1968 African Cup of Nations squads

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

Group A

Algeria

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	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

Coach: Ferenc Szűcs

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	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

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				SC Bastia^[1]
	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

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

Congo-Brazzaville

Coach: Paul Ebondzibato

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	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

Coach: Ferenc Csanádi

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	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

Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	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

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.

References

^ Faouzi, Mahjoub (March 1968). "Qu'avez-vous fait de Bléziri?". Miroir du Football (in French). No. 104. Paris. p. 25.

External links

1968 African Cup of Nations details - rsssf.com
Afcon 1968 - footballzz

[1] Faouzi, Mahjoub (March 1968). "Qu'avez-vous fait de Bléziri?". Miroir du Football (in French). No. 104. Paris. p. 25.

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