1959 African Cup of Nations squads

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Below is a list of national squads who played in the 1959 African Cup of Nations.

## Egypt

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Coach:  Pál Titkos

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club  |

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| 1GK | Adel Hekal |  (1934-03-23)23 March 1934 (aged 25)  |  |  |  Al-Ahly
| 1GK | Abdel Galil Hemaida |  (1923-12-28)28 December 1923 (aged 35)  |  |  |  Al-Ahly
| 2DF | Tariq Selim |  (1937-07-15)15 July 1937 (aged 21)  |  |  |  Al-Ahly
| 2DF | Yaken Zaki |  (1934-09-12)12 September 1934 (aged 24)  |  |  |  Zamalek
| 2DF | Mimi El-Sherbini |  (1937-07-26)26 July 1937 (aged 21)  |  |  |  Al-Ahly
| 3MF | Gomaa Farag |  |  |  |  Zamalek
| 3MF | Saleh Selim (captain) |  (1930-09-11)11 September 1930 (aged 28)  |  |  |  Al-Ahly
| 3MF | Rifaat El-Fanagily |  (1936-05-01)1 May 1936 (aged 23)  |  |  |  Al-Ahly
| 3MF | Mahmoud El-Shaghby |  |  |  |  Tersana
| 3MF | Mohei Sharshar |  |  |  |  Tersana
| 4FW | Essam Baheeg |  (1931-02-26)26 February 1931 (aged 28)  |  |  |  Zamalek
| 4FW | Mahmoud El-Gohary |  (1938-02-20)20 February 1938 (aged 21)  |  |  |  Al-Ahly
| 4FW | Sherif El-Far |  (1928-05-01)1 May 1928 (aged 31)  |  |  |  Zamalek
| 4FW | Taha Ismail |  (1939-02-08)8 February 1939 (aged 20)  |  |  |  Al-Ahly
| 4FW | Alaa El-Hamouly |  (1930-07-04)4 July 1930 (aged 28)  |  |  |  Zamalek

## Ethiopia

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Coach:  Jiří Starosta

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club  |

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| 1GK | Gilamichael Teklemariam |  |  |  |  Adulis Club
| 1GK | Damte Haile |  |  |  |  Saint George SC
| 1GK | Senaye Hapte Gebril |  |  |  |  Ethiopian Air Force FC
| 2DF | Amanuel Kidanemariam |  |  |  |  GS Hamasien
| 2DF | Awad Mohammed |  |  |  |  Omedla SC
| 2DF | Abdulkader Ahmed |  |  |  |  Gumruk
| 2DF | Girmay Fikremariam |  |  |  |  GS Hamasien
| 2DF | Abera "Goraw" Woldemichael |  |  |  |  Saint George SC
| 3MF | Omer Royale |  |  |  |  Saint George SC
| 3MF | Araya Kiflom |  |  |  |  Tele SC
| 3MF | Mengistu Worku | 1940  |  |  |  Saint George SC
| 3MF | Tesfaye Gebremedhin |  |  |  |  Tele SC
| 3MF | Samuel Zewde |  |  |  |  Saint George SC
| 3MF | Kebede Metaferia |  |  |  |  Mechal SC
| 3MF | Yonas Berhane |  |  |  |  Mechal SC
| 3MF | Nassir Berhe |  |  |  |  Omedla SC
| 3MF | Mekouria Tadesse |  |  |  |  Mekuria
| 4FW | Asrat Hailemariam |  |  |  |  Mechal SC
| 4FW | Girmay Tessema |  |  |  |  Tele SC
| 4FW | Tessaw Gebrewolde |  |  |  |  Mechal SC
| 4FW | Abraha Bayrou |  |  |  |  Omedla SC
| 4FW | Ayele Tessema |  |  |  |  Mechal SC

## Sudan

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Coach:  József Háda

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club  |

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| 1GK | Sapt Dudu | 1930  |  |  |  Al-Hilal Club
| 1GK | Samir Mohamed Ali |  |  |  |  Al Ahli SC (Khartoum)
| 2DF | Mansour Ramadan |  |  |  |  Al-Merreikh SC
| 2DF | Ibrahim El-Kabir |  |  |  |  Al Ahli SC (Khartoum)
| 2DF | Hassan Mohamed Abdullah |  |  |  |  Al-Merreikh SC
| 2DF | Osman Dim (captain) |  |  |  |  Al-Hilal Club
| 2DF | Mutawakil Mohamed Elbashir |  |  |  |  Al-Merreikh SC
| 2DF | Hassan Eltayeb |  |  |  |  Al-Ittihad SC (Bahri)
| 3MF | Suleiman Dafaallah |  |  |  |  Al-Mourada SC
| 3MF | El Hadi Seyam |  |  |  |  Al-Hilal Club
| 3MF | Mahmoud Elzubeir |  |  |  |  Al-Mourada SC
| 3MF | Osman Abdellatif |  |  |  |  Al-Tahrir SC (Bahri)
| 3MF | Ahmed Jadin |  |  |  |  Obeid Club
| 3MF | Hamed Ibrahim Kamel |  |  |  |  Alamal SC Atbara
| 4FW | Boraî Bashir | 1932  |  |  |  Al-Merreikh SC
| 4FW | Siddiq Manzul | 1929  |  |  |  Al-Hilal Club
| 4FW | Abdelmutaleb "Drissa" Nasir |  |  |  |  Al-Hilal Club
| 4FW | Omer Eltoum |  |  |  |  Al-Mourada SC
| 4FW | Abdallah Ohag Farag |  |  |  |  Al-Hilal Club

## External links

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* African Nations Cup 1959 - Details and Scorers RSSSF
* CAN 1959
* Egyptian Results in African Cup of Nations

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Editions|

* Sudan 1957
* United Arab Republic 1959
* Ethiopia 1962
* Ghana 1963
* Tunisia 1965
* Ethiopia 1968
* Sudan 1970
* Cameroon 1972
* Egypt 1974
* Ethiopia 1976
* Ghana 1978
* Nigeria 1980
* Libya 1982
* Ivory Coast 1984
* Egypt 1986
* Morocco 1988
* Algeria 1990
* Senegal 1992
* Tunisia 1994
* South Africa 1996
* Burkina Faso 1998
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Qualification|

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Finals|

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* 1959
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* 1970
* 1972
* 1974
* 1976
* 1978
* 1980
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
* 1990
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Bids|

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Squads|

* 1957
* 1959
* 1962
* 1963
* 1965
* 1968
* 1970
* 1972
* 1974
* 1976
* 1978
* 1980
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
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Statistics|

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Miscellaneous|

* Balls
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* Music
* Trophy

Notes
The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively.
There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only.
The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.

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