1972 African Cup of Nations squads

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: Peter Schnittger

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Zacharie "Jean-Parade" Egoué
	1GK	Bernard M'Bengalack				Diamant Yaoundé
	1GK	Moïse Essombé
	2DF	Norbert Owona				Union Douala
	2DF	Apollin Simo
	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	Gustave Evou Boulon
	2DF	François Bekombo Kwedi				Caïman Douala
	3MF	Jean-Marie Tsébo
	3MF	Jean Moutassié
6	3MF	Emmanuel Mvé
8	3MF	Paul-Gaston Ndongo
	3MF	Emmanuel Eteme
9	4FW	Charles Léa	(1951-01-16)16 January 1951 (aged 21)			Canon Yaoundé
	4FW	Philippe Mouthé
	4FW	Jean Manga Onguéné	(1946-06-12)12 June 1946 (aged 25)			Canon Yaoundé
18	4FW	Jean-Pierre Tokoto	(1948-01-26)26 January 1948 (aged 24)			Olympique de Marseille
15	4FW	Joseph Yegba Maya	(1944-04-08)8 April 1944 (aged 27)			US Valenciennes
11	4FW	Jean-Baptiste Ndoga
	4FW	Dieudonné Bassanguen

Kenya

Coach: Eckhard Krautzun

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	James Siang'a	1949 (aged 22 or 23)			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
	4FW	John Chore				Gor Mahia
	3MF	Stephen Yongo				Gor Mahia

Mali

Coach: Karl-Heinz Weigang

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Séydou Traoré
	1GK	Bassirou Diamoutèné
1	1GK	Mamadou Keïta	(1947-10-20)20 October 1947 (aged 24)			Stade Malien
	2DF	Talibé Diané
4	2DF	Kidian Diallo	1944			AS Real Bamako
12	2DF	Moctar Maïga
	2DF	Idrissa Maiga
	2DF	Checkna Traoré
	2DF	Idrissa Coulibaly
3	2DF	Cheick Sangaré
18	3MF	Adama Traoré
6	3MF	Boubacar Traoré
8	3MF	Ousmane Traoré
14	4FW	Bako Touré	(1939-12-07)7 December 1939 (aged 32)			Blois
	4FW	Issa Yatayasse
10	4FW	Salif Keïta	(1946-12-08)8 December 1946 (aged 25)			Saint-Étienne
19	4FW	Moussa Traoré	(1952-12-02)2 December 1952 (aged 19)			Stade Malien
20	4FW	Sadia Cissé	(1944-04-15)15 April 1944 (aged 27)			Djoliba AC
17	4FW	Moussa Diakhité
11	4FW	Fantamady Keita	(1949-09-25)25 September 1949 (aged 22)			AS Real Bamako
	4FW	Cheikh Diallo
	4FW	Idrissa Kanté

Togo

Coach: Gottlieb Göller

No.	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 (C)	1945 (aged 26 or 27)			Modèle de Lomé
	2DF	Sanni Kponton
	3MF	Emmanuel Atsou
	3MF	Luc Agbala	(1947-09-23)23 September 1947 (aged 24)			Dynamic Togolais
	3MF	Michel Sokpo
	3MF	Arnold Nyémébuéo
	4FW	Omer Sadji
	4FW	Edmond Apéti Kaolo	1946 (aged 25 or 26)
	4FW	Covi Adé
	4FW	Clément Kpadé
	4FW	Pindra Sawoè

Group B

Congo

Coach: Adolphe "Amoyen" Bibandzoulou

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Maxime Matsima	(1940-11-18)18 November 1940 (aged 31)			Diables Noirs
	1GK	Emmanuel Mboungou				CARA Brazzaville
	1GK	Paul Tandou				Diables Noirs
	2DF	Serge Samuel Boukaka	1942 (aged 29 or 30)			Étoile du Congo
2	2DF	Gabriel Dengaki	(1952-11-07)7 November 1952 (aged 19)			Étoile du Congo
5	2DF	Jacques Yvon Ndolou (Captain)	(1944-05-03)3 May 1944 (aged 27)			Inter Club Brazzaville
4	2DF	Joseph Ngassaki	(1941-11-08)8 November 1941 (aged 30)			CARA Brazzaville
3	2DF	Alphonse Niangou				Diables Noirs
	2DF	Gabriel "Njo Léa" Samba				Diables Noirs
18	3MF	Jean-Bertrand Balékita	(1948-01-06)6 January 1948 (aged 24)			SC Toulon
12	3MF	Joseph Matongo				Diables Noirs
	3MF	Emmanuel Mayanda	1950 (aged 21 or 22)			CARA Brazzaville
	3MF	Paul Mbemba				Inter Club Brazzaville
	3MF	Félix Mfoutou				Avenir du Rail Ouenzé
6	3MF	Noël Minga-Tchibinda				Inter Club Brazzaville
20	4FW	François M'Pelé	(1947-07-13)13 July 1947 (aged 24)			AC Ajaccio
7	4FW	Jonas Bahamboula	(1949-02-02)2 February 1949 (aged 23)			Diables Noirs
10	4FW	Paul Moukila	(1950-06-06)6 June 1950 (aged 21)			Inter Club Brazzaville
19	4FW	Jean-Michel M'Bono	(1946-01-27)27 January 1946 (aged 26)			Étoile du Congo
	4FW	Augustin Ndouli				Patronage Sainte-Anne
11	4FW	Jean-Michel Ongagna				Étoile du Congo
	4FW	Gilbert Poaty				Vita Club Mokanda

Morocco

Coach: Sabino Barinaga

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Allal Benkassou	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)			Chabab Mohammedia
	4FW	Mohamed El Filali	(1945-07-09)9 July 1945 (aged 26)
	4FW	Redouane Guezzar

Sudan

Coach: Abdel-Fattah Hamad Abu-Zeid

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Mohamed "Zaghbir" Abdel Fatah				Al-Hilal Club
	1GK	El-Sayed El-Masri
	2DF	El-Sir Kaunda				Al-Merreikh SC
	2DF	Awad Koka	1947			Al-Hilal Club
	2DF	Mahmoud "James" Said Salim	1947			Al-Tahrir SC (Bahri)
	2DF	Abdelgadir Mohamed
	3MF	Negm El-Din Hassan (C)	1945			Al Neel SC (Khartoum)
	3MF	Ahmed Bushara Wahba	(1943-01-01)1 January 1943 (aged 29)			Al-Merrikh SC
	3MF	Mutassim Hammori
	3MF	Bushara Abdel-Nadief				Al-Merreikh SC
	3MF	Abdel Kafi El-Sheikh
	3MF	Mohsin El-Mannan
	4FW	Hasabu El-Sagheer	(1947-07-01)1 July 1947 (aged 24)			Burri SC
	4FW	Jadallah Kheirelseid				Al-Merrikh SC
	4FW	Kamal Abdelwahab				Al-Merrikh SC
	4FW	Mohamed Hussein "Kassala"				Al-Hilal Club

Zaire

Coach: Blagoje Vidinić

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	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	Julien Kialunda	(1940-04-24)24 April 1940 (aged 31)			Anderlecht
	3MF	Kidumu Mantantu	(1946-11-17)17 November 1946 (aged 25)			CS Imana
	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	Tshinabu Wa Munda	(1946-05-08)8 May 1946 (aged 25)			TP Mazembe
	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
• Congo squad 1972
• Sadia Cissé