These are the squads for the 1997 Korea Cup in South Korea, which took place from 12 to 16 June 1997. The players' listed age is their age on the tournament's opening day (12 June 1997).
Egypt edit
Head coach: Mahmoud Al Gohary
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Nader El-Sayed | 13 December 1972 (aged 24) |  Al-Zamalek
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| 2 | DF | Ibrahim Hassan | 10 August 1966 (aged 30) | Al-Ahly
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| 3 | DF | Mohamed Youssef | 9 October 1970 (aged 26) | Al-Ahly
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| 4 | MF | Tarek Mostafa | 1 April 1971 (aged 26) | Al-Zamalek
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| 5 | DF | Abdel-Zaher El-Saqua | 30 January 1974 (aged 23) | El Mansoura SC
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| 6 | DF | Mehdat Abdelhadi | 12 June 1974 (aged 23) | Al-Zamalek
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| 7 | FW | Walid Salah Abdel Latif | 11 November 1977 (aged 19) | El Mansoura SC
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| 8 | MF | Hesham Hanafy | 2 March 1973 (aged 24) | Al-Ahly
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| 9 | FW | Hossam Hassan | 10 August 1966 (aged 30) | Al-Ahly
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| 10 | FW | Mohamed Salah Abo Greisha | 1 January 1970 (aged 27) | Ismaily
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| 11 | MF | Abdel Sattar Sabry | 19 June 1974 (aged 22) | Al-Mokawloon al-Arab
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| 12 | MF | Hady Khashaba | 19 December 1972 (aged 24) | Al-Ahly
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| 14 | MF | Hazem Emam | 10 May 1975 (aged 22) |  Udinese Calcio
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| 15 | DF | Mohamed Sakr Tawfik | 8 November 1969 (aged 27) | El Mansoura SC
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| 16 | GK | Essam El-Hadary | 15 January 1973 (aged 24) | Al-Ahly
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| FW | Ayman Moheb | 11 March 1970 (aged 27) | El Mansoura SC
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| 20 | Ahmed Abdallah | 26 October 1973 (aged 23) |
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Ghana edit
Head coach: Rinus Israël
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Abubakari Tanko | El-Masry
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| 2 | DF | Frank Amankwah | 29 December 1971 (aged 25) |  FC Gütersloh
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| 3 | MF | Kwabena Boateng | 10 October 1974 (aged 22) |  Goldfields Obuasi
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| 4 | DF | Jacob Nettey | 25 January 1976 (aged 21) | Hearts of Oak
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| 5 | MF | Sammi Adjei | 18 November 1973 (aged 23) | Goldfields Obuasi
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| 6 | FW | Kwame Ayew | 28 December 1973 (aged 23) |  Vitória de Setúbal
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| 7 | FW | Robert Boateng | 13 July 1974 (aged 22) | Ashante Kotoko
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| 8 | Yaw Sakyi | Ashante Kotoko
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| 9 | Joseph Farneye | ||||
| 10 | FW | Abédi Pelé | 5 November 1964 (aged 32) | 1860 Munich
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| 11 | FW | Ebenezer Dadzie | 1 June 1975 (aged 22) | Goldfields Obuasi
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| 13 | FW | Isaac Kuffour | 30 December 1978 (aged 18) | Okwawu United
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| 14 | DF | Emmanuel Armah | 22 April 1968 (aged 29) | Hearts of Oak
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| 15 | FW | Princeton Owusu-Ansah | 12 August 1976 (aged 20) | Goldfields Obuasi
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| 16 | Simon Addo | 11 December 1974 (aged 22) | Ghana Ports Authority
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| 18 | Foster Bastios |  Kalamata
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| MF | Godwin Attram | 7 August 1980 (aged 16) | Great Olympics
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South Korea edit
Head coach: Cha Bum-kun
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Kim Bong-soo | 4 December 1970 (aged 26) |  Anyang LG Cheetahs
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| 2 | DF | Kim Sang-hoon | 8 June 1973 (aged 24) | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
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| 3 | MF | Choi Sung-yong | 25 December 1975 (aged 21) | Sangmu FC
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| 4 | DF | Choi Yoon-yeol | 17 April 1974 (aged 23) | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
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| 5 | MF | Lee Min-sung | 23 June 1973 (aged 23) | Busan Daewoo Royals
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| 6 | MF | Yoo Sang-chul | 18 October 1971 (aged 25) | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
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| 7 | MF | Kim Do-keun | 2 March 1972 (aged 25) | Jeonnam Dragons
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| 8 | MF | Jung Jae-kwon | 5 November 1970 (aged 26) | Busan Daewoo Royals
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| 9 | DF | Park Kun-ha | 25 July 1971 (aged 25) | Suwon Samsung Bluewings
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| 10 | FW | Choi Yong-soo | 10 September 1973 (aged 23) | Sangmu FC
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| 11 | MF | Seo Jung-won | 17 December 1970 (aged 26) | Anyang LG Cheetahs
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| 12 | DF | Lee Ki-hyung | 28 September 1974 (aged 22) | Suwon Samsung Bluewings
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| 13 | DF | Kim Tae-young | 8 November 1970 (aged 26) | Jeonnam Dragons
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| 14 | MF | Ko Jong-soo | 30 October 1978 (aged 18) | Suwon Samsung Bluewings
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| 15 | DF | Kim Young-chul | 30 June 1976 (aged 20) | Konkuk University
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| 16 | MF | Choi Moon-sik | 6 January 1971 (aged 26) | Sangmu FC
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| 17 | MF | Ha Seok-ju | 20 February 1968 (aged 29) |  Cerezo Osaka
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| 18 | GK | Seo Dong-myung | 4 May 1974 (aged 23) | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
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| 19 | DF | Jang Dae-il | 9 March 1975 (aged 22) | Yonsei University
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| 21 | FW | Ko Jeong-woon | 27 June 1966 (aged 30) | Cerezo Osaka
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FR Yugoslavia edit
Head coach: Slobodan Santrač
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Ivica Kralj | 26 March 1973 (aged 24) |  Partizan
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| 2 | DF | Zoran Mirković | 21 September 1971 (aged 25) | Atalanta
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| 3 | DF | Niša Saveljić | 27 March 1970 (aged 27) | Partizan
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| 4 | MF | Slaviša Jokanović | 16 August 1968 (aged 28) |  Tenerife
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| 5 | DF | Miroslav Đukić | 19 February 1966 (aged 31) | Deportivo La Coruña
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| 6 | DF | Gordan Petrić | 30 July 1969 (aged 27) |  Rangers
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| 7 | DF | Željko Petrović | 13 November 1965 (aged 31) |  PSV Eindhoven
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| 8 | MF | Albert Nađ | 29 October 1974 (aged 22) | Real Betis
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| 9 | FW | Darko Kovačević | 18 November 1973 (aged 23) | Real Sociedad
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| 10 | MF | Nenad Maslovar | 20 February 1967 (aged 30) | JEF United Ichihara
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| 11 | MF | Ljubinko Drulović | 11 April 1968 (aged 29) | Porto
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| 12 | GK | Dragoje Leković | 21 October 1967 (aged 29) | Kilmarnock
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| 13 | DF | Vuk Rašović | 3 January 1973 (aged 24) | Rad
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| 14 | DF | Vladimir Martinović | 6 April 1973 (aged 24) | Zemun
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| 17 | FW | Rade Bogdanović | 21 May 1970 (aged 27) | JEF United Ichihara
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| DF | Miško Mirković | 7 July 1966 (aged 30) |  Kocaelispor
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| FW | Radivoje Manic | 16 January 1972 (aged 25) | Busan Daewoo Royals
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