1972 African Cup of Nations squads

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

Group A

Cameroon

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	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

Pos.	Player	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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	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)

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Squads	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015

Statistics	Appearances Records and statistics

No qualification took place in 1957 and 1959 as places were given by invitation only. In 1959 and 1976, there was no final; the article is about the decisive match of the final group stage.

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