1972 African Cup of Nations squads
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International football competition
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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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
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Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.
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