2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations squads
The 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations is an international football tournament that is to be held in Senegal from 28 November to 12 December 2015.
The 8 under-23 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 21 players.[1] Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. All players must be born on or after 1 January 1993.[2]
Players marked in boldface have been capped at full international level.
Group A
[edit]Head coach: Serigne Saliou Dia
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Pape Ndiaye | 11 February 1993 (aged 22) |  ASC Niarry Tally
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| 2 | MF | Ousseynou Thioune | 16 November 1993 (aged 22) | Diambars FC
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| 3 | MF | Nestor Mendy | 26 February 1995 (aged 20) | Diambars FC
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| 4 | DF | Ibrahima Diedhiou | 13 October 1994 (aged 21) |  Eupen
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| 5 | MF | Boubacar Cissokho | 6 December 1994 (aged 20) | ASC SUNEOR
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| 6 | MF | Sidy Sarr | 5 June 1996 (aged 19) | Kortrijk
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| 7 | FW | Sylvain Badji | 28 June 1994 (aged 21) | AS Douanes
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| 8 | MF | Samba Ndiaye | 12 January 1994 (aged 21) | Eupen
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| 9 | FW | Ibrahima Keita | 16 June 1994 (aged 21) | AS Douanes
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| 10 | MF | Abdoulaye Ba | 12 October 1993 (aged 22) | ASC Niarry Tally
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| 11 | FW | Ismaïla Sarr | 25 February 1998 (aged 17) | Génération Foot
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| 12 | FW | Mouhamadou Diallo | 18 June 1995 (aged 20) |  Metz
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| 13 | DF | Alhassane Sylla | 24 August 1995 (aged 20) | Diambars FC
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| 14 | DF | Adama Mbengue | 1 December 1993 (aged 21) | Diambars FC
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| 15 | DF | Elhadji Pape Diaw | 31 December 1994 (aged 20) | ASV Geel
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| 16 | GK | Pape Dieng | 10 November 1994 (aged 21) | AS Dakar Sacré-Coeur
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| 17 | DF | Modou Diagne | 3 January 1994 (aged 21) | Nancy
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| 18 | FW | Moussa Seydi | 21 August 1996 (aged 19) | Metz
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| 19 | DF | Moussa Wagué | 4 October 1998 (aged 17) | Aspire Academy
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| 20 | FW | Cheikhou Dieng | 23 November 1993 (aged 22) |  Sandefjord
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| 21 | GK | Mouhamed Mbaye | 13 October 1997 (aged 18) | Aspire Academy
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Head coach: Owen Da Gama
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jody February | 12 May 1996 (aged 19) |  Ajax Cape Town
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| 2 | DF | Denwin Farmer | 19 May 1996 (aged 19) | Supersport United
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| 3 | DF | Tshepo Rikhotso | 26 February 1993 (aged 22) | Bloemfontein Celtic
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| 4 | DF | Zitha Macheke | 4 January 1994 (aged 21) | Chippa United
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| 5 | DF | Rivaldo Coetzee | 16 October 1996 (aged 19) | Ajax Cape Town
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| 6 | DF | Kwanda Mngonyama | 25 September 1993 (aged 22) | Maritzburg
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| 7 | MF | Riyaad Norodien | 26 March 1995 (aged 20) | Ajax Cape Town
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| 8 | MF | Abbubaker Mobara | 18 February 1994 (aged 21) | Ajax Cape Town
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| 9 | FW | Sibusiso Sibeko | 24 March 1995 (aged 20) | Golden Arrows
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| 10 | MF | Menzi Masuku | 15 April 1993 (aged 22) | Orlando Pirates
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| 11 | MF | Keagan Dolly | 22 January 1993 (aged 22) | Mamelodi Sundowns
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| 12 | MF | Phumlani Ntshangase | 24 December 1994 (aged 20) | Bidvest Wits
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| 13 | FW | Phakamani Mahlambi | 12 September 1997 (aged 18) | Bidvest Wits
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| 14 | MF | Gift Motupa | 23 September 1994 (aged 21) | Orlando Pirates
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| 15 | MF | Paseka Mako | 1 April 1994 (aged 21) | Cape Town All Stars
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| 16 | GK | Ricardo Goss | 2 April 1994 (aged 21) | Golden Arrows
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| 17 | FW | Siphelele Ntshangase | 11 May 1993 (aged 22) | Black Leopards
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| 18 | MF | Deolin Mekoa | 10 August 1993 (aged 22) | Maritzburg
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| 19 | DF | Tebogo Moerane | 7 April 1995 (aged 20) | Bidvest Wits
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| 20 | FW | Dumisani Zuma | 22 May 1995 (aged 20) | Bloemfontein Celtic
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| 21 | GK | Kyle Peters | 14 April 1993 (aged 22) | Cape Town All Stars
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Head coach: Maher Kanzari
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Saifeddine Charfi | 28 March 1995 (aged 20) |  Club Africain
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| 2 | DF | Wajdi Kechrida | 5 November 1995 (aged 20) | Étoile du Sahel
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| 3 | DF | Slimane Kchok | 7 May 1994 (aged 21) | CA Bizertin
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| 4 | DF | Seddik Mejri | 31 May 1994 (aged 21) | CA Bizertin
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| 5 | DF | Ali Machani | 12 July 1993 (aged 22) | Espérance
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| 6 | MF | Yassine Meriah | 2 July 1993 (aged 22) | CS Sfaxien
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| 7 | FW | Chedly Ghrab | 15 May 1993 (aged 22) | CA Bizertin
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| 8 | MF | Ghailene Chaalali | 28 February 1994 (aged 21) | Espérance
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| 9 | FW | Seifeddine Jaziri | 11 February 1993 (aged 22) | Club Africain
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| 10 | MF | Ilyes Jelassi | 7 February 1994 (aged 21) | Espérance
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| 11 | FW | Edem Rjaibi | 5 April 1994 (aged 21) | Espérance
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| 12 | MF | Ahmed Khalil | 21 December 1994 (aged 20) | Club Africain
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| 13 | DF | Ali Abdi | 20 December 1993 (aged 21) | Espérance
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| 14 | FW | Haythem Jouini | 7 May 1993 (aged 22) | Espérance
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| 15 | MF | Zoubayer Darraji | 14 May 1993 (aged 22) | CA Bizertin
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| 16 | GK | Sabri Ben Hsan | 13 June 1996 (aged 19) | CS Sfaxien
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| 17 | MF | Nader Ghandri | 18 February 1995 (aged 20) | Club Africain
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| 18 | FW | Saad Bguir | 22 March 1994 (aged 21) | Espérance
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| 19 | DF | Wissem Bousnina | 6 April 1994 (aged 21) | CS Hammam-Lif
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| 20 | FW | Khaldoun Mansour | 23 December 1993 (aged 21) | EO Sidi Bouzid
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| 21 | GK | Wassim Karoui | 7 January 1997 (aged 18) | Espérance
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Head coach: Fighton Simukonda
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Kenny Mumba | 11 October 1993 (aged 22) |  Red Arrows
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| 2 | MF | Patrick Ngoma | 21 May 1997 (aged 18) | Red Arrows
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| 3 | DF | Benedict Chepeshi | 10 June 1996 (aged 19) | Red Arrows
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| 4 | DF | Boyd Mkandawire | 11 April 1997 (aged 18) | NAPSA Stars
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| 5 | DF | Solomon Sakala | 28 April 1997 (aged 18) | Kabwe Warriors
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| 6 | FW | Friday Samu | 9 May 1995 (aged 20) | Green Buffaloes
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| 7 | MF | Salulani Phiri | 10 April 1994 (aged 21) | Zanaco
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| 8 | MF | John Ching'andu | 10 December 1993 (aged 21) | ZESCO United
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| 9 | FW | Ronald Kampamba | 26 May 1994 (aged 21) |  ENPPI
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| 10 | FW | Spencer Sautu | 10 March 1996 (aged 19) | Red Arrows
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| 11 | MF | Lubambo Musonda | 1 March 1995 (aged 20) |  Ulisses
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| 12 | DF | Benson Sakala | 12 September 1996 (aged 19) | Red Arrows
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| 13 | DF | Kapota Kavawe | 27 December 1996 (aged 18) | Nkana
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| 14 | MF | Jackson Chirwa | 11 June 1995 (aged 20) | Green Buffaloes
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| 15 | MF | Paul Katema | 19 September 1997 (aged 18) | Red Arrows
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| 16 | GK | Toaster Nsabata | 24 November 1993 (aged 22) | Zanaco
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| 17 | FW | Conlyde Luchanga | 11 March 1997 (aged 18) | Lusaka Dynamos
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| 18 | DF | Billy Mutale | 21 June 1993 (aged 22) | Power Dynamos
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| 19 | FW | Aubrey Chirwa | 12 February 1994 (aged 21) |  FC Platinum
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| 20 | MF | Taonga Bwembya | 11 June 1995 (aged 20) | Mufulira Wanderers
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| 21 | GK | Tresford Lawrence Mulenga | 21 August 1998 (aged 17) | Kabwe Warriors
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Group B
[edit]Head coach: 
Pierre-André Schürmann
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Abdelkader Salhi | 19 March 1993 (aged 22) |  ASO Chlef
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| 2 | DF | Réda Halaïmia | 28 August 1996 (aged 19) | MC Oran
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| 3 | DF | Ayoub Abdellaoui | 16 February 1993 (aged 22) | USM Alger
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| 4 | DF | Nour El Islam Salah | 17 March 1993 (aged 22) | ASO Chlef
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| 5 | MF | Ryad Kenniche | 30 April 1993 (aged 22) | ES Sétif
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| 6 | MF | Mohamed Benkhemassa | 28 June 1993 (aged 22) | USM Alger
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| 7 | MF | Zinedine Ferhat | 1 March 1993 (aged 22) | USM Alger
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| 8 | MF | Oussama Chita | 31 October 1996 (aged 19) | MC Alger
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| 9 | FW | Oussama Darfalou | 29 September 1993 (aged 22) | USM Alger
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| 10 | FW | Abderrahmane Meziane | 7 March 1994 (aged 21) | RC Arbaâ
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| 11 | FW | Zakaria Haddouche | 19 August 1993 (aged 22) | ES Sétif
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| 12 | DF | Raouf Benguit | 5 April 1996 (aged 19) | Paradou AC
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| 13 | DF | Miloud Rebiai | 12 December 1993 (aged 21) | ES Sétif
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| 14 | FW | Khalil Semahi | 22 January 1995 (aged 20) | ASO Chlef
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| 15 | DF | Houari Ferhani | 11 February 1993 (aged 22) | RC Arbaâ
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| 16 | GK | Farid Chaâl | 3 July 1994 (aged 21) | USM El Harrach
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| 17 | DF | Redouane Cherifi | 22 February 1993 (aged 22) | USM Bel-Abbès
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| 18 | FW | Abdelhakim Amokrane | 10 May 1994 (aged 21) | DRB Tadjenanet
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| 19 | MF | Ahmed Gagaâ | 15 January 1994 (aged 21) | JS Kabylie
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| 20 | MF | Zakaria Draoui | 20 February 1994 (aged 21) | CR Belouizdad
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| 21 | GK | Oussama Methazem | 16 December 1993 (aged 21) | RC Arbaâ
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Head coach: Hossam El-Badry
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mossad Awad | 15 January 1993 (aged 22) | Al Ahly
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| 2 | DF | Mohamed Adel Gomaa | 31 March 1993 (aged 22) | Zamalek
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| 3 | DF | Mohamed Hany | 2 February 1996 (aged 19) | Al Ahly
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| 4 | DF | Ragab Abdelnabi | 5 January 1993 (aged 22) | Wadi Degla
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| 5 | DF | Yasser Ibrahim | 10 February 1993 (aged 22) | Smouha
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| 6 | MF | Ramy Rabia | 20 May 1993 (aged 22) | Al Ahly
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| 7 | MF | Karim Walid | 8 August 1997 (aged 18) | Haras El-Hodood
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| 8 | MF | Mohamed Mohamed | 2 February 1994 (aged 21) | Ismaily
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| 9 | FW | Mohamed Salem | 1 January 1994 (aged 21) | Zamalek
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| 10 | FW | Mahmoud Mansour | 4 January 1993 (aged 22) | Ismaily
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| 11 | FW | Kahraba | 13 April 1994 (aged 21) | Zamalek
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| 12 | MF | Mohamed Saleh | 20 May 1993 (aged 22) | Tala'ea El-Gaish
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| 13 | MF | Mohamed Sharf Edin | 15 March 1995 (aged 20) | Al Ahly
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| 14 | FW | Ramadan Sobhy | 23 January 1997 (aged 18) | Al Ahly
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| 15 | FW | Mostafa Fathi | 12 May 1994 (aged 21) | Zamalek
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| 16 | GK | Hassan Shahin | 10 March 1993 (aged 22) | Arab Contractors
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| 17 | DF | Osama Ibrahim | 1 April 1993 (aged 22) | ENPPI
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| 18 | FW | Hussein Ragab | 1 January 1993 (aged 22) | Misr El-Makasa
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| 19 | DF | Mahmoud Attia | 1 June 1995 (aged 20) | Tala'ea El-Gaish
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| 20 | MF | Mamdouh Elsayed | 11 March 1993 (aged 22) | Wadi Degla
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| 21 | GK | Mahmoud Aly | 1 November 1993 (aged 22) | Misr El-Makasa
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Head coach: Cheick Oumar Kone
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Germain Berthe | 24 October 1993 (aged 22) |  Horoya AC
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| 2 | FW | Kevin Traoré | 30 August 1996 (aged 19) |  Karlsruher SC
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| 3 | DF | Mamadou Koné | 22 August 1997 (aged 18) |  Onze Créateurs
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| 4 | MF | Idrissa Sogodogo | 1 January 1995 (aged 20) | Lafia Club Bamako
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| 5 | FW | Nouhoun Samassekou | 25 December 1995 (aged 19) | Espérance
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| 6 | MF | Boubacar Diarra | 18 April 1994 (aged 21) |  TP Mazembe
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| 7 | FW | Souleymane Sissoko | 10 April 1996 (aged 19) |  Wydad Casablanca
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| 8 | MF | Diadie Samassekou | 11 January 1996 (aged 19) |  Red Bull Salzburg
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| 9 | FW | Adama Niane | 16 June 1993 (aged 22) | Nantes
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| 10 | MF | Souleymane Diarra | 30 January 1995 (aged 20) |  Újpest
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| 11 | MF | Adama Traoré | 5 June 1995 (aged 20) | TP Mazembe
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| 12 | DF | Souleymane Coulibaly | 8 August 1996 (aged 19) | Club Africain
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| 13 | DF | Aboubacar Doumbia | 19 April 1995 (aged 20) | AS Real Bamako
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| 14 | MF | Adama Doumbia | 9 April 1996 (aged 19) | Jeanne d'Arc
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| 15 | DF | Youssouf Traoré | 22 January 1998 (aged 17) | Djoliba AC
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| 16 | GK | Djigui Diarra | 27 February 1995 (aged 20) | Stade Malien
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| 17 | FW | Yves Bissouma | 30 August 1996 (aged 19) | AS Real Bamako
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| 18 | MF | Moussa Bagayoko | 18 December 1998 (aged 16) | AS Black Stars de Badalabougou
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| 19 | FW | Abdoulaye Diarra | 28 December 1994 (aged 20) | Stade Malien
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| 20 | MF | Aliou Dieng | 16 October 1997 (aged 18) | Djoliba AC
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| 21 | GK | N'Tji Samaké | 27 June 1994 (aged 21) | CS Duguwolofila
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Head coach: Samson Siasia
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Nnamdi Iwu | 29 June 1994 (aged 21) |  Heartland
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| 2 | DF | Seth Sincere | 28 April 1998 (aged 17) | Rhapsody FC Abuja
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| 3 | DF | Ndifreke Udo | 15 August 1998 (aged 17) | Abia Warriors
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| 4 | MF | Godspower Aniefiok | 27 January 1997 (aged 18) | Kano Pillars
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| 5 | DF | Zaharaddeen Bello | 21 December 1997 (aged 17) | Kano Pillars
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| 6 | DF | Segun Oduduwa | 10 October 1995 (aged 20) | Nathaniels Boys FC
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| 7 | FW | Tiongoli Tonbara | 28 June 1996 (aged 19) | Bayelsa United FC
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| 8 | MF | Peter Etebo | 9 November 1995 (aged 20) | Warri Wolves
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| 9 | FW | Victor Osimhen | 29 December 1998 (aged 16) | Ultimate Strikers Academy
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| 10 | MF | Mohammed Usman | 2 March 1994 (aged 21) | Taraba
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| 11 | FW | Junior Ajayi | 29 January 1996 (aged 19) | CS Sfaxien
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| 12 | DF | Iroha Chukwuebuka | 13 July 1996 (aged 19) | Diamond FC Umuahia
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| 13 | DF | Olulayo Seun | 8 February 1996 (aged 19) | Sunshine Stars FC
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| 14 | DF | Azubuike Okechukwu | 19 April 1997 (aged 18) |  Yeni Malatyaspor
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| 15 | DF | Chizoba Amaefule | 28 October 1994 (aged 21) | Unattached |
| 16 | GK | Yusuf Mohammed | 22 December 1996 (aged 18) | Kano Pillars
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| 17 | FW | Stanley Dimgba | 29 March 1993 (aged 22) | Warri Wolves
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| 18 | FW | Taiwo Awoniyi | 12 August 1997 (aged 18) | Eintracht Frankfurt
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| 19 | FW | Yaro Bature | 15 December 1995 (aged 19) | Nasarawa United
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| 20 | FW | Eyo Ebong | 13 May 1995 (aged 20) | Warri Wolves
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| 21 | GK | Emmanuel Daniel | 17 December 1993 (aged 21) | Enugu Rangers
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References
[edit]- ^ "CAF - Competitions - U-23 Africa Cup of Nations - Regulations". cafonline.com. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ "Group A rosters" (PDF). CAF. November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ "Group B Roster" (PDF). CAF. November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.