1968 African Cup of Nations squads

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

## Group A[edit]

### Algeria[edit]

Coach:  Lucien Leduc

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

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| 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[edit]

Coach:  Ferenc Szűcs

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

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| 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[edit]

Coach:  Paul Gévaudan

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

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| 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 |  |  |  |  Stade d'Abidjan
| 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[edit]

Coach: Robert Kiberu

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

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| 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[edit]

### Congo-Brazzaville[edit]

Coach:  Paul Ebondzibato

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

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| 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[edit]

Coach:  Ferenc Csanádi

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

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| 1GK | Kazadi Mwamba |  (1947-03-06)6 March 1947 (aged 20)  |  |  |  TP Englebert
| 1GK | Bernard Matumona |  |  |  |  FC Himalaya
| 1GK | Augustin Ebengo |  |  |  |  CS Imana
| 2DF | Salomon Mange |  |  |  |  AS Vita Club
| 2DF | Elias Tshimanga |  |  |  |  US Kipushi
| 2DF | Pierre Katumba |  |  |  |  TP Englebert
| 2DF | Mwanza Mukombo |  (1945-12-17)17 December 1945 (aged 22)  |  |  |  TP Englebert
| 3MF | Kembo Uba Kembo |  (1947-12-27)27 December 1947 (aged 20)  |  |  |  AS Vita Club
| 3MF | Kidumu Mantantu |  (1946-11-17)17 November 1946 (aged 21)  |  |  |  Diables Rouges de Thysville
| 3MF | Kibonge Mafu |  (1945-02-12)12 February 1945 (aged 22)  |  |  |  AS Vita Club
| 4FW | Pierre Kalala Mukendi |  (1939-11-22)22 November 1939 (aged 28)  |  |  |  TP Englebert
| 4FW | Mwana Kasongo |  (1938-10-10)10 October 1938 (aged 29)  |  |  |  CS Imana
| 4FW | Léon Mungamuni |  |  |  |  FC Nomades
| 2DF | Albert Bilengi |  |  |  |
| 3MF | Ignace Muwawa |  |  |  |  CS Imana
| 3MF | Nicodème Kabamba (c)  |  |  |  |  CS Imana
| 3MF | Yenga Mokili |  |  |  |  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 |  |  |  |  CS Imana
| 2DF | Simon Lembi |  |  |  |  FC Mikado

### Ghana[edit]

Coach:  Carlos Alberto Parreira

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

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| 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 |  (1937-02-23)23 February 1937 (aged 30)  |  |  Hearts of Oak
| 2DF | Tetteh Bukey |  |  |  Great Olympics
| 2DF | Franklin Crentsil |  |  |  Real Republicans Accra
| 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 |  |  |  Great Olympics
| 3MF | Joseph Ghartey |  |  |  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[edit]

Coach:Lamine Diack

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

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| 1GK | Amady Thiam |  |  |  |  Jeanne d'Arc
| 1GK | Toumani Diallo*  |  |  |  |  Foyer France Sénégal
| 2DF | Amadou Moustapha Dieng |  |  |  |  Jeanne d'Arc
| 2DF | Issa Mbaye |  |  |  |  Foyer France Sénégal
| 2DF | Djibril Alioune Guèye |  |  |  |  Réveil de Saint-Louis
| 3MF | Louis Camara [fr] |  |  |  |  Espoirs de Dakar
| 3MF | Louis Gomis [fr] |  |  |  |  Foyer France Sénégal
| 4FW | Baye Moussé Paye |  |  |  |  US Gorée
| 4FW | Yatma Diouck |  |  |  |  Réveil de Saint-Louis
| 2DF | Yérim Diagne | {{{age}}}  | {{{caps}}}  |  |  Réveil de Saint-Louis
| 4FW | Mohamed "Doudou" Diongue |  |  |  |  Espoir de Dakar
| 3MF | Abdoulaye NDiaye |  |  |  |
| 4FW | Moustapha Diop |  |  |  |  SC Amiens
| 3MF | Insa Diagne |  |  |  |

* Toumani Diallo was injured shortly before the tournament, and perhaps didn't travel with the squad.

## External links[edit]

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

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Africa Cup of Nations

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
* Ghana/Nigeria 2000
* Mali 2002
* Tunisia 2004
* Egypt 2006
* Ghana 2008
* Angola 2010
* Gabon/Equatorial Guinea 2012
* South Africa 2013
* Equatorial Guinea 2015
* Gabon 2017
* Egypt 2019
* Cameroon 2021
* Ivory Coast 2023
* Morocco 2025
* Kenya/Tanzania/Uganda 2027

Qualification|

* 1957
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* 1965
* 1968
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* 1974
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* 1982
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* 1986
* 1988
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* 2008
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* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
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* 2023
* 2025

Finals|

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* 1962
* 1963
* 1965
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* 1970
* 1972
* 1974
* 1976
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* 1986
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Bids|

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Squads|

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Statistics|

* Finals
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* Awards
* Records and statistics
* Hat-tricks

Miscellaneous|

* Balls
* Mascots
* Music

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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