1972 African Cup of Nations squads

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

Group A[]

Cameroon[]

Coach: Germany Peter Schnittger

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK
1GK Cameroon Diamant Yaoundé
1GK
2DF Norbert Owona Cameroon Union Douala
2DF
2DF
2DF Jean-Paul Akono (1952-01-01)1 January 1952 (aged 20)
2DF Michel Kaham (1952-06-01)1 June 1952 (aged 19)
2DF
2DF Cameroon Caïman Douala
3MF
3MF
3MF
3MF
3MF
4FW Charles Léa (1951-01-16)16 January 1951 (aged 21) Cameroon Canon Yaoundé
4FW
4FW Jean Manga Onguéné (1946-06-12)12 June 1946 (aged 25) Cameroon 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) France US Valenciennes
4FW
4FW

Kenya[]

Coach: Germany Eckhard Krautzun

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK James Siang'a 1949 (aged 22 or 23) Kenya Gor Mahia
2DF Jonathan Niva Kenya Gor Mahia
2DF
2DF Kenya Kenya Breweries
2DF
2DF
3MF
3MF Allan Thigo Kenya Gor Mahia
3MF Kenya Gor Mahia
4FW John Nyawanga
4FW
4FW
4FW John Chore Kenya Gor Mahia
3MF Stephen Yongo Kenya Gor Mahia

Mali[]

Coach: Germany Karl-Heinz Weigang

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK
1GK
1 1GK (1947-10-20)20 October 1947 (aged 24) Mali Stade Malien
2DF
2DF Kidian Diallo 1944 Mali AS Real Bamako
2DF
2DF
2DF
2DF
2DF
3MF Adama Traoré
3MF Boubacar Traoré
3MF
4FW Bako Touré (1939-12-07)7 December 1939 (aged 32) France Blois
4FW
4FW Salif Keïta (1946-12-08)8 December 1946 (aged 25) France Saint-Étienne
19 4FW (1952-12-02)2 December 1952 (aged 19) Mali Stade Malien
4FW (1944-04-15)15 April 1944 (aged 27) Mali Djoliba AC
17 4FW
4FW Fantamady Keita (1949-09-25)25 September 1949 (aged 22) Mali AS Real Bamako
4FW
4FW

Togo[]

Coach: Germany Gottlieb Göller

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Tommy Sylvestre (1946-08-31)31 August 1946 (aged 25) Togo Étoile Filante de Lomé
2DF
2DF
2DF (C) 1945 (aged 26 or 27) Togo Modèle de Lomé
2DF
3MF
3MF Luc Agbala (1947-09-23)23 September 1947 (aged 24) Togo Dynamic Togolais
3MF
3MF
4FW
4FW Edmond Apéti Kaolo 1946 (aged 25 or 26)
4FW
4FW
4FW

Group B[]

Congo[]

Coach: Republic of the Congo

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Maxime Matsima (1940-11-18)18 November 1940 (aged 31) Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs
1GK Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville
1GK Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs
2DF 1942 (aged 29 or 30) Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo
2DF (1952-11-07)7 November 1952 (aged 19) Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo
2DF (Captain) (1944-05-03)3 May 1944 (aged 27) Republic of the Congo Inter Club Brazzaville
2DF (1941-11-08)8 November 1941 (aged 30) Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville
2DF Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs
2DF Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs
3MF (1948-01-06)6 January 1948 (aged 24) France SC Toulon
3MF Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs
3MF 1950 (aged 21 or 22) Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville
3MF Republic of the Congo Inter Club Brazzaville
3MF Republic of the Congo
6 3MF Republic of the Congo Inter Club Brazzaville
20 4FW François M'Pelé (1947-07-13)13 July 1947 (aged 24) France AC Ajaccio
4FW Jonas Bahamboula (1949-02-02)2 February 1949 (aged 23) Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs
4FW Paul Moukila (1950-06-06)6 June 1950 (aged 21) Republic of the Congo Inter Club Brazzaville
19 4FW Jean-Michel M'Bono (1946-01-27)27 January 1946 (aged 26) Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo
4FW Republic of the Congo Patronage Sainte-Anne
4FW Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo
4FW Republic of the Congo Vita Club Mokanda

Morocco[]

Coach: Spain Sabino Barinaga

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Allal Ben Kassou 1941
2DF Ahmed Najah
2DF Larbi Ihardane
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 (1946-12-07)7 December 1946 (aged 25) Morocco Chabab Mohammedia
4FW Mohamed El Filali (1945-07-09)9 July 1945 (aged 26)
4FW

Sudan[]

Coach:

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Mohamed "Zaghbir" Abdel Fatah Sudan Al-Hilal Club
1GK
2DF El-Sir Kaunda Sudan Al-Merreikh SC
2DF 1947 Sudan Al-Hilal Club
2DF Mahmoud "James" Said Salim 1947 Sudan
2DF
3MF Negm El-Din Hassan (C) 1945 Sudan Al Neel SC (Khartoum)
3MF Ahmed Bushara Wahba (1943-01-01)1 January 1943 (aged 29) Sudan Al-Merrikh SC
3MF
3MF Bushara Abdel-Nadief Sudan Al-Merreikh SC
3MF
3MF
4FW Hasabu El-Sagheer (1947-07-01)1 July 1947 (aged 24) Sudan Burri SC
4FW Sudan Al-Merrikh SC
4FW Sudan Al-Merrikh SC
4FW Sudan Al-Hilal Club

Zaire[]

Coach: Blagoje Vidinić Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Pombi Litinda
1GK Kazadi Mwamba (1947-03-06)6 March 1947 (aged 24)
2DF
2DF Bwanga Tshimen (1949-01-04)4 January 1949 (aged 23) Zaire TP Mazembe
2DF Mwanza Mukombo (1945-12-17)17 December 1945 (aged 26)
2DF Julien Kialunda (1940-04-24)24 April 1940 (aged 31) Belgium Anderlecht
3MF Kidumu Mantantu (1946-11-17)17 November 1946 (aged 25) Zaire CS Imana
3MF Kilasu Massamba (1950-12-22)22 December 1950 (aged 21)
3MF (1941-11-24)24 November 1941 (aged 30) Zaire TP Mazembe
3MF Tshinabu Wa Munda (1946-05-08)8 May 1946 (aged 25) Zaire TP Mazembe
3MF Kafula Ngoie (1945-11-11)11 November 1945 (aged 26)
3MF
4FW Mayanga Maku (1948-10-31)31 October 1948 (aged 23)
4FW Kakoko Etepe (1950-11-22)22 November 1950 (aged 21) Zaire CS Imana
4FW Jean Kalala N'Tumba (1949-01-07)7 January 1949 (aged 23)

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