Below is a list of national squads who played in the 1959 African Cup of Nations.
Egypt edit
Coach: 
Pál Titkos
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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| GK | Adel Hekal | 23 March 1934 (aged 25) |  Al-Ahly
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| GK | Abdel Galil Hemaida | 28 December 1923 (aged 35) | Al-Ahly
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| DF | Tariq Selim | 15 July 1937 (aged 21) | Al-Ahly
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| DF | Yaken Zaki | 12 September 1934 (aged 24) | Zamalek
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| DF | Mimi El-Sherbini | 26 July 1937 (aged 21) | Al-Ahly
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| MF | Gomaa Farag | Zamalek
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| MF | Saleh Selim (captain) | 11 September 1930 (aged 28) | Al-Ahly
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| MF | Rifaat El-Fanagily | 1 May 1936 (aged 23) | Al-Ahly
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| MF | Mahmoud El-Shaghby | Tersana
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| MF | Mohei Sharshar | Tersana
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| FW | Essam Baheeg | 26 February 1931 (aged 28) | Zamalek
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| FW | Mahmoud El-Gohary | 20 February 1938 (aged 21) | Al-Ahly
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| FW | Sherif El-Far | 1 May 1928 (aged 31) | Zamalek
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| FW | Taha Ismail | 8 February 1939 (aged 20) | Al-Ahly
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| FW | Alaa El-Hamouly | 4 July 1930 (aged 28) | Zamalek
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Ethiopia edit
Coach: 
Jiří Starosta
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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| GK | Gilamichael Teklemariam |  Adulis Club
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| GK | Damte Haile | Saint George SC
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| GK | Senaye Hapte Gebril | Ethiopian Air Force FC
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| DF | Amanuel Kidanemariam | GS Hamasien
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| DF | Awad Mohammed | Omedla SC
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| DF | Abdulkader Ahmed | Gumruk
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| DF | Girmay Fikremariam | GS Hamasien
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| DF | Abera "Goraw" Woldemichael | Saint George SC
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| MF | Omer Royale | Saint George SC
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| MF | Araya Kiflom | Tele SC
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| MF | Mengistu Worku | 1940 | Saint George SC
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| MF | Tesfaye Gebremedhin | Tele SC
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| MF | Samuel Zewde | Saint George SC
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| MF | Kebede Metaferia | Mechal SC
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| MF | Yonas Berhane | Mechal SC
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| MF | Nassir Berhe | Omedla SC
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| MF | Mekouria Tadesse | Mekuria
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| FW | Asrat Hailemariam | Mechal SC
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| FW | Girmay Tessema | Tele SC
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| FW | Tessaw Gebrewolde | Mechal SC
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| FW | Abraha Bayrou | Omedla SC
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| FW | Ayele Tessema | Mechal SC
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Sudan edit
Coach: József Háda
