The 1990 African Cup of Nations was an international football tournament held in Algeria from 2 to 16 March. Eight national teams where involved in this competition, below are their squads.
Group A edit
Algeria edit
Coach: Abdelhamid Kermali
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Larbi El Hadi | 27 May 1961 (aged 28) |  JS Kabylie
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| 16 | GK | Kamel Kadri | 19 November 1963 (aged 26) | MC Alger
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| 22 | GK | Antar Osmani | 22 February 1960 (aged 30) | ES Sétif
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| 2 | DF | Noureddine Bounaâs | 18 October 1965 (aged 24) | MO Constantine
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| 3 | DF | Kamel Adjas | 22 August 1961 (aged 28) | ES Sétif
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| 4 | DF | Ali Benhalima | 21 January 1962 (aged 28) | MC Oran
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| 5 | DF | Rachid Adghigh* | 1 July 1961 (aged 28) | JS Kabylie
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| 5 | DF | Messaoud Aït Abderrahmane* | 11 November 1970 (aged 19) | JS Kabylie
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| 13 | DF | Lotfi Manaâ | 21 November 1964 (aged 25) | USM Annaba
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| 15 | DF | Abdelhakim Serrar | 24 April 1961 (aged 28) | ES Sétif
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| 19 | DF | Tarek Lazizi | 8 June 1971 (aged 18) | MC Alger
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| 20 | DF | Fodil Megharia | 23 May 1961 (aged 28) |  Club Africain
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| 6 | MF | Mahieddine Meftah | 25 September 1968 (aged 21) | JS Kabylie
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| 8 | MF | Djamel Amani | 17 June 1962 (aged 27) |  Royal Antwerp
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| 14 | MF | Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani | 10 July 1967 (aged 22) | MC Oran
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| 18 | MF | Moussa Saïb | 6 March 1969 (aged 20) | JS Kabylie
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| 7 | FW | Hamid Rahmouni | 22 October 1967 (aged 22) | ES Sétif
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| 9 | FW | Djamel Menad | 22 July 1960 (aged 29) |  Nîmes Olympique
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| 10 | FW | Chérif Oudjani | 9 December 1964 (aged 25) | FC Sochaux
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| 11 | FW | Rabah Madjer (c) | 15 February 1958 (aged 32) |  FC Porto
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| 12 | FW | Nacer Bouiche | 16 May 1965 (aged 24) | JS Kabylie
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| 17 | FW | Mohamed Rahem | 21 June 1970 (aged 19) | USM El Harrach
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| 21 | FW | Abderrazak Djahnit | 2 January 1968 (aged 22) | JS Kabylie
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*Rachid Adghigh seriously injured after the 2nd match, Algeria decided to replace him with Messaoud Aït Abderrahmane
Egypt edit
Coach: Hany Moustafa
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Thabet El-Batal | 16 September 1953 (aged 36) |  Al-Ahly
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| GK | Islam Yusef | Tersana SC
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| GK | Basim Khairatl | El Shams SC
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| DF | Fawzi Gamal | 23 October 1966 (aged 23) | Ismaily
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| DF | Hamada Sedki | 25 August 1961 (aged 28) | Al-Ahly
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| DF | Hesham Ibrahim | Zamalek
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| DF | Mohamed Saad | Al-Ahly
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| DF | Talaat Mansour | 26 February 1967 (aged 23) | Al Masry SC
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| DF | Mosheer Hanafi | 1 November 1969 (aged 20) | Al-Ahly
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| DF | Nabil Mahmoud | Zamalek
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| MF | Taha El-Sayed | Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC
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| MF | Ehab Galal | El Shams SC
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| MF | Abdulhameed Fathallah | Al-Ahly
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| MF | Mohamed Saad Shehata | 8 February 1961 (aged 29) | Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC
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| MF | Essam Marei | Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC
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| MF | Ashraf Abu Al wafa | Suez SC
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| FW | Adel Abdel Rahman | 11 December 1967 (aged 22) | Al-Ahly
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| FW | Ahmed Hamouda | Al-Ahly
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| FW | Emad Salah | Zamalek
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| FW | Abdel Azim El-Shoura | Ghazl El Mahalla
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| FW | Yasser Rayyan | 26 March 1970 (aged 19) | El Mansoura
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| FW | Tarek Yehia | 10 September 1961 (aged 28) | Zamalek
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Ivory Coast edit
Coach: 
Radivoje Ognjanović
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Alain Gouaméné | 15 June 1966 (aged 23) |  ASEC Mimosas
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| 22 | GK | Obou Macaire | 28 December 1970 (aged 19) | ||
| 5 | DF | Sékana Diaby | 10 August 1968 (aged 21) | RCF Paris
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| 2 | DF | Basile Aka Kouamé | 6 April 1963 (aged 26) | ASEC Abidjan
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| 13 | DF | Omar Tiero | |||
| 12 | DF | Georges Lignon | 29 December 1968 (aged 21) | Africa Sports
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| 3 | DF | Arsène Hobou | 30 October 1967 (aged 22) | ASEC Abidjan
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| 21 | DF | Ruffin Lué | 5 January 1968 (aged 22) | Africa Sports
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| 7 | MF | Saint-Joseph Gadji-Celi | 1 March 1961 (aged 29) | ASEC Mimosas
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| 16 | MF | Serge Maguy | 20 October 1970 (aged 19) | Africa Sports
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| MF | Youssouf Fofana | 26 July 1966 (aged 23) | AS Monaco
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| 18 | MF | Pascal Miézan | 3 April 1959 (aged 30) | Africa Sports
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| 8 | MF | Oumar Ben Salah | 2 July 1964 (aged 25) | Avignon Football 84
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| 4 | MF | Yao Amani | 17 September 1963 (aged 26) | ASEC Abidjan
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| 10 | FW | Abdoulaye Traoré | 4 March 1967 (aged 22) | Avignon Football 84
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| 11 | FW | Dali Benoit Yohoua | 10 August 1968 (aged 21) | Africa Sports
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| FW | Lucien Kassi-Kouadio | 21 December 1963 (aged 26) | ASEC Abidjan
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| 6 | Monghi |
Nigeria edit
Coach: 
Clemens Westerhof
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Alloysius Agu | 12 July 1967 (aged 22) |  ACB Lagos
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| 2 | DF | Abdul Aminu | 21 February 1965 (aged 25) | El-Kanemi Warriors
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| 3 | DF | Andrew Uwe | 12 October 1967 (aged 22) | KSV Roeselare
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| 4 | DF | Uche Okechukwu | 27 September 1967 (aged 22) | Iwuanyanwu Nationale
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| 6 | MF | Thompson Oliha | 4 October 1968 (aged 21) | Iwuanyanwu Nationale
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| 7 | MF | Ayodele Ogunlana | Ranchers Bees
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| 8 | MF | Moses Kpakor | 1 June 1965 (aged 24) | BCC Lions
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| 9 | FW | Rashidi Yekini | 23 October 1963 (aged 26) | Africa Sports
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| 10 | DF | Ademola Adeshina | 6 April 1964 (aged 25) | Shooting Stars
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| 11 | MF | Emmanuel Okocha | Enugu Rangers
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| 13 | DF | Herbert Anijekwu | 4 December 1964 (aged 25) | Enugu Rangers
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| 14 | FW | Daniel Amokachi | 30 December 1972 (aged 17) | Ranchers Bees
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| 15 | DF | Benedict Iroha | 29 November 1969 (aged 20) | Iwuanyanwu Nationale
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| 16 | MF | Wasiu Ipaye | 6 July 1968 (aged 21) | First Bank FC
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| 17 | FW | Friday Elahor | 14 November 1967 (aged 22) |  Brøndby IF
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| 18 | GK | Christian Obi | 2 January 1967 (aged 23) | ||
| 19 | DF | Isaac Semitoje | 28 April 1968 (aged 21) | Bendel Insurance
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| 20 | MF | Baldwin Bazuaye | 9 September 1968 (aged 21) | Bendel Insurance
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| MF | Tajudeen Oyekanmi | 23 February 1973 (aged 17) | Ranchers Bees
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Group B edit
Cameroon edit
Coach: 
Valery Nepomnyashchy
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| GK | William Andem | 14 June 1968 (aged 21) |  Union Douala
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| GK | Thomas Nkono | 20 July 1955 (aged 34) |  RCD Espanyol
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| DF | Bertin Ebwellé | 11 September 1962 (aged 27) | Tonnerre Yaoundé
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| DF | Emmanuel Kundé | 15 July 1956 (aged 33) | Canon Yaoundé
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| DF | Benjamin Massing | 20 June 1962 (aged 27) | Créteil
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| DF | Jules Onana | 12 June 1964 (aged 25) | Canon Yaoundé
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| DF | Jean-Claude Pagal | 15 September 1964 (aged 25) | La Roche VF
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| DF | Stephen Tataw | 31 March 1963 (aged 26) | Tonnerre Yaoundé
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| MF | Ernest Ebongué | 15 May 1962 (aged 27) | Varzim S.C.
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| MF | André Kana-Biyik | 1 September 1965 (aged 24) | FC Metz
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| MF | Thomas Libiih | 17 November 1967 (aged 22) | Tonnerre Yaoundé
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| MF | Emmanuel Maboang | 27 November 1968 (aged 21) | Canon Yaoundé
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| MF | Louis-Paul Mfédé | 26 February 1961 (aged 29) | Canon Yaoundé
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| FW | Bonaventure Djonkep | 20 August 1961 (aged 28) | Union Douala
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| FW | Eugène Ekéké | 30 May 1960 (aged 29) | Valenciennes FC
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| FW | Cyril Makanaky | 28 June 1965 (aged 24) | SC Toulon
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| FW | François Omam-Biyik | 21 May 1966 (aged 23) | Stade Laval
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Kenya edit
Coach: Mohammed Kheri
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| GK | John Busolo |  Leopards
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| GK | Washington Muhanji | Leopards
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| DF | Wycliffe Anyangu | ||||
| DF | Austin Oduor | Gor Mahia
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| DF | Micky Weche | ||||
| DF | Tobias Ochola | ||||
| MF | Paul Ochieng | Gor Mahia
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| MF | Abbas Khamis Magongo | Gor Mahia
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| MF | John Lukoye | ||||
| MF | George Onyango | ||||
| MF | Sammy Onyango | 3 March 1961 (aged 28) | Kisumu Posta
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| MF | Henry Nyandoro | 20 October 1969 (aged 20) | Leopards
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| MF | Paul Onyera | ||||
| FW | Henry Motego | 21 May 1964 (aged 25) |  Al-Oruba
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| FW | Peter Dawo | 1964 | Gor Mahia
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| FW | Mike Origi | 16 November 1967 (aged 22) | Tusker
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| FW | John Odie | ||||
| MF | Anthony Ndolo | ||||
| MF | Mulupi Makuto |
Senegal edit
Coach: Claude Le Roy
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 16 | GK | Abdou M'Baye | |||
| 1 | GK | Cheikh Seck | 8 January 1958 (aged 32) |  ES Tunis
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| 9 | DF | Mustapha Diagne | 15 August 1966 (aged 23) | Grenoble Foot
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| 2 | DF | Pape Fall | 19 January 1960 (aged 30) | Caen
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| 3 | DF | Adolphe Mendy | 16 January 1960 (aged 30) |  ASC Port Autonome
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| 5 | DF | Roger Mendy | 8 February 1960 (aged 30) | AS Monaco
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| DF | Mamadou Tew | 27 November 1959 (aged 30) | Club Brugge
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| 12 | MF | Adama Cissé | 21 March 1967 (aged 22) | ASC Diaraf
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| 10 | MF | Jules Bocandé | 25 November 1958 (aged 31) | OGC Nice
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| 6 | MF | Lamine Sagna | 17 November 1969 (aged 20) | ASC Diaraf
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| 15 | MF | Sylvestre Coly | Casa Sport
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| MF | Mamadou Gueye | ||||
| MF | Youssou Mbengue | ||||
| 8 | MF | Baytir Samb | |||
| 7 | FW | Abdoulaye Diallo | 27 January 1963 (aged 27) | Marseille
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| 17 | FW | Mamadou Diallo | 21 August 1971 (aged 18) | Sotra FC
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| 14 | FW | Lamine N'Diaye | 18 October 1956 (aged 33) | Mulhouse
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| 18 | FW | Moussa N'Dao | 15 July 1968 (aged 21) |  WAC Casablanca
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| FW | Souleyman Sané | 26 February 1961 (aged 29) |  1. FC Nürnberg
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| 19 | FW | Mamadou Diarra | 18 October 1970 (aged 19) | ASC Port Autonome
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Zambia edit
Coach: Samuel Ndhlovu
