1972 African Cup of Nations squads

Below is a list of squads used in the 1972 African Cup of Nations.

Group A

Cameroon

Coach: Peter Schnittger

| 0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Jean-Parade Egoué 1GK Bernard M'Bengalack 2DF Norbert Owona 2DF Simo Apollin 2DF Paul N'Lend 2DF Jean-Paul Akono (1952-01-01)1 January 1952 (aged 20) 2DF Michel Kaham (1952-06-01)1 June 1952 (aged 19) 2DF Evou Boulon 3MF Jean-Marie Tsébo 3MF François N'Doumbé (1954-01-30)30 January 1954 (aged 18) 3MF Jean Moutassié 3MF Emmanuel Mvé 3MF Paul-Gaston Ndongo 4FW Charles Léa (1951-01-16)16 January 1951 (aged 21) Canon Yaoundé 4FW Philippe Mouthé 4FW Jean Manga-Onguene (1946-06-12)12 June 1946 (aged 25) Canon Yaoundé 4FW Jean-Pierre Tokoto (1948-01-26)26 January 1948 (aged 24) 4FW Joseph Yegba Maya (1944-04-08)8 April 1944 (aged 27) US Valenciennes 4FW Jean-Baptiste Ndoga

Kenya

Coach: Jonathan Niva

| 0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK James Siang'a Gor Mahia 2DF Jonathan Niva Gor Mahia 2DF Austin Oduor 2DF Samson Odore Kenya Breweries 2DF Charles Makunda 2DF Daniel Anyanzwa 3MF Peter "Pelé" Ouma 3MF Allan Thigo Gor Mahia 3MF Jackson Aluko Gor Mahia 4FW John Nyawanga 4FW Chege Ouma 4FW Nicodémus Arudhi John Chore Gor Mahia Stephen Yongo Gor Mahia

Mali

Coach: Karl-Heinz Weigang

| 0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Séydou Traoré 1GK Bassirou Diamoutèné 1GK Mamadou Keita 2DF Talibé Diané 2DF Kidian Diallo 1944 AS Real Bamako 2DF Moctar Maïga 2DF Idrissa Maiga 2DF Checkna Traoré 2DF Idrissa Coulibaly 2DF Cheick Sangaré 3MF Adama Traoré 3MF Boubacar Traoré 3MF Ousmane Traoré 4FW Bako Touré (1939-12-07)7 December 1939 (aged 32) Blois 4FW Issa Yatayasse 4FW Salif Keïta (1946-12-08)8 December 1946 (aged 25) Saint-Étienne 4FW Moussa Traoré (1952-12-02)2 December 1952 (aged 19) Stade Malien 4FW Sadia Cissé 4FW Moussa Diakhité 4FW Fantamady Keita (1949-09-25)25 September 1949 (aged 22) AS Real Bamako 4FW Cheikh Diallo 4FW Idrissa Kanté

Togo

Coach: Gottlieb Göller

| 0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Tommy Sylvestre (1946-08-31)31 August 1946 (aged 25) Étoile Filante de Lomé 2DF Damawuzan Ayitégan 2DF Ohin Anyaku 2DF Hermann Hunkpati 2DF Sanni Kponton 3MF Emmanuel Atsou 3MF Luc Watékou (1947-09-23)23 September 1947 (aged 24) Dynamic Togolais 3MF Michel Sokpo 3MF Arnold Nyémébuéo 4FW Omer Sadji 4FW Edmond Apety 4FW Covi Adé 4FW Clément Kpadé 4FW Pindra Sawoè

Group B

Congo

Coach: Adolphe Bibanzoulou

| 0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Maxime Matsima (1940-11-18)18 November 1940 (aged 31) 2DF Gabriel Dengaki (1952-11-07)7 November 1952 (aged 19) 2DF Jacques Ndolou 2DF Alphonse Niangou 2DF Gabriel "Njo Léa" Samba 3MF Jean Balekita 3MF Joseph Matongo 3MF Noël Minga 4FW François M'Pelé (1947-07-13)13 July 1947 (aged 24) AC Ajaccio 4FW Jonas Bahamboula (1949-02-02)2 February 1949 (aged 23) Diables Noirs 4FW Paul Moukila (1950-06-06)6 June 1950 (aged 21) CARA Brazzaville 4FW Jean-Michel M'Bono (1946-01-27)27 January 1946 (aged 26) Étoile du Congo

Morocco

Coach: Sabino Barinaga and Abderrahmane Mahjoub

| 0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Allal Ben Kassou 1941 2DF Ahmed Najah 2DF Larbi Ihardane 2DF Mustapha Tahir 2DF Labd Khalifa 1955 2DF Abdallah Lamrani 1946 2DF Boujemaa Benkhrif 1947 2DF Abdelkader El Khiati 1945 3MF Larbi Chebbak 3MF Mohamed Maaroufi 1947 3MF Maouhoub Ghazouani 1948 3MF Mustapha Choukri 1947 4FW Abdallah Tazi 1945 4FW Ahmed Faras 1946 Chabab Mohammedia 4FW Mohamed El Filali (1945-07-09)9 July 1945 (aged 26) 4FW Abdelkader Ben Bouali

Sudan

Coach: Abdel-Fattah Hamad Abu-Zeid

| 0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 2DF Abdella "Kaunda" El-Ser Al-Merreikh 3MF Najm-Eddine Hassan (C) 1945 Al-Neel SC (Khartoum) 3MF Sanad Bushara Abdel-Nadief Al-Merreikh 3MF Ahmed Bushara Wahba (1943-01-01)1 January 1943 (aged 29) Al-Merreikh 4FW Kamal Abdel Wahab 4FW Hasabu El-Sagheer Burri

Zaire

Coach: Blagoja Vidinić

| 0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Pombi Litinda 1GK Kazadi Mwamba (1947-03-06)6 March 1947 (aged 24) 2DF Joseph Lungwila 2DF Bwanga Tshimen (1949-01-04)4 January 1949 (aged 23) TP Mazembe 2DF Mwanza Mukombo (1945-12-17)17 December 1945 (aged 26) 2DF Julian Kialunda (1940-04-24)24 April 1940 (aged 31) Anderlecht 3MF Kidumu Mantantu (1946-11-17)17 November 1946 (aged 25) 3MF Kilasu Massamba (1950-12-22)22 December 1950 (aged 21) 3MF Léonard Saïdi (1941-11-24)24 November 1941 (aged 30) TP Mazembe 3MF Wamunda Tshimabu (1946-05-08)8 May 1946 (aged 25) 3MF Kafula Ngoie (1945-11-11)11 November 1945 (aged 26) 3MF Benjamin Mutombo 4FW Mayanga Maku (1948-10-31)31 October 1948 (aged 23) 4FW Kakoko Etepe (1950-11-22)22 November 1950 (aged 21) CS Imana 4FW Jean Kalala N'Tumba (1949-01-07)7 January 1949 (aged 23)

External links

• African Nations Cup 1972 - RSSSF
• 8ème édition : le Congo Brazzaville crée la sensation
• Gor Mahia in the 1970s
• CAN 1972