1965 African Cup of Nations squads

1965 African Cup of Nations squads

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Below is a list of squads used in the 1965 African Cup of Nations.

Group A

Ethiopia

Coach: Tessema Wolde

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Getachew Abebe				Saint George
	2DF	Bekuretsion Gebrehiwot				Asmara Hamassien
	2DF	Wolde Emmanuel Fisseha				Saint George
	2DF	Negasi Gebreselassie				Ethio-Cement
	2DF	Awad Mohammed				Saint George
	2DF	Yehdego Wolde				Cotton FC
	3MF	Mengistu Worku	1940			Saint George
	3MF	Luciano Vassallo (captain)	(1935-08-15)15 August 1935 (aged 30)			Cotton FC
	3MF	Kiflom Araya				Tele SC
	3MF	Ismael Gerile				Ethio Cement
	4FW	Italo Vassallo	1940			Cotton FC
	4FW	Shewangizaw Agonafir				Saint George
	4FW	Nure Mohammed

Senegal

Coach: Habib Bâ and Libasse Diop

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Massata Diallo	1938 (aged 27)			US Gorée
	1GK	Toumani Diallo				Foyer France Sénégal
	2DF	Yérim Diagne	1943 (aged 22)			Réveil de Saint-Louis
	2DF	Abdoulaye Diallo				ASC Jeanne d'Arc
	2DF	Moustapha Dieng (captain)	(1942-04-09)9 April 1942 (aged 23)			ASC Jeanne d'Arc
	2DF	Issa M'Baye				Foyer France Sénégal
	3MF	Ousmane Camara
	3MF	Louis Gomis	(1945-05-25)25 May 1945 (aged 20)			Foyer France Sénégal
	3MF	Louis Camara				Espoir de Saint-Louis
	3MF	Oumar Samb Guèye				Foyer France Sénégal
	4FW	Matar Niang				Espoir de Saint-Louis
	4FW	Baye Moussé Paye				US Gorée
	4FW	Abdoulaye Diop				Foyer France Sénégal
	4FW	Demba Thioye				US Gorée
	4FW	Mohamed Fadel Fall				Olympique Thiès

Tunisia

Coach: Mokhtar Ben Nacef

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Ferjani Derouiche	(1945-02-07)7 February 1945 (aged 20)			AS Marsa
	1GK	Sadok "Attouga" Sassi	(1945-11-15)15 November 1945 (aged 19)			Club Africain
	2DF	Mohsen Habacha	(1942-01-25)25 January 1942 (aged 23)			ES Sahel
	2DF	Mahfoudh Benzarti	(1942-01-22)22 January 1942 (aged 23)			US Monastirienne
	2DF	Hédi Douiri				AS Marsa
	3MF	Ahmed Lamine				ES Sahel
	3MF	Abdelmajid Chetali (captain)	(1939-07-04)4 July 1939 (aged 26)			ES Sahel
	3MF	Chedly Laaouini	(1939-11-16)16 November 1939 (aged 25)			ES Tunis
	3MF	Tahar Chaïbi	(1946-02-17)17 February 1946 (aged 19)			Club Africain
	4FW	Driss Haddad				CA Bizertin
	4FW	Mohamed Salah Jedidi	(1938-03-17)17 March 1938 (aged 27)			Club Africain
	4FW	Mongi Dalhoum	(1945-01-13)13 January 1945 (aged 20)			CS Sfaxien
	4FW	Abdelwahab Lahmar	(1944-03-27)27 March 1944 (aged 21)			Stade Tunisien
	4FW	Aleya Sassi	(1942-01-05)5 January 1942 (aged 23)			CS Sfaxien
	4FW	Rachid Gribaâ				ES Sahel
	3MF	Moncef Ajel				Stade Tunisien
	3MF	Hédi Sahli				ES Sahel
	3MF	Mouldi Mezghouni				AS Marsa
	3MF	Ali Graja				CS Sfaxien
	3MF	Hmida Sallem				CS Sfaxien

Group B

Congo-Léopoldville

Coach: Léon Mokuna

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Makiadi Castello				CS Imana
	1GK	Paul Ngoie	(1943-04-13)13 April 1943 (aged 22)			CS Don Bosco
	2DF	Pierre Katumba				TP Englebert
	2DF	Antoine Lessa	1933			AS Dragons
	2DF	Mabela "Patron" Routier (captain)				Léo Sports
	3MF	Kibonge Mafu	(1945-02-12)12 February 1945 (aged 20)			AS Vita Club
	3MF	Kafula Ngoie	(1945-11-11)11 November 1945 (aged 20)			TP Englebert
	3MF	Ernest "Saïo" Mokili				AS Dragons
	3MF	Paul Mbuli				Himalaya Club
	3MF	Augustin Diantela				AS Vita Club
	3MF	Pierre Kalala Mukendi	(1939-11-22)22 November 1939 (aged 25)			TP Englebert
	3MF	Mbula
	4FW	Kabala
	4FW	Albert Mwila				AS Dragons
	4FW	Kabeya Tshotsho				TP Englebert

Ghana

Coach: Charles Gyamfi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Nii Dodoo Ankrah	(1934-03-08)8 March 1934 (aged 31)			Real Republicans
	1GK	Jon Bortey Noawy	(1939-06-13)13 June 1939 (aged 26)			Great Olympics
	2DF	Charles Addo Odametey (captain)	(1937-02-23)23 February 1937 (aged 28)			Hearts of Oak
	2DF	Agyemang Gyau	(1939-06-03)3 June 1939 (aged 26)			Real Republicans
	2DF	Sam Acquah	(1943-07-10)10 July 1943 (aged 22)			Great Olympics
	2DF	Willie Evans	(1939-11-21)21 November 1939 (aged 25)			Hearts of Oak
	2DF	Ben Kusi	(1939-06-01)1 June 1939 (aged 26)			Asante Kotoko
	3MF	Paa Nii Lutterodt				Great Olympics
	3MF	Kofi Pare	(1938-11-28)28 November 1938 (aged 26)			Real Republicans
	3MF	Frank Odoi	(1943-02-23)23 February 1943 (aged 22)			Great Olympics
	3MF	Ben Acheampong	(1939-02-02)2 February 1939 (aged 26)			Asante Kotoko
	3MF	Kwame Nti				Asante Kotoko
	3MF	Oman Mensah				Great Olympics
	4FW	Cecil Jones Attuquayefio	(1944-10-18)18 October 1944 (aged 21)			Real Republicans
	4FW	Abdul Ganiyu Salami	(1942-10-05)5 October 1942 (aged 23)			Hearts of Oak
	4FW	Osei Kofi	(1940-06-03)3 June 1940 (aged 25)			Asante Kotoko
	4FW	Amosa Gbadamosi	(1942-04-15)15 April 1942 (aged 23)			Cornerstone

Ivory Coast

Coach:

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Jean Keita				ASEC Mimosas
	1GK	Théo Dossou				ASEC Mimosas
	2DF	Joseph Niankoury				Africa Sports
	2DF	Séry Wawa	1943			Africa Sports
	2DF	Henri Konan	1937			Stade d'Abidjan
	3MF	Mathias Diagou				Stade d'Abidjan
	3MF	François Zadi				Stade d'Abidjan
	3MF	Christophe Bazo				ASEC Mimosas
	3MF	Bernard Gnahoré				Africa Sports
	3MF	Yoboué Konan	(1942-08-11)11 August 1942 (aged 23)			ÉDS Montluçon
	3MF	Joseph Bléziri				Stade d'Abidjan
	4FW	Ernest Kallet Bially				Africa Sports
	4FW	Eustache Manglé				ASEC Mimosas
	4FW	Mamadou Sylla
	4FW	François Tahi				Stade d'Abidjan

External links

• African Nations Cup 1965 - Details and Scorers RSSSF
• CAN 1965