2008 Africa Cup of Nations squads

This article lists the official squad lists for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, held in Ghana in January and February 2008.^[1]

Group A

Ghana

Head Coach: Claude Le Roy

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Sammy Adjei	(1980-09-01)1 September 1980 (aged 27)	34 0(0)	Ashdod
2	2DF	Hans Sarpei	(1976-06-28)28 June 1976 (aged 31)	17 0(0)	Bayer Leverkusen
3	4FW	Asamoah Gyan	(1985-11-22)22 November 1985 (aged 22)	23 (12)	Udinese
4	3MF	John Paintsil	(1981-06-15)15 June 1981 (aged 26)	33 0(0)	West Ham United
5	2DF	John Mensah	(1982-11-29)29 November 1982 (aged 25)	44 0(0)	Rennes
6	3MF	Anthony Annan	(1986-07-21)21 July 1986 (aged 21)	06 0(0)	IK Start
7	3MF	Laryea Kingston	(1980-11-07)7 November 1980 (aged 27)	19 0(4)	Hearts
8	3MF	Michael Essien	(1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 25)	31 0(5)	Chelsea
9	4FW	Junior Agogo	(1979-08-01)1 August 1979 (aged 28)	09 0(4)	Nottingham Forest
10	4FW	Kwadwo Asamoah	(1988-09-12)12 September 1988 (aged 19)	00 0(0)	Liberty Professionals
11	3MF	Sulley Muntari	(1984-08-27)27 August 1984 (aged 23)	31 0(8)	Portsmouth
12	4FW	André Ayew	(1989-12-17)17 December 1989 (aged 18)	05 0(0)	Marseille
13	4FW	Baffour Gyan	(1980-07-02)2 July 1980 (aged 27)	28 0(5)	Saturn Ramenskoye
14	3MF	Bennard Yao Kumordzi	(1985-03-21)21 March 1985 (aged 22)	03 0(1)	Panionios
15	3MF	Ahmed Barusso	(1984-12-26)26 December 1984 (aged 23)	04 0(1)	Roma
16	1GK	Abdul Fatawu Dauda	(1985-04-06)6 April 1985 (aged 22)	00 0(0)	Ashanti Gold
17	2DF	Nana Akwasi Asare	(1986-07-11)11 July 1986 (aged 21)	02 0(0)	KV Mechelen
18	2DF	Eric Addo	(1978-11-12)12 November 1978 (aged 29)	17 0(0)	PSV Eindhoven
19	2DF	Illiasu Shilla	(1982-10-26)26 October 1982 (aged 25)	13 0(0)	Saturn Ramenskoye
20	4FW	Quincy Owusu-Abeyie	(1986-04-15)15 April 1986 (aged 21)	00 0(0)	Celta de Vigo
21	2DF	Harrison Afful	(1986-06-24)24 June 1986 (aged 21)	00 0(0)	Asante Kotoko
22	1GK	Richard Kingson (c)	(1978-06-13)13 June 1978 (aged 29)	47 0(0)	Birmingham City
23	3MF	Haminu Dramani	(1986-04-01)1 April 1986 (aged 21)	17 0(2)	Lokomotiv Moscow

Guinea

coach: Robert Nouzaret

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Naby Diarso	(1976-12-31)31 December 1976 (aged 31)	Satellite
2	3MF	Pascal Feindouno (c)	(1981-02-27)27 February 1981 (aged 26)	Saint-Étienne
3	2DF	Ibrahima Camara	(1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 23)	Le Mans
4	3MF	Mohamed Cisse	(1982-02-10)10 February 1982 (aged 25)	Bursaspor
5	2DF	Bobo Baldé	(1975-10-05)5 October 1975 (aged 32)	Celtic
6	2DF	Kamil Zayatte	(1985-03-07)7 March 1985 (aged 22)	BSC Young Boys
7	4FW	Fodé Mansaré	(1981-09-03)3 September 1981 (aged 26)	Toulouse
8	3MF	Kanfory Sylla	(1980-07-07)7 July 1980 (aged 27)	Sivasspor
9	4FW	Victor Correia	(1985-01-12)12 January 1985 (aged 23)	Cherbourg
10	4FW	Ismaël Bangoura	(1985-01-02)2 January 1985 (aged 23)	Dynamo Kyiv
11	4FW	Souleymane Youla	(1981-11-29)29 November 1981 (aged 26)	Lille
12	2DF	Alsény Camara	(1986-11-04)4 November 1986 (aged 21)	Rodez AF
13	3MF	Mohamed Sakho	(1988-08-05)5 August 1988 (aged 19)	Étoile du Sahel
14	3MF	Naby Soumah	(1988-04-22)22 April 1988 (aged 19)	Sfaxien
15	2DF	Oumar Kalabane	(1981-04-08)8 April 1981 (aged 26)	Manisaspor
16	1GK	Kémoko Camara	(1975-04-05)5 April 1975 (aged 32)	Unattached
17	2DF	Mamadou Alimou Diallo	(1984-12-02)2 December 1984 (aged 23)	Sivasspor
18	3MF	Samuel Johnson	(1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 23)	Ismaily
19	4FW	Karamoko Cisse	(1988-11-14)14 November 1988 (aged 19)	Hellas Verona
20	2DF	Habib Jean Balde	(1985-02-08)8 February 1985 (aged 22)	Reims
21	2DF	Daouda Jabi	(1981-04-10)10 April 1981 (aged 26)	Trabzonspor
22	1GK	Naby Yattara	(1984-01-12)12 January 1984 (aged 24)	Couillet
23	2DF	Mamadou Bah	(1988-04-25)25 April 1988 (aged 19)	Strasbourg

Morocco

Head Coach: Henri Michel

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Nadir Lamyaghri	(1976-02-13)13 February 1976 (aged 31)	Wydad Casablanca
2	2DF	Mickaël Chrétien Basser	(1984-07-10)10 July 1984 (aged 23)	Nancy
3	2DF	Hicham Mahdoufi	(1984-08-05)5 August 1984 (aged 23)	Metalist Kharkiv
4	3MF	Abdeslam Ouaddou	(1978-11-01)1 November 1978 (aged 29)	Valenciennes
5	2DF	Talal El Karkouri	(1976-07-08)8 July 1976 (aged 31)	Qatar Sports Club
6	2DF	Amin Erbati	(1981-09-03)3 September 1981 (aged 26)	Dhafra
7	3MF	Soufiane Alloudi	(1983-07-01)1 July 1983 (aged 24)	Al-Ain
8	3MF	Abdelkarim Kissi	(1980-05-05)5 May 1980 (aged 27)	Enosis Neon Paralimni
9	4FW	Bouchaib El Moubarki	(1978-01-12)12 January 1978 (aged 30)	Grenoble
10	3MF	Tarik Sektioui	(1977-05-13)13 May 1977 (aged 30)	Porto
11	4FW	Moncef Zerka	(1981-08-31)31 August 1981 (aged 26)	Nancy
12	1GK	Khalid Fouhami	(1972-12-15)15 December 1972 (aged 35)	Raja Casablanca
13	3MF	Houssine Kharja	(1982-11-09)9 November 1982 (aged 25)	Piacenza
14	2DF	Abdessamad Chahiri	(1982-05-17)17 May 1982 (aged 25)	Difaa El Jadida
15	3MF	Youssef Safri (c)	(1977-01-03)3 January 1977 (aged 31)	Southampton
16	4FW	Youssef Mokhtari	(1979-03-05)5 March 1979 (aged 28)	Al-Rayyan Sports Club
17	4FW	Marouane Chamakh	(1984-01-10)10 January 1984 (aged 24)	Girondins de Bordeaux
18	3MF	Abderrahman Kabous	(1983-04-24)24 April 1983 (aged 24)	CSKA Sofia
19	2DF	Jamal Alioui	(1982-02-06)6 February 1982 (aged 25)	Sion
20	4FW	Youssouf Hadji	(1980-06-03)3 June 1980 (aged 27)	Nancy
21	3MF	Badr El Kaddouri	(1981-01-31)31 January 1981 (aged 26)	Dynamo Kyiv
22	1GK	Abdelillah Bagui	(1978-02-17)17 February 1978 (aged 29)	Maghreb Fez
23	4FW	Hicham Aboucherouane	(1981-04-02)2 April 1981 (aged 26)	Espérance de Tunis

Namibia

Head coach: Arie Schans

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Athiel Mbaha	(1976-12-05)5 December 1976 (aged 31)	Orlando Pirates
2	2DF	Jeremiah Baisako	(1980-07-13)13 July 1980 (aged 27)	Free State Stars
3	2DF	Hartman Toromba	(1984-11-02)2 November 1984 (aged 23)	Black Leopards
4	2DF	Maleagi Ngarizemo	(1979-06-20)20 June 1979 (aged 28)	FC Cape Town
5	2DF	Richard Gariseb	(1980-02-03)3 February 1980 (aged 27)	Wits University
6	2DF	Franklin April	(1984-04-18)18 April 1984 (aged 23)	Civics
7	3MF	Collin Benjamin	(1978-08-03)3 August 1978 (aged 29)	Hamburg
8	3MF	Oliver Risser (c)	(1980-09-17)17 September 1980 (aged 27)	Hannover 96 II
9	4FW	Levis Swartbooi	(1984-03-18)18 March 1984 (aged 23)	Primeiro de Agosto
10	3MF	Abraham Shatimuene	(1986-04-02)2 April 1986 (aged 21)	Primeiro de Agosto
11	3MF	Sydney Plaatjies	(1981-11-25)25 November 1981 (aged 26)	Jomo Cosmos
12	4FW	Muna Katupose	(1988-02-22)22 February 1988 (aged 19)	Oshakati City
13	2DF	Michael Pienaar	(1982-10-10)10 October 1982 (aged 25)	Free State Stars
14	3MF	Brian Brendell	(1986-09-07)7 September 1986 (aged 21)	Civics
15	4FW	Rudolph Bester	(1983-07-19)19 July 1983 (aged 24)	Eleven Arrows
16	1GK	Abisai Shiningayamwe	(1978-08-03)3 August 1978 (aged 29)	Jomo Cosmos
17	3MF	Quinton Jacobs	(1979-01-21)21 January 1979 (aged 28)	Bryne
18	2DF	Gottlieb Nakuta	(1988-05-08)8 May 1988 (aged 19)	Blue Waters
19	4FW	Lazarus Kaimbi	(1988-08-12)12 August 1988 (aged 19)	Jomo Cosmos
20	4FW	Pineas Jacob	(1985-10-29)29 October 1985 (aged 22)	Free State Stars
21	3MF	Wycliff Kambonde	(1988-01-10)10 January 1988 (aged 20)	Jomo Cosmos
22	3MF	Jamuovandu Ngatjizeko	(1984-12-28)28 December 1984 (aged 23)	Civics
23	1GK	Ephraim Tjihonge	(1986-05-23)23 May 1986 (aged 21)	Black Leopards

Group B

Benin

Head coach: Reinhard Fabisch

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Rachad Chitou	(1976-09-18)18 September 1976 (aged 31)	Wikki Tourists
2	3MF	Djiman Koukou	(1980-11-14)14 November 1980 (aged 27)	Soleil FC
3	2DF	Khaled Adenon	(1985-07-28)28 July 1985 (aged 22)	Le Mans
4	2DF	Bio Ai Traore	(1985-06-09)09 June 1985 (aged 22)	Panthères FC
5	2DF	Damien Chrysostome	(1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 25)	Casale
6	3MF	Jonas Okétola	(1983-08-27)27 August 1983 (aged 24)	Thanda Royal Zulu
7	3MF	Romauld Boco	(1985-07-08)8 July 1985 (aged 22)	Accrington Stanley
8	4FW	Razak Omotoyossi	(1985-10-08)8 October 1985 (aged 22)	Helsingborg
9	4FW	Abou Maiga	(1985-09-20)20 September 1985 (aged 22)	Créteil
10	4FW	Oumar Tchomogo	(1978-01-07)7 January 1978 (aged 30)	Portimonense
11	3MF	Oscar Olou	(1987-11-16)16 November 1987 (aged 20)	Rouen
12	2DF	Achille Rouga	(1987-06-10)10 June 1987 (aged 20)	Rennes
13	2DF	Noël Séka	(1984-09-03)3 September 1984 (aged 23)	FC Fyn
14	2DF	Alain Gaspoz	(1970-05-16)16 May 1970 (aged 37)	FC Bagnes
15	2DF	Anicet Adjamonsi	(1984-03-15)15 March 1984 (aged 23)	Créteil
16	1GK	Yoann Djidonou	(1986-05-17)17 May 1986 (aged 21)	Red Star Saint-Ouen
17	3MF	Stéphane Sessegnon	(1984-06-01)1 June 1984 (aged 23)	Le Mans
18	2DF	Seidath Tchomogo	(1985-08-13)13 August 1985 (aged 22)	East Riffa Club
19	3MF	Jocelyn Ahouéya	(1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 22)	FC Sion
20	4FW	Wassiou Oladipikpo	(1983-12-17)17 December 1983 (aged 24)	JS Kabylie
21	3MF	Sosthène Soglo	(1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 21)	Energie FC
22	1GK	Valere Amoussou	(1987-03-13)13 March 1987 (aged 20)	Mogas 90 FC
23	4FW	Abdoulaye Ouzerou	(1985-10-24)24 October 1985 (aged 22)	Buffles FC

Ivory Coast

Head coach: Gérard Gili

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Boubacar Barry	(1979-12-30)30 December 1979 (aged 28)	Lokeren
2	2DF	Constant Djapka	(1986-10-17)17 October 1986 (aged 21)	Pandurii
3	2DF	Arthur Boka	(1983-04-02)2 April 1983 (aged 24)	Stuttgart
4	2DF	Kolo Touré	(1981-03-19)19 March 1981 (aged 26)	Arsenal
5	3MF	Didier Zokora	(1980-12-14)14 December 1980 (aged 27)	Tottenham Hotspur
6	2DF	Steve Gohouri	(1981-02-08)8 February 1981 (aged 26)	Borussia Mönchengladbach
7	3MF	Emerse Faé	(1984-01-24)24 January 1984 (aged 23)	Reading
8	4FW	Salomon Kalou	(1985-08-15)15 August 1985 (aged 22)	Chelsea
9	4FW	Arouna Koné	(1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 24)	Sevilla
10	4FW	Gervinho	(1987-05-27)27 May 1987 (aged 20)	Le Mans
11	4FW	Didier Drogba (c)	(1978-03-11)11 March 1978 (aged 29)	Chelsea
12	2DF	Abdoulaye Méïté	(1980-10-06)6 October 1980 (aged 27)	Bolton Wanderers
13	3MF	Romaric	(1983-06-04)4 June 1983 (aged 24)	Le Mans
14	4FW	Bakari Koné	(1981-09-17)17 September 1981 (aged 26)	Nice
15	4FW	Aruna Dindane	(1980-11-26)26 November 1980 (aged 27)	Lens
16	1GK	Stephan Loboué	(1981-08-23)23 August 1981 (aged 26)	Greuther Fürth
17	3MF	Siaka Tiéné	(1982-02-22)22 February 1982 (aged 25)	Saint-Étienne
18	4FW	Kader Keïta	(1981-08-06)6 August 1981 (aged 26)	Lyon
19	3MF	Yaya Touré	(1983-05-13)13 May 1983 (aged 24)	Barcelona
20	4FW	Boubacar Sanogo	(1982-12-12)12 December 1982 (aged 25)	Werder Bremen
21	2DF	Emmanuel Eboué	(1983-06-04)4 June 1983 (aged 24)	Arsenal
22	2DF	Marc Zoro	(1983-12-27)27 December 1983 (aged 24)	Benfica
23	1GK	Tiassé Koné	(1987-10-17)17 October 1987 (aged 20)	Spartak Nalchik

Mali

Head coach: Jean-François Jodar

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Mahamadou Sidibé	(1978-10-08)8 October 1978 (aged 29)	Giannina
2	2DF	Boubacar Koné	(1984-08-21)21 August 1984 (aged 23)	Maghreb Fez
3	2DF	Adama Tamboura	(1985-05-18)18 May 1985 (aged 22)	Helsingborg
4	2DF	Adama Coulibaly	(1980-09-10)10 September 1980 (aged 27)	Lens
5	2DF	Souleymane Diamoutene	(1983-01-30)30 January 1983 (aged 24)	Lecce
6	3MF	Mahamadou Diarra (c)	(1981-05-18)18 May 1981 (aged 26)	Real Madrid
7	4FW	Mamady Sidibé	(1979-12-18)18 December 1979 (aged 28)	Stoke City
8	3MF	Bassala Touré	(1976-02-21)21 February 1976 (aged 31)	Levadikos
9	3MF	Amadou Sidibé	(1986-02-19)19 February 1986 (aged 21)	Djoliba AC
10	4FW	Dramane Traoré	(1982-06-17)17 June 1982 (aged 25)	Lokomotiv Moscow
11	3MF	Djibril Sidibé	(1982-03-23)23 March 1982 (aged 25)	Châteauroux
12	3MF	Seydou Keita	(1980-01-16)16 January 1980 (aged 28)	Sevilla
13	4FW	Mamadou Diallo	(1982-04-17)17 April 1982 (aged 25)	Qatar SC
14	3MF	Drissa Diakité	(1985-02-18)18 February 1985 (aged 22)	Nice
15	2DF	Cédric Kanté	(1979-07-06)6 July 1979 (aged 28)	Nice
16	1GK	Soumaila Diakite	(1984-08-25)25 August 1984 (aged 23)	Stade Malien
17	2DF	Sammy Traoré	(1976-02-25)25 February 1976 (aged 31)	Auxerre
18	3MF	Souleymane Dembélé	(1984-09-03)3 September 1984 (aged 23)	Djoliba AC
19	4FW	Frédéric Kanouté	(1977-09-02)2 September 1977 (aged 30)	Sevilla
20	3MF	Mohamed Sissoko	(1985-01-27)27 January 1985 (aged 22)	Liverpool
21	4FW	Mahamadou Dissa	(1979-05-18)18 May 1979 (aged 28)	Roeselare
22	1GK	Oumar Sissoko	(1987-09-13)13 September 1987 (aged 20)	Metz
23	2DF	Moussa Coulibaly	(1981-05-19)19 May 1981 (aged 26)	MC Algiers

Nigeria

Head coach: Berti Vogts

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Vincent Enyeama	(1982-08-29)29 August 1982 (aged 25)	Hapoel Tel Aviv
2	2DF	Joseph Yobo	(1980-09-06)6 September 1980 (aged 27)	Everton
3	2DF	Taye Taiwo	(1985-04-16)16 April 1985 (aged 22)	Marseille
4	4FW	Nwankwo Kanu (c)	(1976-08-01)1 August 1976 (aged 31)	Portsmouth
5	2DF	Obinna Nwaneri	(1982-03-18)18 March 1982 (aged 25)	Sion
6	2DF	Danny Shittu	(1980-09-02)2 September 1980 (aged 27)	Watford
7	4FW	John Utaka	(1982-01-08)8 January 1982 (aged 26)	Portsmouth
8	4FW	Yakubu Aiyegbeni	(1982-11-22)22 November 1982 (aged 25)	Everton
9	4FW	Obafemi Martins	(1984-10-28)28 October 1984 (aged 23)	Newcastle United
10	3MF	Mikel John Obi	(1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 20)	Chelsea
11	4FW	Peter Odemwingie	(1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 26)	Lokomotiv Moscow
12	1GK	Austin Ejide	(1984-04-08)8 April 1984 (aged 23)	Bastia
13	2DF	Rabiu Afolabi	(1980-04-18)18 April 1980 (aged 27)	Sochaux
14	3MF	Seyi Olofinjana	(1980-06-12)12 June 1980 (aged 27)	Wolverhampton Wanderers
15	4FW	Ikechukwu Uche	(1984-01-05)5 January 1984 (aged 24)	Getafe
16	3MF	Dickson Etuhu	(1982-06-08)8 June 1982 (aged 25)	Sunderland
17	4FW	Stephen Makinwa	(1983-07-26)26 July 1983 (aged 24)	Lazio
18	4FW	Victor Obinna	(1987-03-25)25 March 1987 (aged 20)	Chievo
19	2DF	Ifeanyi Emeghara	(1984-03-24)24 March 1984 (aged 23)	Steaua Bucharest
20	3MF	Onyekachi Okonkwo	(1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 25)	Zürich
21	3MF	Richard Eromoigbe	(1984-06-26)26 June 1984 (aged 23)	Levski Sofia
22	2DF	Onyekachi Apam	(1985-12-30)30 December 1985 (aged 22)	Nice
23	1GK	Dele Aiyenugba	(1983-11-20)20 November 1983 (aged 24)	Bnei Yehuda

Group C

Cameroon

Head coach: Otto Pfister

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Carlos Kameni	(1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 23)	Espanyol
2	2DF	Gilles Augustin Binya	(1984-08-29)29 August 1984 (aged 23)	Benfica
3	2DF	Bill Tchato	(1975-05-14)14 May 1975 (aged 32)	Qatar SC
4	2DF	Rigobert Song (c)	(1976-07-01)1 July 1976 (aged 31)	Galatasaray
5	2DF	Timothée Atouba	(1982-02-17)17 February 1982 (aged 25)	Hamburg
6	2DF	Benoit Angbwa	(1982-01-01)1 January 1982 (aged 26)	Krylya Sovetov Samara
7	3MF	Modeste M'bami	(1982-10-09)9 October 1982 (aged 25)	Marseille
8	3MF	Geremi Njitap	(1978-12-20)20 December 1978 (aged 29)	Newcastle United
9	4FW	Samuel Eto'o	(1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 26)	FC Barcelona
10	3MF	Achille Emana	(1982-06-05)5 June 1982 (aged 25)	Toulouse
11	3MF	Jean II Makoun	(1983-05-29)29 May 1983 (aged 24)	Lille
12	3MF	Alain N'Kong	(1979-04-06)6 April 1979 (aged 28)	Atlante
13	3MF	Landry N'Guemo	(1985-11-28)28 November 1985 (aged 22)	Nancy
14	3MF	Joël Epalle	(1978-02-20)20 February 1978 (aged 29)	Bochum
15	3MF	Alexandre Song	(1987-09-09)9 September 1987 (aged 20)	Arsenal
16	1GK	Souleymanou Hamidou	(1973-11-22)22 November 1973 (aged 34)	Denizlispor
17	4FW	Mohamadou Idrissou	(1980-03-08)8 March 1980 (aged 27)	Duisburg
18	4FW	Bertin Tomou	(1978-08-08)8 August 1978 (aged 29)	Mouscron
19	3MF	Stephane Mbia	(1986-05-20)20 May 1986 (aged 21)	Rennes
20	2DF	Paul Essola	(1981-12-13)13 December 1981 (aged 26)	Bastia
21	4FW	Joseph-Désiré Job	(1977-12-01)1 December 1977 (aged 30)	Nice
22	1GK	Janvier Charles Mbarga	(1985-09-27)27 September 1985 (aged 22)	Canon Yaoundé
23	2DF	André Bikey	(1985-01-08)8 January 1985 (aged 23)	Reading

Egypt

Head coach: Hassan Shehata

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Essam El-Hadary	(1973-01-15)15 January 1973 (aged 35)	Al-Ahly
2	2DF	Mahmoud Fathallah	(1982-02-13)13 February 1982 (aged 25)	Al-Zamalek
3	3MF	Ahmed El-Mohamadi	(1987-09-09)9 September 1987 (aged 20)	ENPPI
4	3MF	Ibrahim Said	(1979-10-16)16 October 1979 (aged 28)	Ankaragücü
5	2DF	Shady Mohamed	(1977-11-29)29 November 1977 (aged 30)	Al-Ahly
6	2DF	Hani Said	(1980-04-22)22 April 1980 (aged 27)	Ismaily
7	3MF	Ahmed Fathy	(1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 23)	Al-Ahly
8	3MF	Hosny	(1984-11-01)1 November 1984 (aged 23)	Ismaily
9	4FW	Mohamed Zidan	(1981-12-11)11 December 1981 (aged 26)	Hamburg
10	4FW	Emad Moteab	(1983-02-20)20 February 1983 (aged 24)	Al-Ahly
11	3MF	Mohamed Shawky	(1981-10-05)5 October 1981 (aged 26)	Middlesbrough
12	3MF	Omar Gamal	(1982-09-16)16 September 1982 (aged 25)	Ismaily
13	2DF	Tarek El-Sayed	(1978-10-09)9 October 1978 (aged 29)	Al-Zamalek
14	2DF	Sayed Moawad	(1979-02-25)25 February 1979 (aged 28)	Ismaily
15	3MF	Ahmed Shaaban	(1978-10-10)10 October 1978 (aged 29)	Petrojet
16	1GK	Mohamed Abdel Monsef	(1977-02-06)6 February 1977 (aged 30)	Al-Zamalek
17	3MF	Ahmed Hassan(c)	(1975-05-02)2 May 1975 (aged 32)	Anderlecht
18	4FW	Mohamed Fadl	(1981-07-21)21 July 1981 (aged 26)	Ismaily
19	4FW	Amr Zaki	(1983-04-01)1 April 1983 (aged 24)	Al-Zamalek
20	2DF	Wael Gomaa	(1975-08-03)3 August 1975 (aged 32)	Al-Siliya
21	2DF	Hassan Mostafa	(1979-11-20)20 November 1979 (aged 28)	Al-Wahda
22	3MF	Mohamed Aboutrika	(1978-11-07)7 November 1978 (aged 29)	Al-Ahly
23	1GK	Mohamed Sobhy	(1981-08-30)30 August 1981 (aged 26)	Ismaily

Sudan

Head coach: Mohamed Abdallah

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Akram Salim	(1987-02-27)27 February 1987 (aged 20)	Al-Merrikh
2	2DF	Omer Bakhit	(1984-11-24)24 November 1984 (aged 23)	Al-Hilal
3	2DF	Mousa El Tayeb	(1984-06-15)15 June 1984 (aged 23)	Al-Merrikh
4	2DF	Mohammed Khider	(1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 23)	Al-Hilal
5	3MF	Alaa Eldin Yousif	(1982-01-03)3 January 1982 (aged 26)	Al-Hilal
6	2DF	Richard Gastin	(1979-10-05)5 October 1979 (aged 28)	Al-Hilal
7	3MF	Alaadin Ahmed Katoul Gibril	(1978-12-07)7 December 1978 (aged 29)	Al-Hilal
8	3MF	Haitham Mustafa	(1977-07-19)19 July 1977 (aged 30)	Al-Hilal
9	3MF	Hamouda Bashir	(1984-01-03)3 January 1984 (aged 24)	Al-Hilal
10	4FW	Haytham Tambal	(1978-11-28)28 November 1978 (aged 29)	Al-Merrikh
11	4FW	Alaa Babiker	(1984-12-16)16 December 1984 (aged 23)	Al-Merrikh
12	3MF	Bader Galag	(1981-04-01)1 April 1981 (aged 26)	Al-Merrikh
13	3MF	Mohamed Tahir	(1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 25)	Al-Hilal
14	3MF	Mugahid Ahmed Mohamed	(1973-01-15)15 January 1973 (aged 35)	Al-Merrikh
15	2DF	Amir Koku	(1979-12-08)8 December 1979 (aged 28)	Al-Merrikh
16	1GK	Elmuez Mahgoub Abdalla	(1978-08-14)14 August 1978 (aged 29)	Al-Hilal
17	4FW	Faisal Agab	(1978-08-24)24 August 1978 (aged 29)	Al-Merrikh
18	2DF	Khalid Jolit	(1981-01-03)3 January 1981 (aged 27)	Al-Hilal
19	2DF	Ahmed Adam Al Basha	(1982-01-02)2 January 1982 (aged 26)	Al-Merrikh
20	4FW	Abdel Amari	(1984-08-20)20 August 1984 (aged 23)	Al-Merrikh
21	1GK	Bahaeddine Mohamed Abdellah Rihan	(1979-01-01)1 January 1979 (aged 29)	Al-Merrikh
22	3MF	Saifeldin Masawi	(1984-10-27)27 October 1984 (aged 23)	Al-Hilal
23	3MF	Hassan Korongo	(1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 22)	Al-Hilal

Zambia

Head coach: Patrick Phiri

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Mike Poto	(1981-01-15)15 January 1981 (aged 27)	Green Buffaloes FC
2	4FW	Jacob Mulenga	(1984-02-12)12 February 1984 (aged 23)	Strasbourg
3	2DF	Kennedy Nketani	(1984-11-25)25 November 1984 (aged 23)	Zanaco F.C.
4	2DF	Joseph Musonda	(1977-05-30)30 May 1977 (aged 30)	Golden Arrows
5	2DF	Hichani Himoonde	(1985-06-15)15 June 1985 (aged 22)	Lusaka Dynamos F.C.
6	3MF	Francis Kasonde	(1979-12-28)28 December 1979 (aged 28)	Power Dynamos F.C.
7	3MF	Clifford Mulenga	(1987-08-05)05 August 1987 (aged 20)	Maccabi Petach Tikva
8	3MF	Isaac Chansa	(1984-03-23)23 March 1984 (aged 23)	Helsingborg
9	4FW	Felix Sunzu	(1989-05-02)02 May 1989 (aged 18)	Konkola Blades
10	3MF	Ian Bakala	(1980-11-01)01 November 1980 (aged 27)	Primeiro de Agosto
11	4FW	Chris Katongo	(1982-08-31)31 August 1982 (aged 25)	Brøndby
12	4FW	Dube Phiri	(1983-01-16)16 January 1983 (aged 25)	Primeiro de Agosto
13	2DF	Willy Chinyama	(1984-04-19)19 April 1984 (aged 23)	ZESCO United F.C.
14	4FW	Emmanuel Mayuka	(1990-11-21)21 November 1990 (aged 17)	Kabwe Warriors
15	2DF	Kampamba Chintu	(1980-12-28)28 December 1980 (aged 27)	Free State Stars
16	1GK	Kennedy Mweene	(1984-12-11)11 December 1984 (aged 23)	Free State Stars
17	3MF	Rainford Kalaba	(1986-08-14)14 August 1986 (aged 21)	ZESCO United F.C.
18	2DF	Billy Mwanza	(1983-01-21)21 January 1983 (aged 24)	Golden Arrows
19	2DF	Clive Hachilensa	(1979-09-17)17 September 1979 (aged 28)	ZESCO United F.C.
20	3MF	Felix Katongo	(1984-04-18)18 April 1984 (aged 23)	Petro Atlético
21	4FW	James Chamanga	(1980-02-02)02 February 1980 (aged 27)	Moroka Swallows
22	1GK	Kalililo Kakonje	(1985-06-01)01 June 1985 (aged 22)	AmaZulu F.C.
23	3MF	William Njovu	(1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 20)	Lusaka Dynamos

Group D

Angola

Head coach: Oliveira Gonçalves

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Lamá	(1981-02-01)1 February 1981 (aged 26)	9	Petro Atlético
2	2DF	Marco Airosa	(1984-08-06)6 August 1984 (aged 23)	2	Fátima
3	2DF	Jamba	(1977-07-10)10 July 1977 (aged 30)	38	ASA
4	2DF	Machado	(1985-12-24)24 December 1985 (aged 22)		Anadia
5	2DF	Kali	(1978-10-11)11 October 1978 (aged 29)	25	FC Sion
6	2DF	Yamba Asha	(1978-07-31)31 July 1978 (aged 29)	49	Petro Atlético
7	3MF	Figueiredo(c)	(1972-11-28)28 November 1972 (aged 35)	28	Öster
8	3MF	André Macanga	(1978-05-04)4 May 1978 (aged 29)	35	Al-Kuwait
9	4FW	Mateus	(1984-06-19)19 June 1984 (aged 23)	7	Boavista
10	3MF	Maurito	(1981-06-24)24 June 1981 (aged 26)	16	Al-Kuwait
11	3MF	Gilberto	(1982-07-21)21 July 1982 (aged 25)		Al-Ahly
12	1GK	Nuno	(1983-04-05)5 April 1983 (aged 24)		ASA
13	3MF	Edson	(1980-03-02)2 March 1980 (aged 27)	8	Paços de Ferreira
14	3MF	Mendonça	(1982-10-09)9 October 1982 (aged 25)	37	Belenenses
15	2DF	Rui Marques	(1977-09-03)3 September 1977 (aged 30)	3	Leeds United
16	4FW	Flávio	(1979-12-30)30 December 1979 (aged 28)	47	Al-Ahly
17	3MF	Zé Kalanga	(1983-10-12)12 October 1983 (aged 24)	26	Boavista
18	4FW	Love	(1979-03-14)14 March 1979 (aged 28)	36	Primeiro de Agosto
19	3MF	Dedé	(1981-07-04)4 July 1981 (aged 26)		Paços de Ferreira
20	2DF	Locó	(1984-12-25)25 December 1984 (aged 23)	14	Primeiro de Agosto
21	2DF	Delgado	(1979-11-01)1 November 1979 (aged 28)	20	Metz
22	1GK	Mário	(1985-06-01)1 June 1985 (aged 22)	1	InterClube
23	4FW	Manucho	(1983-03-07)7 March 1983 (aged 24)	10	Petro Atlético

Senegal

Head coach: Henryk Kasperczak, then Lamine N'Diaye

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Tony Sylva	(1975-05-17)17 May 1975 (aged 32)	Lille
2	2DF	Ibrahima Sonko	(1981-01-22)22 January 1981 (aged 26)	Reading
3	3MF	Guirane N'Daw	(1984-04-24)24 April 1984 (aged 23)	Sochaux
4	2DF	Mohamed Sarr	(1983-12-23)23 December 1983 (aged 24)	Standard Liège
5	2DF	Souleymane Diawara	(1978-12-24)24 December 1978 (aged 29)	Bordeaux
6	2DF	Ibrahima Faye	(1979-10-22)22 October 1979 (aged 28)	Troyes
7	4FW	Henri Camara	(1977-05-10)10 May 1977 (aged 30)	West Ham United
8	4FW	Mamadou Niang	(1983-10-13)13 October 1983 (aged 24)	Marseille
9	4FW	Babacar Gueye	(1986-03-02)2 March 1986 (aged 21)	Metz
10	3MF	Ousmane N'Doye	(1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 29)	Académica de Coimbra
11	4FW	El Hadji Diouf (c)	(1981-01-15)15 January 1981 (aged 27)	Bolton Wanderers
12	2DF	Moustapha Bayal Sall	(1985-11-30)30 November 1985 (aged 22)	Saint-Étienne
13	2DF	Lamine Diatta	(1975-07-02)2 July 1975 (aged 32)	Beşiktaş
14	3MF	Papa Waigo N'Diayè	(1984-01-20)20 January 1984 (aged 24)	Genoa
15	3MF	Diomansy Kamara	(1980-11-08)8 November 1980 (aged 27)	Fulham
16	1GK	Cheick N'Diaye	(1985-02-15)15 February 1985 (aged 22)	Creteil
17	4FW	Modou Sougou	(1984-12-18)18 December 1984 (aged 23)	União de Leiria
18	3MF	Frédéric Mendy	(1981-11-06)6 November 1981 (aged 26)	Bastia
19	3MF	Papa Bouba Diop	(1980-01-28)28 January 1980 (aged 27)	Portsmouth
20	3MF	Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye	(1978-02-26)26 February 1978 (aged 29)	Newcastle United
21	2DF	Habib Beye	(1977-10-19)19 October 1977 (aged 30)	Newcastle United
22	2DF	Papa Malick Ba	(1980-11-11)11 November 1980 (aged 27)	Basel
23	1GK	Bouna Coundoul	(1982-03-04)4 March 1982 (aged 25)	Colorado Rapids

South Africa

Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Rowen Fernandez	(1978-02-28)28 February 1978 (aged 29)	Arminia Bielefeld
2	2DF	Bevan Fransman	(1983-10-31)31 October 1983 (aged 24)	Moroka Swallows
3	2DF	Tsepo Masilela	(1985-05-05)05 May 1985 (aged 22)	Maccabi Haifa
4	3MF	Aaron Mokoena	(1980-11-25)25 November 1980 (aged 27)	Blackburn Rovers
5	2DF	Nasief Morris	(1981-04-16)16 April 1981 (aged 26)	Panathinaikos
6	3MF	Lance Davids	(1985-04-11)11 April 1985 (aged 22)	Djurgården
7	2DF	Tumelo Nhlapo	(1988-01-20)20 January 1988 (aged 20)	Bloemfontein Celtic
8	3MF	Siphiwe Tshabalala	(1984-09-25)25 September 1984 (aged 23)	Kaizer Chiefs
9	3MF	Surprise Moriri	(1980-03-20)20 March 1980 (aged 27)	Mamelodi Sundowns
10	3MF	Steven Pienaar	(1982-03-17)17 March 1982 (aged 25)	Everton
11	3MF	Elrio van Heerden	(1983-07-11)11 July 1983 (aged 24)	Club Brugge
12	3MF	Teko Modise	(1982-12-22)22 December 1982 (aged 25)	Orlando Pirates
13	2DF	Benson Mhlongo	(1980-11-09)09 November 1980 (aged 27)	Mamelodi Sundowns
14	3MF	Lerato Chabangu	(1985-08-15)15 August 1985 (aged 22)	Mamelodi Sundowns
15	4FW	Sibusiso Zuma	(1975-06-23)23 June 1975 (aged 32)	Arminia Bielefeld
16	1GK	Moeneeb Josephs	(1980-05-19)19 May 1980 (aged 27)	Bidvest Wits
17	4FW	Katlego Mphela	(1984-11-29)29 November 1984 (aged 23)	Supersport United
18	4FW	Excellent Walaza	(1987-04-08)08 April 1987 (aged 20)	Orlando Pirates
19	2DF	Bryce Moon	(1986-04-06)06 April 1986 (aged 21)	Ajax Cape Town
20	2DF	Brett Evans	(1982-03-08)08 March 1982 (aged 25)	Ajax Cape Town
21	4FW	Thembinkosi Fanteni	(1984-02-02)02 February 1984 (aged 23)	Maccabi Haifa
22	3MF	Kagiso Dikgacoi	(1984-11-24)24 November 1984 (aged 23)	Golden Arrows
23	1GK	Itumeleng Khune	(1987-06-20)20 June 1987 (aged 20)	Kaizer Chiefs

Tunisia

Head coach: Roger Lemerre

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Hamdi Kasraoui	(1983-01-18)18 January 1983 (aged 25)	Espérance de Tunis
2	2DF	Saïf Ghezal	(1981-06-30)30 June 1981 (aged 26)	BSC Young Boys
3	2DF	Karim Haggui	(1984-01-20)20 January 1984 (aged 24)	Bayer Leverkusen
4	2DF	Wisam El-Abdy	(1979-02-04)4 February 1979 (aged 28)	Al-Zamalek
5	2DF	Wissam El Bekri	(1984-06-16)16 June 1984 (aged 23)	Espérance de Tunis
6	2DF	Radhouène Felhi	(1984-03-28)28 March 1984 (aged 23)	Étoile du Sahel
7	3MF	Chaouki Ben Saada	(1984-07-01)1 July 1984 (aged 23)	Bastia
8	3MF	Mehdi Nafti	(1978-11-28)28 November 1978 (aged 29)	Birmingham City
9	4FW	Yassine Chikhaoui	(1986-09-22)22 September 1986 (aged 21)	FC Zürich
10	3MF	Kamel Zaïem	(1983-05-25)25 May 1983 (aged 24)	Espérance de Tunis
11	4FW	Francileudo Silva dos Santos	(1979-03-20)20 March 1979 (aged 28)	Toulouse
12	3MF	Jaouhar Mnari	(1976-11-08)8 November 1976 (aged 31)	Nuremberg
13	2DF	Saber Ben Frej	(1979-07-03)3 July 1979 (aged 28)	Étoile du Sahel
14	3MF	Chaker Zouaghi	(1985-01-10)10 January 1985 (aged 23)	Lokomotiv Moscow
15	2DF	Radhi Jaïdi	(1975-08-30)30 August 1975 (aged 32)	Birmingham City
16	1GK	Aymen Mathlouthi	(1984-09-14)14 September 1984 (aged 23)	Étoile du Sahel
17	4FW	Issam Jomaa	(1984-01-28)28 January 1984 (aged 23)	Caen
18	2DF	Yassin Mikari	(1983-01-09)9 January 1983 (aged 25)	Grasshoppers
19	2DF	Mehdi Meriah	(1979-06-05)5 June 1979 (aged 28)	Étoile du Sahel
20	4FW	Mehdi Ben Dhifallah	(1983-05-06)6 May 1983 (aged 24)	Étoile du Sahel
21	3MF	Mejdi Traoui	(1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 24)	Étoile du Sahel
22	1GK	Adel Nefzi	(1974-03-16)16 March 1974 (aged 33)	Club Africain
23	4FW	Mohamed Amine Chermiti	(1987-12-26)26 December 1987 (aged 20)	Étoile du Sahel

References

↑ Confédération Africaine de Football Archived March 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

football African Nations Cup results

2008 Africa Cup of Nations finalists

Champions	Egypt

Runners-up	Cameroon

Third place	Ghana

Fourth place	Ivory Coast

Eliminated in quarter-finals	Angola Guinea Nigeria Tunisia

Eliminated in group stage	Benin Mali Morocco Namibia Senegal South Africa Sudan Zambia

Qualification Squads

Africa Cup of Nations

Tournaments	Sudan 1957 United Arab Republic 1959 Ethiopia 1962 Ghana 1963 Tunisia 1965 Ethiopia 1968 Sudan 1970 Cameroon 1972 Egypt 1974 Ethiopia 1976 Ghana 1978 Nigeria 1980 Libya 1982 Ivory Coast 1984 Egypt 1986 Morocco 1988 Algeria 1990 Senegal 1992 Tunisia 1994 South Africa 1996 Burkina Faso 1998 Ghana/Nigeria 2000 Mali 2002 Tunisia 2004 Egypt 2006 Ghana 2008 Angola 2010 Gabon/Equatorial Guinea 2012 South Africa 2013 Equatorial Guinea 2015 Gabon 2017 Cameroon 2019 Ivory Coast 2021 Guinea 2023

Qualification	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017

Finals	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015

Squads	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015

Statistics	Appearances Records and statistics

No qualification took place in 1957 and 1959 as places were given by invitation only. In 1959 and 1976, there was no final; the article is about the decisive match of the final group stage.

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