélé" Foundoux (1943-10-16)16 October 1943 (aged 24)   Patronage Sainte-Anne
4FW Jean "Jeannot" Foutika   CARA Brazzaville
4FW Jean-Michel "Sorcier" M'Bono (1946-01-27)27 January 1946 (aged 21)   Étoile du Congo
4FW Jean-Michel "Excellent" Ongagna (1945-07-11)11 July 1945 (aged 22)   Étoile du Congo
3MF Maurice "Lipopo" Filankembo   Patronage Sainte-Anne
2DF Christophe Ombelle   Patronage Sainte-Anne
2DF François Poaty   Vita Club Mokanda
3MF Léon Tchikaya   Étoile du Congo

Congo-Kinshasa edit

Coach:   Ferenc Csanádi

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Robert Kazadi (1947-03-06)6 March 1947 (aged 20)   TP Englebert
1GK Bernard Matumona   FC Himalaya
1GK Augustin "Souplesse" Ebengo   CS Imana
2DF Salomon "Général" Mange   AS Vita Club
2DF Elias Tshimanga   US Kipushi
2DF Pierre Katumba 1945   TP Englebert
2DF Albert Mwanza (1945-12-17)17 December 1945 (aged 22)   TP Englebert
3MF Jean Kembo (1947-12-27)27 December 1947 (aged 20)   AS Vita Club
3MF Raoul Kidumu (1946-11-17)17 November 1946 (aged 21)   Diables Rouges de Thysville
3MF Joseph Kibonge (1945-02-12)12 February 1945 (aged 22)   AS Vita Club
4FW Pierre Kalala (1939-11-22)22 November 1939 (aged 28)   TP Englebert
4FW Pierre Mwana Kasongo (1938-10-10)10 October 1938 (aged 29)   CS Imana
4FW Léon Mungamuni (1947-03-24)24 March 1947 (aged 20)   FC Nomades
2DF Albert Bilengi  
3MF Ignace "Pelé" Muwawa   CS Imana
3MF Nicodème Kabamba (captain) (1936-07-29)29 July 1936 (aged 31)   CS Imana
3MF Ernest "Roi Saïo" Mokili (1945-06-03)3 June 1945 (aged 22)   AS Dragons
2DF Paul Mbuli   FC Himalaya
4FW Albert Mwila   AS Dragons
3MF Emmanuel Ngenyibungi   Union St-Gilloise
4FW Philippe Mvukani   AS Dragons
4FW Freddy Mulongo (1939-03-09)9 March 1939 (aged 28)   CS Imana
2DF Simon "Lemons" Lembi   FC Mikado

Ghana edit

Coach:   Carlos Alberto Parreira

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Jon Bortey Noawy (1939-06-13)13 June 1939 (aged 28)   Great Olympics
1GK Robert Mensah (1939-06-12)12 June 1939 (aged 28)   Asante Kotoko
1GK Emmanuel Anue Kofie (1941-02-10)10 February 1941 (aged 26)   Asante Kotoko
2DF Charles Addo Odametey (captain) (1937-02-23)23 February 1937 (aged 30)   Hearts of Oak
2DF Tetteh Bukey   Great Olympics
2DF Franklin Crentsil   Real Republicans
2DF John Eshun (1942-07-17)17 July 1942 (aged 25)   Sekondi Hasaacas
2DF Ben Kusi (1939-06-01)1 June 1939 (aged 28)   Asante Kotoko
3MF Oliver Acquah (1946-03-22)22 March 1946 (aged 21)   Asante Kotoko
3MF Edward Boye 1946   Great Olympics
3MF Joseph Ghartey (1943-06-27)27 June 1943 (aged 24)   Hearts of Oak
3MF Osei Kofi (1940-06-03)3 June 1940 (aged 27)   Asante Kotoko
3MF Frank Odoi (1943-02-23)23 February 1943 (aged 24)   Great Olympics
3MF Ibrahim Sunday (1944-07-22)22 July 1944 (aged 23)   Asante Kotoko
3MF Joseph Wilson (1939-12-02)2 December 1939 (aged 28)   Asante Kotoko
4FW Robert Foley (1943-10-16)16 October 1943 (aged 24)   Hearts of Oak
4FW Amusa Gbadamosi (1942-04-15)15 April 1942 (aged 25)   Hearts of Oak
4FW Malik Jabir (1944-12-08)8 December 1944 (aged 23)   Asante Kotoko
4FW Cecil Jones Attuquayefio (1944-10-18)18 October 1944 (aged 23)   Great Olympics
4FW Wilberforce Mfum (1936-08-28)28 August 1936 (aged 31)   Asante Kotoko
4FW Sammy Sampene (1942-12-18)18 December 1942 (aged 25)   Asante Kotoko

Senegal edit

Coach:Lamine Diack

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Amady Thiam   ASC Jeanne d'Arc
1GK Toumani Diallo*   Foyer France Sénégal
2DF Moustapha Dieng (captain) (1942-04-09)9 April 1942 (aged 25)   ASC Jeanne d'Arc
2DF Issa Mbaye   Foyer France Sénégal
2DF Djibril Alioune "Petit" Guèye   Réveil de Saint-Louis
3MF Louis Camara   Espoirs de Dakar
3MF Louis Gomis (1945-05-25)25 May 1945 (aged 22)   Foyer France Sénégal
4FW Baye Moussé Paye   US Gorée
4FW Yatma Diouck (1943-07-04)4 July 1943 (aged 24)   Réveil de Saint-Louis
2DF Yérim Diagne 1943   Réveil de Saint-Louis
4FW Mohamed "Doudou" Diongue (1946-03-30)30 March 1946 (aged 21)   Espoirs de Dakar
3MF Abdoulaye Ndiaye  
4FW Moustapha "Yatma" Diop   Amiens SC
3MF Insa Diagne   Espoir de Saint-Louis
  • Toumani Diallo was injured shortly before the tournament, and perhaps didn't travel with the squad.

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