2023 Africa Cup of Nations squads

2023 Africa Cup of Nations squads
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The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations was an international football tournament held in the Ivory Coast from 13 January to 11 February 2024. The 24 participating national teams were required to register a squad with a minimum of 23 and a maximum 27 players, an increase of up to four players over the regular number of 23 allowed in the tournament's regulations. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.[1][2]

On 15 December 2023, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced the increase of the maximum number of players included on the final lists from 23 to 27. However, the inclusion of the four extra players was optional and teams could still only name a maximum of 23 players on the match list for each tournament fixture (of which twelve were substitutes).[2]

Each national team had to submit a provisional list of up to fifty five players to CAF no later than 14 December 2023. The final list of up to 27 players per national team had to be submitted to CAF General Secretariat by 3 January 2024, ten days before the opening match of the tournament. A player on the submitted final list could only be replaced in the event of serious injury at the latest 24 hours before the beginning of his team's first match of the tournament, provided that it was approved by the CAF Medical Committee.[2]

CAF published the provisional lists on 20 December 2023.[3][4]

The age listed for each player is on 13 January 2024, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match before the tournament.[note 1] The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team.

Group A[edit]

Ivory Coast[edit]

Ivory Coast's 54-man provisional list was announced by CAF on 20 December 2023.[4] The final squad of 27 players was announced on 28 December.[5][6][7]

Head coach: France Jean-Louis Gasset (group stage); Emerse Faé (knockout stage)

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Yahia Fofana (2000-08-21)21 August 2000 (aged 23) 5 0 France Angers
2 2DF Ousmane Diomande (2003-12-04)4 December 2003 (aged 20) 3 0 Portugal Sporting CP
3 2DF Ghislain Konan (1995-12-27)27 December 1995 (aged 28) 30 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha
4 3MF Jean Michaël Seri (1991-07-19)19 July 1991 (aged 32) 49 4 England Hull City
5 2DF Wilfried Singo (2000-12-25)25 December 2000 (aged 23) 10 0 France Monaco
6 3MF Seko Fofana (1995-05-07)7 May 1995 (aged 28) 12 5 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
7 2DF Odilon Kossounou (2001-01-04)4 January 2001 (aged 23) 18 0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
8 3MF Franck Kessié (1996-12-19)19 December 1996 (aged 27) 68 8 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
9 4FW Jonathan Bamba (1996-03-26)26 March 1996 (aged 27) 4 0 Spain Celta Vigo
10 4FW Karim Konaté (2004-03-21)21 March 2004 (aged 19) 9 2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
11 4FW Jean-Philippe Krasso (1997-07-17)17 July 1997 (aged 26) 9 3 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
12 2DF Willy Boly (1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (aged 32) 15 1 England Nottingham Forest
13 3MF Jérémie Boga (1997-01-03)3 January 1997 (aged 27) 14 1 France Nice
14 3MF Oumar Diakité (2003-12-20)20 December 2003 (aged 20) 5 0 France Reims
15 3MF Max Gradel (1987-11-30)30 November 1987 (aged 36) 106 17 Turkey Gaziantep
16 1GK Charles Folly Ayayi (1990-12-29)29 December 1990 (aged 33) 2 0 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
17 2DF Serge Aurier (captain) (1992-12-24)24 December 1992 (aged 31) 87 4 England Nottingham Forest
18 3MF Ibrahim Sangaré (1997-12-02)2 December 1997 (aged 26) 35 11 England Nottingham Forest
19 4FW Nicolas Pépé (1995-05-29)29 May 1995 (aged 28) 37 10 Turkey Trabzonspor
20 4FW Christian Kouamé (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 26) 24 3 Italy Fiorentina
21 2DF Evan Ndicka (1999-08-20)20 August 1999 (aged 24) 5 0 Italy Roma
22 4FW Sébastien Haller (1994-06-22)22 June 1994 (aged 29) 21 8 Germany Borussia Dortmund
23 1GK Badra Ali Sangaré (1986-05-30)30 May 1986 (aged 37) 30 0 South Africa Sekhukhune United
24 3MF Simon Adingra (2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 22) 5 1 England Brighton & Hove Albion
25 3MF Idrissa Doumbia (1998-04-14)14 April 1998 (aged 25) 1 0 Qatar Al-Ahli
26 2DF Ismaël Diallo (1997-01-29)29 January 1997 (aged 26) 0 0 Croatia Hajduk Split
27 3MF Jean Thierry Lazare (1998-03-07)7 March 1998 (aged 25) 1 0 Belgium Union SG

Nigeria[edit]

Nigeria's 41-man provisional list was announced by CAF on 20 December 2023.[4] The final squad of 25 players was announced on 29 December.[8] On 3 January 2024, Wilfred Ndidi withdrew due to an injury and was replaced by Alhassan Yusuf.[9][10] On 9 January, Victor Boniface withdrew due to an injury and was replaced by Terem Moffi.[11] On 12 January, Umar Sadiq sustained an injury and was replaced by Paul Onuachu.[12]

Head coach: Portugal José Peseiro

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Francis Uzoho (1998-10-28)28 October 1998 (aged 25) 34 0 Cyprus Omonia
2 2DF Ola Aina (1996-10-08)8 October 1996 (aged 27) 33 0 England Nottingham Forest
3 2DF Zaidu Sanusi (1997-06-13)13 June 1997 (aged 26) 15 0 Portugal Porto
4 3MF Alhassan Yusuf (2000-07-18)18 July 2000 (aged 23) 0 0 Belgium Royal Antwerp
5 2DF William Troost-Ekong (captain) (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 30) 63 4 Greece PAOK
6 2DF Semi Ajayi (1993-11-09)9 November 1993 (aged 30) 27 1 England West Bromwich Albion
7 4FW Ahmed Musa (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 (aged 31) 107 16 Turkey Sivasspor
8 3MF Frank Onyeka (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 26) 16 1 England Brentford
9 4FW Victor Osimhen (1998-12-29)29 December 1998 (aged 25) 27 20 Italy Napoli
10 3MF Joe Aribo (1996-07-21)21 July 1996 (aged 27) 28 2 England Southampton
11 4FW Samuel Chukwueze (1999-05-22)22 May 1999 (aged 24) 30 5 Italy Milan
12 2DF Bright Osayi-Samuel (1997-12-31)31 December 1997 (aged 26) 8 0 Turkey Fenerbahçe
13 2DF Bruno Onyemaechi (1999-04-03)3 April 1999 (aged 24) 5 0 Portugal Boavista
14 4FW Kelechi Iheanacho (1996-10-03)3 October 1996 (aged 27) 48 14 England Leicester City
15 4FW Moses Simon (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 (aged 28) 62 9 France Nantes
16 1GK Olorunleke Ojo (1995-08-17)17 August 1995 (aged 28) 0 0 Nigeria Enyimba
17 3MF Alex Iwobi (1996-05-03)3 May 1996 (aged 27) 67 10 England Fulham
18 4FW Ademola Lookman (1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (aged 26) 11 2 Italy Atalanta
19 4FW Paul Onuachu (1994-05-28)28 May 1994 (aged 29) 18 3 Turkey Trabzonspor
20 2DF Chidozie Awaziem (1997-01-01)1 January 1997 (aged 27) 28 1 Portugal Boavista
21 2DF Calvin Bassey (1999-12-31)31 December 1999 (aged 24) 15 0 England Fulham
22 2DF Kenneth Omeruo (1993-10-17)17 October 1993 (aged 30) 61 1 Turkey Kasımpaşa
23 1GK Stanley Nwabali (1996-06-10)10 June 1996 (aged 27) 1 0 South Africa Chippa United
24 4FW Terem Moffi (1999-05-25)25 May 1999 (aged 24) 12 4 France Nice
25 3MF Raphael Onyedika (2001-04-19)19 April 2001 (aged 22) 3 0 Belgium Club Brugge

Equatorial Guinea[edit]

Equatorial Guinea's 50-man provisional list was announced by CAF on 20 December 2023.[4] The final squad of 27 players was announced on 31 December.[13][14][15][16]

Head coach: Juan Michá

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Jesús Owono (2001-03-01)1 March 2001 (aged 22) 24 0 Spain Alavés
2 2DF Néstor Senra (2002-01-04)4 January 2002 (aged 22) 7 0 Spain Avilés
3 2DF Marvin Anieboh (1997-08-26)26 August 1997 (aged 26) 11 0 Spain Illescas
4 3MF Federico Bikoro (1996-03-17)17 March 1996 (aged 27) 47 6 Tunisia Club Africain
5 2DF José Elo (2000-10-21)21 October 2000 (aged 23) 4 1 Spain Mérida
6 3MF Iban Salvador (1995-12-11)11 December 1995 (aged 28) 38 5 Poland Miedź Legnica
7 3MF José Machín (1996-08-14)14 August 1996 (aged 27) 23 0 Italy Monza
8 3MF Jannick Buyla (1998-10-06)6 October 1998 (aged 25) 19 1 Spain Logroñés
9 4FW Salomón Obama (2000-02-04)4 February 2000 (aged 23) 15 1 Andorra Santa Coloma
10 4FW Emilio Nsue (captain) (1989-09-30)30 September 1989 (aged 34) 40 17 Spain Intercity
11 2DF Basilio Ndong (1999-01-17)17 January 1999 (aged 24) 41 0 Romania Universitatea Craiova
12 2DF Charles Ondo (2003-10-22)22 October 2003 (aged 20) 3 0 England Huddersfield Town
13 1GK Aitor Embela (1996-04-17)17 April 1996 (aged 27) 9 0 Spain Soneja
14 3MF Álex Balboa (2001-03-06)6 March 2001 (aged 22) 12 0 Spain Huesca
15 2DF Carlos Akapo (1993-03-12)12 March 1993 (aged 30) 33 2 United States San Jose Earthquakes
16 2DF Saúl Coco (1999-02-09)9 February 1999 (aged 24) 19 3 Spain Las Palmas
17 4FW Josete Miranda (1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 25) 41 2 Greece Niki Volos
18 4FW Noé Ela (2003-04-17)17 April 2003 (aged 20) 4 0 Spain Numancia
19 4FW Luis Nlavo (2001-07-09)9 July 2001 (aged 22) 14 2 Portugal Braga
20 3MF Santiago Eneme (2000-09-29)29 September 2000 (aged 23) 21 0 Czech Republic MFK Vyškov
21 2DF Esteban Obiang (1998-05-07)7 May 1998 (aged 25) 25 1 Romania Argeș Pitești
22 3MF Pablo Ganet (1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 29) 39 4 Spain Alcoyano
23 1GK Manuel Sapunga (1992-11-23)23 November 1992 (aged 31) 2 0 South Africa Polokwane City
24 2DF Hugo Buyla (2005-03-08)8 March 2005 (aged 18) 1 0 Italy Sampdoria
25 3MF Federico Nsue (1997-04-20)20 April 1997 (aged 26) 3 0 Moldova Bălți
26 4FW José Nabil Ondo (2005-11-23)23 November 2005 (aged 18) 1 0 Equatorial Guinea Cano Sport
27 4FW Óscar Siafá (1997-09-12)12 September 1997 (aged 26) 13 0 Italy Alessandria

Guinea-Bissau[edit]

Guinea-Bissau's 39-man provisional list was announced by CAF on 20 December 2023.[4] The final squad of 27 players was announced on 5 January 2024.[17][18] Goalkeeper Celton Biai has declined the invitation as he wanted to focus on his club.

Head coach: Baciro Candé

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Jonas Mendes (captain) (1989-11-20)20 November 1989 (aged 34) 56 0 Greece Kalamata
2 2DF Fali Candé (1998-01-24)24 January 1998 (aged 25) 19 0 France Metz
3 4FW Franculino Djú (2004-06-28)28 June 2004 (aged 19) 3 1 Denmark Midtjylland
4 2DF Marcelo Djaló (1993-10-08)8 October 1993 (aged 30) 15 1 Spain Palencia Atlético
5 2DF Houboulang Mendes (1998-05-04)4 May 1998 (aged 25) 2 0 Spain Almería
6 3MF Nito Gomes (2002-02-03)3 February 2002 (aged 21) 2 1 Portugal Marítimo
7 4FW Dálcio (1996-05-22)22 May 1996 (aged 27) 13 0 Cyprus APOEL
8 3MF Alfa Semedo (1997-08-30)30 August 1997 (aged 26) 19 2 Saudi Arabia Al-Tai
9 4FW Zinho Gano (1993-10-13)13 October 1993 (aged 30) 5 4 Belgium Zulte Waregem
10 3MF Carlos Mané (1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 29) 1 0 Turkey Kayserispor
11 4FW Marciano Tchami (2004-11-06)6 November 2004 (aged 19) 1 0 Spain Almeria
12 1GK Ouparine Djoco (1998-04-22)22 April 1998 (aged 25) 2 0 Belgium Francs Borains
13 3MF Carlos Mendes Gomes (1998-11-14)14 November 1998 (aged 25) 1 0 England Bolton Wanderers
14 4FW Mauro Rodrigues (2001-04-15)15 April 2001 (aged 22) 11 2 Switzerland Yverdon-Sport
15 2DF Jefferson Encada (1998-04-17)17 April 1998 (aged 25) 16 0 Egypt Pharco
16 3MF Moreto Cassamá (1998-02-16)16 February 1998 (aged 25) 19 0 Cyprus Omonia
17 4FW Mama Baldé (1995-11-06)6 November 1995 (aged 28) 21 3 France Lyon
18 4FW Famana Quizera (2002-04-25)25 April 2002 (aged 21) 3 0 Portugal Académico Viseu
19 3MF Janio Bikel (1995-06-28)28 June 1995 (aged 28) 8 0 Turkey Gaziantep
20 2DF Sori Mané (1996-04-03)3 April 1996 (aged 27) 31 0 Portugal Académico Viseu
21 2DF Nanu (1994-05-17)17 May 1994 (aged 29) 23 0 Turkey Samsunspor
22 2DF Opa Sanganté (1991-02-01)1 February 1991 (aged 32) 20 0 France Dunkerque
23 1GK Fernando Embadje (2003-07-06)6 July 2003 (aged 20) 0 0 Spain Lugo
24 4FW Zé Turbo (1996-10-22)22 October 1996 (aged 27) 1 0 Russia Pari NN
25 2DF Edgar Ié (1994-05-01)1 May 1994 (aged 29) 1 0 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir
26 4FW Zidane Banjaqui (1998-12-15)15 December 1998 (aged 25) 1 1 Portugal Feirense
27 2DF Prosper Mendy (1996-06-07)7 June 1996 (aged 27) 3 0 Belgium Olympic Charleroi

Group B[edit]

Egypt[edit]

Egypt's 55-man provisional list was announced by CAF on 20 December 2023.[4] The final squad of 27 players was announced on 30 December.[19][20][21] On 3 January 2024, midfielder Ahmed Nabil Koka and defender Osama Galal withdrew from the squad due to injuries and were replaced by Mohanad Lasheen and Yasser Ibrahim, respectively.[22][23][24]

Head coach: Portugal Rui Vitória

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ahmed El Shenawy (1991-05-14)14 May 1991 (aged 32) 31 0 Egypt Pyramids
2 2DF Ali Gabr (1989-01-10)10 January 1989 (aged 35) 38 1 Egypt Pyramids
3 2DF Mohamed Hany (1996-02-02)2 February 1996 (aged 27) 14 0 Egypt Al Ahly
4 2DF Omar Kamal (1993-09-29)29 September 1993 (aged 30) 17 1 Egypt Future
5 3MF Hamdy Fathy (1994-09-29)29 September 1994 (aged 29) 34 3 Qatar Al-Wakrah
6 2DF Ahmed Hegazi (1991-01-25)25 January 1991 (aged 32) 83 2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
7 4FW Trézéguet (1994-10-01)1 October 1994 (aged 29) 66 14 Turkey Trabzonspor
8 3MF Emam Ashour (1998-02-20)20 February 1998 (aged 25) 11 0 Egypt Al Ahly
9 4FW Koka (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 30) 31 6 Turkey Pendikspor
10 4FW Mohamed Salah (captain) (1992-06-15)15 June 1992 (aged 31) 94 53 England Liverpool
11 4FW Kahraba (1994-04-13)13 April 1994 (aged 29) 30 5 Egypt Al Ahly
12 2DF Mohamed Hamdy (1995-03-15)15 March 1995 (aged 28) 12 0 Egypt Pyramids
13 2DF Ahmed Abou El Fotouh (1998-03-22)22 March 1998 (aged 25) 25 1 Egypt Zamalek
14 3MF Marwan Attia (1998-08-12)12 August 1998 (aged 25) 6 0 Egypt Al Ahly
15 2DF Yasser Ibrahim (1993-02-10)10 February 1993 (aged 30) 6 0 Egypt Al Ahly
16 1GK Mohamed El Shenawy (1988-12-18)18 December 1988 (aged 35) 51 0 Egypt Al Ahly
17 3MF Mohamed Elneny (1992-07-11)11 July 1992 (aged 31) 96 8 England Arsenal
18 4FW Mostafa Fathi (1994-05-12)12 May 1994 (aged 29) 23 2 Egypt Pyramids
19 4FW Mostafa Mohamed (1997-11-28)28 November 1997 (aged 26) 32 8 France Nantes
20 3MF Mahmoud Hamada (1994-06-01)1 June 1994 (aged 29) 10 0 Egypt Al Masry
21 2DF Ahmed Samy (1992-04-01)1 April 1992 (aged 31) 1 0 Egypt Pyramids
22 4FW Omar Marmoush (1999-02-07)7 February 1999 (aged 24) 24 4 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
23 1GK Gabaski (1989-01-29)29 January 1989 (aged 34) 9 0 Egypt National Bank of Egypt
24 2DF Mohamed Abdelmonem (1999-02-01)1 February 1999 (aged 24) 20 2 Egypt Al Ahly
25 3MF Zizo (1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 28) 34 2 Egypt Zamalek
26 1GK Mohamed Sobhy (1999-07-15)15 July 1999 (aged 24) 3 0 Egypt Zamalek
27 3MF Mohanad Lasheen (1996-05-29)29 May 1996 (aged 27) 9 0 Egypt Pyramids

Ghana[edit]

Ghana announced their 55-man provisional list on 20 December 2023.[25] The final squad of 27 players was announced on 1 January 2024.[26][27]

Head coach: Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Richard Ofori (1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 30) 28 0 South Africa Orlando Pirates
2 2DF Alidu Seidu (2000-06-04)4 June 2000 (aged 23) 10 0 France Clermont
3 2DF Denis Odoi (1988-05-27)27 May 1988 (aged 35) 9 0 Belgium Club Brugge
4 2DF Nicholas Opoku (1997-08-11)11 August 1997 (aged 26) 18 1 France Amiens
5 2DF Kingsley Schindler (1993-07-12)12 July 1993 (aged 30) 4 0 Turkey Samsunspor
6 2DF Mohammed Salisu (1999-04-17)17 April 1999 (aged 24) 6 2 France Monaco
7 4FW Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer (2001-09-13)13 September 2001 (aged 22) 2 0 Germany Hamburger SV
8 3MF Majeed Ashimeru (1997-10-10)10 October 1997 (aged 26) 5 0 Belgium Anderlecht
9 4FW Jordan Ayew (1991-09-11)11 September 1991 (aged 32) 93 19 England Crystal Palace
10 4FW André Ayew (captain) (1989-12-17)17 December 1989 (aged 34) 114 24 France Le Havre
11 4FW Osman Bukari (1998-12-13)13 December 1998 (aged 25) 14 3 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
12 1GK Jojo Wollacott (1996-09-08)8 September 1996 (aged 27) 11 0 Scotland Hibernian
13 4FW Joseph Paintsil (1998-02-01)1 February 1998 (aged 25) 11 0 Belgium Genk
14 2DF Gideon Mensah (1998-07-18)18 July 1998 (aged 25) 20 0 France Auxerre
15 3MF Elisha Owusu (1997-11-07)7 November 1997 (aged 26) 6 0 France Auxerre
16 1GK Lawrence Ati-Zigi (1996-11-29)29 November 1996 (aged 27) 18 0 Switzerland St. Gallen
17 2DF Abdul Fatawu Hamidu (1999-03-04)4 March 1999 (aged 24) 1 0 Ghana Medeama
18 2DF Daniel Amartey (1994-12-21)21 December 1994 (aged 29) 53 0 Turkey Beşiktaş
19 4FW Iñaki Williams (1994-06-15)15 June 1994 (aged 29) 13 1 Spain Athletic Bilbao
20 3MF Mohammed Kudus (2000-08-02)2 August 2000 (aged 23) 30 9 England West Ham United
21 3MF Salis Abdul Samed (2000-03-26)26 March 2000 (aged 23) 12 0 France Lens
22 3MF Richmond Lamptey (1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 26) 1 0 Ghana Asante Kotoko
23 2DF Alexander Djiku (1994-08-09)9 August 1994 (aged 29) 23 1 Turkey Fenerbahçe
24 4FW Ernest Nuamah (2003-11-01)1 November 2003 (aged 20) 7 2 France Lyon
25 4FW Antoine Semenyo (2000-01-07)7 January 2000 (aged 24) 14 2 England Bournemouth
26 3MF Iddrisu Baba (1996-01-22)22 January 1996 (aged 27) 24 0 Spain Almería
27 4FW Jonathan Sowah (2000-01-09)9 January 2000 (aged 24) 2 0 Ghana Medeama

Cape Verde[edit]

Cape Verde's 53-man provisional list was announced by CAF on 20 December 2023.[4] The final squad of 26 players was announced on 28 December.[28] On 1 January 2024, Djaniny withdrew due to an injury and was replaced by Gilson Tavares.[29][30] Hélio Varela and João Correia have declined their invitation to play in the tournament, as they want to focus on their club.[31] There were no replacements called up, leaving the roster with just 24 players.

Head coach: Bubista

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Vozinha (1986-06-03)3 June 1986 (aged 37) 65 0 Slovakia Trenčín
2 2DF Stopira (captain) (1988-05-20)20 May 1988 (aged 35) 56 3 Cape Verde Boavista
3 2DF Diney (1995-01-17)17 January 1995 (aged 28) 18 0 United Arab Emirates Al Bataeh
4 2DF Roberto Lopes (1992-06-17)17 June 1992 (aged 31) 22 0 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
5 2DF Logan Costa (2001-04-01)1 April 2001 (aged 22) 8 0 France Toulouse
6 3MF Patrick Andrade (1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (aged 30) 19 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ
7 4FW Jovane Cabral (1998-06-14)14 June 1998 (aged 25) 5 0 Italy Salernitana
8 3MF João Paulo (1998-05-26)26 May 1998 (aged 25) 16 1 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
9 4FW Gilson Tavares (2001-12-29)29 December 2001 (aged 22) 10 4 Portugal Benfica
10 3MF Jamiro Monteiro (1993-11-23)23 November 1993 (aged 30) 31 3 United States San Jose Earthquakes
11 4FW Garry Rodrigues (1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 33) 45 7 Turkey Ankaragücü
12 1GK Márcio Rosa (1997-02-23)23 February 1997 (aged 26) 8 0 Portugal Anadia
13 3MF Cuca (1991-01-09)9 January 1991 (aged 33) 9 0 Portugal União Leiria
14 3MF Deroy Duarte (1999-07-04)4 July 1999 (aged 24) 11 0 Netherlands Fortuna Sittard
15 3MF Laros Duarte (1997-02-28)28 February 1997 (aged 26) 0 0 Netherlands Groningen
16 2DF Dylan Tavares (1996-08-30)30 August 1996 (aged 27) 19 1 France Bastia
17 4FW Willy Semedo (1994-04-27)27 April 1994 (aged 29) 18 0 Cyprus Omonia
18 3MF Kenny Rocha Santos (2000-01-03)3 January 2000 (aged 24) 24 2 Cyprus AEZ Zakakiou
19 4FW Bryan Teixeira (2000-09-01)1 September 2000 (aged 23) 5 0 Austria Sturm Graz
20 4FW Ryan Mendes (1990-01-08)8 January 1990 (aged 34) 66 15 Turkey Fatih Karagümrük
21 4FW Bebé (1990-07-12)12 July 1990 (aged 33) 15 4 Spain Rayo Vallecano
22 1GK Dylan Silva (1999-02-10)10 February 1999 (aged 24) 0 0 Portugal Sintrense
23 2DF Steven Moreira (1994-08-13)13 August 1994 (aged 29) 1 0 United States Columbus Crew
26 3MF Kevin Pina (1997-01-27)27 January 1997 (aged 26) 5 1 Russia Krasnodar

Mozambique[edit]

Mozambique announced their 46-man provisional list on 6 December 2023.[32] The final squad of 23 players was announced on 22 December.[33][34][35]

Head coach: Chiquinho Conde

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ernan Siluane (1998-07-09)9 July 1998 (aged 25) 26 0 Mozambique Songo
2 2DF Nanani (1996-02-08)8 February 1996 (aged 27) 21 0 Mozambique Songo
3 2DF David Malembana (1995-10-11)11 October 1995 (aged 28) 4 0 Armenia Noah
4 2DF Nené (1996-11-15)15 November 1996 (aged 27) 25 1 Mozambique Black Bulls
5 2DF Bruno Langa (1997-10-31)31 October 1997 (aged 26) 18 1 Portugal Chaves
6 3MF Amadú (1996-12-03)3 December 1996 (aged 27) 26 0 Mozambique Ferroviário Beira
7 3MF Domingues (captain) (1983-11-13)13 November 1983 (aged 40) 106 16 Mozambique Songo
8 2DF Edmilson Dove (1994-07-18)18 July 1994 (aged 29) 39 0 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
9 4FW Lau King (1995-09-04)4 September 1995 (aged 28) 18 3 Angola Sagrada Esperança
10 4FW Clésio (1994-10-11)11 October 1994 (aged 29) 47 8 Finland Honka
11 3MF João Bonde (1997-01-09)9 January 1997 (aged 27) 12 0 Mozambique Ferroviário Beira
12 1GK Fazito (2003-06-09)9 June 2003 (aged 20) 3 0 Mozambique Ferroviário Nampula
13 4FW Stanley Ratifo (1994-12-05)5 December 1994 (aged 29) 25 4 Germany 1. CfR Pforzheim
14 2DF Domingos Macandza (1998-06-17)17 June 1998 (aged 25) 17 0 Mozambique Costa do Sol
15 2DF Reinildo Mandava (1994-01-21)21 January 1994 (aged 29) 33 2 Spain Atlético Madrid
16 3MF Alfons Amade (1999-11-12)12 November 1999 (aged 24) 0 0 Belgium Oostende
17 2DF Mexer (1988-09-08)8 September 1988 (aged 35) 59 3 Turkey Bandırmaspor
18 4FW Gildo (1995-01-31)31 January 1995 (aged 28) 31 3 Portugal Covilhã
19 4FW Witi (1996-08-26)26 August 1996 (aged 27) 34 3 Portugal Nacional
20 4FW Geny Catamo (2001-01-26)26 January 2001 (aged 22) 20 5 Portugal Sporting CP
21 3MF Guima (1995-11-14)14 November 1995 (aged 28) 5 1 Portugal Chaves
22 1GK Ivane Urrubal (1997-03-01)1 March 1997 (aged 26) 8 0 Mozambique Black Bulls
23 3MF Shaquille (1997-11-24)24 November 1997 (aged 26) 36 0 Mozambique Ferroviário Maputo

Group C[edit]

Senegal[edit]

Senegal's 55-man provisional list was announced by CAF on 20 December 2023.[4] The final squad of 27 players was announced on 29 December.[36][37][38] On 9 January 2024, Seny Dieng and Boulaye Dia withdrew injured and were replaced by Alfred Gomis and Bamba Dieng.[39]

Head coach: Aliou Cissé

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Alfred Gomis (1994-09-05)5 September 1994 (aged 29) 13 0 France Lorient
2 2DF Formose Mendy (2001-01-02)2 January 2001 (aged 23) 5 0 France Lorient
3 2DF Kalidou Koulibaly (captain) (1991-06-20)20 June 1991 (aged 32) 74 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
4 2DF Abdoulaye Seck (1992-06-04)4 June 1992 (aged 31) 8 1 Israel Maccabi Haifa
5 3MF Idrissa Gueye (1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (aged 34) 101 7 England Everton
6 3MF Nampalys Mendy (1992-06-23)23 June 1992 (aged 31) 28 0 France Lens
7 4FW Nicolas Jackson (2001-06-20)20 June 2001 (aged 22) 6 0 England Chelsea
8 3MF Cheikhou Kouyaté (1989-12-21)21 December 1989 (aged 34) 85 4 England Nottingham Forest
9 4FW Bamba Dieng (2000-03-23)23 March 2000 (aged 23) 26 6 France Lorient
10 4FW Sadio Mané (1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 31) 98 39 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
11 3MF Pathé Ciss (1994-03-16)16 March 1994 (aged 29) 12 0 Spain Rayo Vallecano
12 2DF Fodé Ballo-Touré (1997-01-03)3 January 1997 (aged 27) 15 0 England Fulham
13 4FW Iliman Ndiaye (2000-03-06)6 March 2000 (aged 23) 11 1 France Marseille
14 2DF Ismail Jakobs (1999-08-17)17 August 1999 (aged 24) 12 0 France Monaco
15 3MF Krépin Diatta (1999-02-25)25 February 1999 (aged 24) 37 2 France Monaco
16 1GK Édouard Mendy (1992-03-01)1 March 1992 (aged 31) 32 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
17 3MF Pape Matar Sarr (2002-09-14)14 September 2002 (aged 21) 18 1 England Tottenham Hotspur
18 4FW Ismaïla Sarr (1998-02-25)25 February 1998 (aged 25) 55 11 France Marseille
19 2DF Moussa Niakhaté (1996-03-08)8 March 1996 (aged 27) 7 0 England Nottingham Forest
20 4FW Habib Diallo (1995-06-18)18 June 1995 (aged 28) 21 4 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
21 2DF Youssouf Sabaly (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 30) 32 1 Spain Real Betis
22 2DF Abdou Diallo (1996-05-04)4 May 1996 (aged 27) 26 2 Qatar Al-Arabi
23 1GK Mory Diaw (1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 30) 1 0 France Clermont
24 4FW Abdallah Sima (2001-06-17)17 June 2001 (aged 22) 4 0 Scotland Rangers
25 3MF Lamine Camara (2004-01-01)1 January 2004 (aged 20) 17 5 France Metz
26 3MF Pape Gueye (1999-01-24)24 January 1999 (aged 24) 17 0 France Marseille
27 2DF Abdoulaye Ndiaye (2002-04-10)10 April 2002 (aged 21) 0 0 France Troyes

Cameroon[edit]

Cameroon's 49-man provisional list was announced by CAF on 20 December 2023.[4] The final squad of 27 players was announced on 28 December.[40][41] Forward François Mughe declined his call-up for the tournament and was replaced by Moumi Ngamaleu on 4 January 2024.[42][43]

Head coach: Rigobert Song

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Fabrice Ondoa (1995-12-24)24 December 1995 (aged 28) 49 0 France Nîmes
2 2DF Harold Moukoudi (1997-11-27)27 November 1997 (aged 26) 15 0 Greece AEK Athens
3 4FW Moumi Ngamaleu (1994-07-09)9 July 1994 (aged 29) 51 4 Russia Dynamo Moscow
4 2DF Christopher Wooh (2001-09-18)18 September 2001 (aged 22) 9 1 France Rennes
5 2DF Nouhou Tolo (1997-06-23)23 June 1997 (aged 26) 27 0 United States Seattle Sounders FC
6 3MF Olivier Kemen (1996-07-20)20 July 1996 (aged 27) 5 1 Turkey Kayserispor
7 4FW Clinton N'Jie (1993-08-15)15 August 1993 (aged 30) 44 10 Turkey Sivasspor
8 3MF André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (1995-11-16)16 November 1995 (aged 28) 52 5 Italy Napoli
9 4FW Frank Magri (1999-09-04)4 September 1999 (aged 24) 4 1 France Toulouse
10 4FW Vincent Aboubakar (captain) (1992-01-22)22 January 1992 (aged 31) 99 37 Turkey Beşiktaş
11 4FW Georges-Kévin Nkoudou (1995-02-13)13 February 1995 (aged 28) 6 1 Saudi Arabia Damac
12 4FW Karl Toko Ekambi (1992-09-14)14 September 1992 (aged 31) 58 13 Saudi Arabia Abha
13 4FW Leonel Ateba (1999-02-06)6 February 1999 (aged 24) 1 0 Cameroon PWD Bamenda
14 2DF Junior Tchamadeu (2003-12-22)22 December 2003 (aged 20) 2 0 England Stoke City
15 2DF Oumar Gonzalez (1998-02-25)25 February 1998 (aged 25) 6 0 Saudi Arabia Al Raed
16 1GK Devis Epassy (1993-02-02)2 February 1993 (aged 30) 9 0 Saudi Arabia Abha
17 3MF Yvan Neyou (1997-01-03)3 January 1997 (aged 27) 6 0 Spain Leganés
18 2DF Darlin Yongwa (2000-09-21)21 September 2000 (aged 23) 6 1 France Lorient
19 4FW Faris Moumbagna (2000-07-01)1 July 2000 (aged 23) 2 0 Norway Bodø/Glimt
20 3MF Benjamin Elliott (2002-11-05)5 November 2002 (aged 21) 4 0 England Reading
21 2DF Jean-Charles Castelletto (1995-01-26)26 January 1995 (aged 28) 23 1 France Nantes
22 3MF Olivier Ntcham (1996-02-09)9 February 1996 (aged 27) 10 1 Turkey Samsunspor
23 1GK Simon Ngapandouetnbu (2003-04-12)12 April 2003 (aged 20) 0 0 France Marseille
24 1GK André Onana (1996-04-02)2 April 1996 (aged 27) 37 0 England Manchester United
25 2DF Malcom Bokele (2000-02-12)12 February 2000 (aged 23) 2 0 France Bordeaux
26 2DF Enzo Tchato (2002-11-23)23 November 2002 (aged 21) 1 0 France Montpellier
27 3MF Wilfried Nathan Douala (2006-05-15)15 May 2006 (aged 17) 0 0 Cameroon Victoria United

Guinea[edit]

Guinea's 49-man provisional list was announced by CAF on 20 December 2023.[4] The final squad of 25 players was announced on 23 December.[44][45]

Head coach: Kaba Diawara

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Aly Keita (1986-12-08)8 December 1986 (aged 37) 24 0 Sweden Östersund
2 2DF Antoine Conte (1994-01-29)29 January 1994 (aged 29) 11 0 Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv
3 2DF Issiaga Sylla (1994-01-01)1 January 1994 (aged 30) 73 3 France Montpellier
4 2DF Saïdou Sow (2002-07-04)4 July 2002 (aged 21) 21 1 France Strasbourg
5 2DF Mouctar Diakhaby (1996-12-19)19 December 1996 (aged 27) 9 1 Spain Valencia
6 3MF Amadou Diawara (1997-07-17)17 July 1997 (aged 26) 37 0 Belgium Anderlecht
7 4FW Morgan Guilavogui (1998-03-10)10 March 1998 (aged 25) 15 2 France Lens
8 3MF Naby Keïta (captain) (1995-02-10)10 February 1995 (aged 28) 53 12 Germany Werder Bremen
9 4FW Serhou Guirassy (1996-03-12)12 March 1996 (aged 27) 12 3 Germany VfB Stuttgart
10 3MF Ilaix Moriba (2003-01-19)19 January 2003 (aged 20) 19 1 Germany RB Leipzig
11 4FW Mohamed Bayo (1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 25) 18 4 France Le Havre
12 2DF Ibrahim Diakité (2003-10-31)31 October 2003 (aged 20) 3 0 France Reims
13 2DF Mohamed Ali Camara (1997-08-28)28 August 1997 (aged 26) 21 0 Switzerland Young Boys
14 3MF Karim Cissé (2004-11-14)14 November 2004 (aged 19) 3 0 France Saint-Étienne
15 3MF Seydouba Cissé (2001-02-10)10 February 2001 (aged 22) 11 1 Spain Leganés
16 1GK Moussa Camara (1998-11-27)27 November 1998 (aged 25) 21 0 Guinea Horoya
17 2DF Julian Jeanvier (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 31) 8 0 Turkey Kayserispor
18 3MF Aguibou Camara (2001-05-20)20 May 2001 (aged 22) 23 3 Greece Atromitos
19 4FW François Kamano (1996-05-02)2 May 1996 (aged 27) 46 8 Saudi Arabia Abha
20 3MF Mory Konaté (1993-11-15)15 November 1993 (aged 30) 8 0 Belgium Mechelen
21 2DF Sekou Sylla (1999-01-09)9 January 1999 (aged 25) 6 0 Netherlands Cambuur
22 1GK Ibrahim Koné (1989-12-05)5 December 1989 (aged 34) 19 0 Malta Hibernians
23 3MF Abdoulaye Touré (1994-03-03)3 March 1994 (aged 29) 4 0 France Le Havre
24 4FW José Kanté (1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 33) 28 4 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
25 4FW Facinet Conte (2005-03-24)24 March 2005 (aged 18) 0 0 France Bastia

Gambia[edit]

Gambia announced their 43-man provisional list on 20 December 2023.[46][47] Despite not being officially announced yet by the Gambian football federation, the CAF published the 27-man squad on 5 January 2024.[48]

Head coach: Belgium Tom Saintfiet

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Modou Jobe (1988-10-27)27 October 1988 (aged 35) 30 0 Rwanda Musanze
2 3MF Hamza Barry (1994-05-03)3 May 1994 (aged 29) 24 1 Denmark Vejle
3 4FW Ablie Jallow (1998-11-14)14 November 1998 (aged 25) 30 7 France Metz
4 2DF Dawda Ngum (1990-09-02)2 September 1990 (aged 33) 21 0 Sweden Ariana
5 2DF Omar Colley (captain) (1992-10-24)24 October 1992 (aged 31) 47 1 Turkey Beşiktaş
6 3MF Sulayman Marreh (1996-01-15)15 January 1996 (aged 27) 35 1 Free agent
7 4FW Alieu Fadera (2001-11-03)3 November 2001 (aged 22) 4 0 Belgium Genk
8 3MF Ebou Adams (1996-01-15)15 January 1996 (aged 27) 14 0 Wales Cardiff City
9 4FW Assan Ceesay (1994-03-17)17 March 1994 (aged 29) 39 13 Saudi Arabia Damac
10 4FW Musa Barrow (1998-11-14)14 November 1998 (aged 25) 34 5 Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun
11 4FW Abdoulie Sanyang (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (aged 24) 13 0 France Grenoble
12 2DF James Gomez (2001-11-14)14 November 2001 (aged 22) 16 1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
13 2DF Ibou Touray (1994-12-24)24 December 1994 (aged 29) 20 0 England Stockport County
14 2DF Noah Sonko Sundberg (1996-06-06)6 June 1996 (aged 27) 17 0 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
15 2DF Jacob Mendy (1996-12-27)27 December 1996 (aged 27) 1 0 Wales Wrexham
16 3MF Alasana Manneh (1998-04-08)8 April 1998 (aged 25) 10 0 Denmark OB
17 2DF Saidy Janko (1995-10-22)22 October 1995 (aged 28) 8 0 Switzerland Young Boys
18 1GK Baboucarr Gaye (1998-02-24)24 February 1998 (aged 25) 18 0 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia
19 4FW Ebrima Colley (2000-02-01)1 February 2000 (aged 23) 22 1 Switzerland Young Boys
20 4FW Yankuba Minteh (2004-07-22)22 July 2004 (aged 19) 2 1 Netherlands Feyenoord
21 2DF Muhammed Sanneh (2000-02-19)19 February 2000 (aged 23) 9 0 Czech Republic Baník Ostrava
22 1GK Lamin Sarr (2001-03-11)11 March 2001 (aged 22) 0 0 Sweden Eskilsminne
23 4FW Muhammed Badamosi (1998-12-27)27 December 1998 (aged 25) 19 2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hazem
24 3MF Ebrima Darboe (2001-06-06)6 June 2001 (aged 22) 13 0 Austria LASK
25 2DF Bubacarr Sanneh (1994-11-14)14 November 1994 (aged 29) 38 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zvijezda 09
26 4FW Ali Sowe (1994-06-14)14 June 1994 (aged 29) 9 0 Turkey Ankaragücü
27 3MF Yusupha Bobb (1996-06-22)22 June 1996 (aged 27) 19 0 Morocco Kawkab Marrakech

Group D[edit]

Algeria[edit]

Algeria's 50-man provisional list was announced by CAF on 20 December 2023.[4] The final squad of 26 players was announced on 29 December.[49][50] On 1 January 2024, forward Amine Gouiri was released due to an injury, and goalkeeper Moustapha Zeghba was called up two days later to complete the team.[51][52][53]

Head coach: Djamel Belmadi

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Moustapha Zeghba (1990-11-21)21 November 1990 (aged 33) 7 0 Saudi Arabia Damac
2 2DF Aïssa Mandi (1991-10-22)22 October 1991 (aged 32) 89 4 Spain Villarreal
3 2DF Kevin Van Den Kerkhof (1996-03-14)14 March 1996 (aged 27) 5 0 France Metz
4 2DF Mohamed Amine Tougai (2000-01-22)22 January 2000 (aged 23) 13 1 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
5 2DF Ahmed Touba (1998-03-13)13 March 1998 (aged 25) 13 1 Italy Lecce
6 3MF Ramiz Zerrouki (1998-05-26)26 May 1998 (aged 25) 28 3 Netherlands Feyenoord
7 4FW Riyad Mahrez (captain) (1991-02-21)21 February 1991 (aged 32) 90 31 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
8 4FW Youcef Belaïli (1992-03-14)14 March 1992 (aged 31) 50 9 Algeria MC Alger
9 4FW Baghdad Bounedjah (1991-11-24)24 November 1991 (aged 32) 63 27 Qatar Al-Sadd
10 3MF Sofiane Feghouli (1989-12-26)26 December 1989 (aged 34) 81 19 Turkey Fatih Karagümrük
11 3MF Houssem Aouar (1998-06-30)30 June 1998 (aged 25) 6 2 Italy Roma
12 4FW Adam Ounas (1996-11-11)11 November 1996 (aged 27) 24 5 France Lille
13 4FW Islam Slimani (1988-06-18)18 June 1988 (aged 35) 98 45 Brazil Coritiba
14 3MF Hicham Boudaoui (1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 24) 16 0 France Nice
15 2DF Rayan Aït-Nouri (2001-06-06)6 June 2001 (aged 22) 5 0 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
16 1GK Anthony Mandrea (1996-12-25)25 December 1996 (aged 27) 11 0 France Caen
17 3MF Farès Chaïbi (2002-11-28)28 November 2002 (aged 21) 10 2 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
18 4FW Mohamed Amoura (2000-05-09)9 May 2000 (aged 23) 20 6 Belgium Union SG
19 3MF Nabil Bentaleb (1994-11-24)24 November 1994 (aged 29) 45 5 France Lille
20 2DF Youcef Atal (1996-05-17)17 May 1996 (aged 27) 35 2 France Nice
21 2DF Ramy Bensebaini (1995-04-16)16 April 1995 (aged 28) 59 6 Germany Borussia Dortmund
22 3MF Ismaël Bennacer (1997-12-01)1 December 1997 (aged 26) 47 2 Italy Milan
23 1GK Raïs M'Bolhi (1986-04-25)25 April 1986 (aged 37) 96 0 Algeria CR Belouizdad
24 2DF Zineddine Belaïd (1999-03-20)20 March 1999 (aged 24) 1 0 Algeria USM Alger
25 2DF Yasser Larouci (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 23) 2 0 England Sheffield United
26 1GK Oussama Benbot (1994-10-11)11 October 1994 (aged 29) 0 0 Algeria USM Alger

Burkina Faso[edit]

Burkina Faso's 54-man provisional list was announced by CAF on 20 December 2023.[4] The final squad of 27 players was announced the same day.[54][55][56]

Head coach: France Hubert Velud

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Hillel Konaté (1994-12-28)28 December 1994 (aged 29) 2 0 France Châteauroux
2 4FW Djibril Ouattara (1999-09-19)19 September 1999 (aged 24) 11 1 Morocco RS Berkane
3 2DF Abdoul Guiebre (1997-07-17)17 July 1997 (aged 26) 11 0 Italy Modena
4 2DF Adamo Nagalo (2002-09-22)22 September 2002 (aged 21) 8 0 Denmark Nordsjælland
5 2DF Nasser Djiga (2002-11-15)15 November 2002 (aged 21) 2 0 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
6 3MF Sacha Bansé (2001-03-16)16 March 2001 (aged 22) 0 0 France Valenciennes
7 4FW Dango Ouattara (2002-02-11)11 February 2002 (aged 21) 18 7 England Bournemouth
8 4FW Cedric Badolo (1998-11-04)4 November 1998 (aged 25) 12 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
9 2DF Issa Kaboré (2001-05-12)12 May 2001 (aged 22) 35 1 England Luton Town
10 4FW Bertrand Traoré (captain) (1995-09-06)6 September 1995 (aged 28) 73 16 England Aston Villa
11 4FW Mamady Bangré (2001-06-15)15 June 2001 (aged 22) 6 0 France Toulouse
12 2DF Edmond Tapsoba (1999-02-02)2 February 1999 (aged 24) 37 1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
13 4FW Mohamed Konaté (1997-12-12)12 December 1997 (aged 26) 21 3 Russia Akhmat Grozny
14 2DF Issoufou Dayo (1991-08-06)6 August 1991 (aged 32) 71 8 Morocco RS Berkane
15 4FW Abdoul Tapsoba (2001-08-23)23 August 2001 (aged 22) 23 5 France Amiens
16 1GK Hervé Koffi (1996-10-16)16 October 1996 (aged 27) 52 0 Belgium Charleroi
17 3MF Stephane Aziz Ki (1996-03-06)6 March 1996 (aged 27) 11 2 Tanzania Young Africans
18 3MF Ismahila Ouédraogo (1999-11-05)5 November 1999 (aged 24) 20 0 Greece Panserraikos
19 4FW Hassane Bandé (1998-10-30)30 October 1998 (aged 25) 24 2 Finland HJK
20 3MF Gustavo Sangaré (1996-11-08)8 November 1996 (aged 27) 29 1 France Quevilly-Rouen
21 2DF Valentin Nouma (2000-02-14)14 February 2000 (aged 23) 5 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi
22 3MF Blati Touré (1994-08-04)4 August 1994 (aged 29) 42 2 Egypt Pyramids
23 1GK Kilian Nikiema (2003-06-22)22 June 2003 (aged 20) 4 0 Netherlands ADO Den Haag
24 3MF Adama Guira (1988-04-24)24 April 1988 (aged 35) 47 0 Spain Racing Rioja
25 2DF Steeve Yago (1992-12-16)16 December 1992 (aged 31) 74 1 Cyprus Aris Limassol
26 3MF Dramane Salou (1998-05-22)22 May 1998 (aged 25) 6 0 Armenia Urartu
27 1GK Sebas Koula (2004-12-01)1 December 2004 (aged 19) 0 0 Spain Sabadell

Mauritania[edit]

Mauritania's 42-man provisional list was announced by CAF on 20 December 2023.[4] The final squad of 27 players was announced on 25 December.[57] Goalkeeper Babacar Diop withdrew due to injury and was replaced by M'Backé N'Diaye.[58][59] On 7 January 2024, midfielder Abdallahi Mahmoud withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Yassin Cheikh El Welly.[60]

Head coach: France Amir Abdou

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Namori Diaw (1994-12-30)30 December 1994 (aged 29) 24 0 Mauritania Tevragh-Zeina
2 2DF Khadim Diaw (1998-07-07)7 July 1998 (aged 25) 7 0 Sudan Al-Hilal
3 2DF Aly Abeid (captain) (1997-12-11)11 December 1997 (aged 26) 58 3 Romania UTA Arad
4 3MF Omaré Gassama (1995-10-01)1 October 1995 (aged 28) 4 0 France Chateauroux
5 2DF Lamine Ba (1997-08-24)24 August 1997 (aged 26) 7 1 Croatia Varaždin
6 3MF Guessouma Fofana (1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 31) 19 0 Cyprus Doxa Katokopias
7 3MF El Hadji Ba (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 30) 4 0 Mauritania Nouadhibou
8 3MF Mouhsine Bodda (1997-07-18)18 July 1997 (aged 26) 31 1 Mauritania Nouadhibou
9 4FW Hemeya Tanjy (1998-05-01)1 May 1998 (aged 25) 40 7 Libya Al-Ittihad
10 4FW Idrissa Thiam (2000-09-02)2 September 2000 (aged 23) 23 1 Qatar Mesaimeer
11 4FW Souleymane Anne (1997-12-05)5 December 1997 (aged 26) 10 1 Belgium Deinze
12 3MF Bakari Camara (1994-01-04)4 January 1994 (aged 30) 4 0 France Villefranche
13 2DF Nouh Mohamed El Abd (2000-12-24)24 December 2000 (aged 23) 10 1 Mauritania Nouadhibou
14 3MF Mohamed Dellahi Yali (1997-11-01)1 November 1997 (aged 26) 66 2 Iraq Al-Hudood
15 4FW Souleymane Doukara (1991-09-29)29 September 1991 (aged 32) 8 0 Northern Cyprus Mağusa Türk Gücü
16 1GK Babacar Niasse (1996-12-20)20 December 1996 (aged 27) 14 0 France Guingamp
17 3MF Yassin Cheikh El Welly (1998-10-10)10 October 1998 (aged 25) 5 0 Tunisia US Monastir
18 3MF Sidi Ahmed El Abd (2001-05-05)5 May 2001 (aged 22) 0 0 Mauritania Nouakchott Kings
19 4FW Aboubakary Koita (1998-09-20)20 September 1998 (aged 25) 3 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden
20 2DF Ibrahima Keita (2001-11-08)8 November 2001 (aged 22) 15 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
21 2DF Hassan Houbeib (1993-10-31)31 October 1993 (aged 30) 19 1 Iraq Al-Zawraa
22 1GK M'Backé N'Diaye (1994-12-19)19 December 1994 (aged 29) 5 0 Mauritania Nouakchott Kings
23 4FW Sidi Bouna Amar (1998-12-31)31 December 1998 (aged 25) 9 0 Mauritania Nouadhibou
24 2DF Bakary N'Diaye (1998-11-26)26 November 1998 (aged 25) 41 1 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
25 4FW Pape Ibnou Ba (1993-01-05)5 January 1993 (aged 31) 17 2 France Concarneau
26 3MF Oumar Ngom (2004-03-09)9 March 2004 (aged 19) 0 0 France Pau
27 4FW Aboubakar Kamara (1995-03-07)7 March 1995 (aged 28) 19 8 United Arab Emirates Al Jazira

Angola[edit]

Angola's 55-man provisional list was announced by CAF on 20 December 2023.[4] On 17 December, the Angolan Football Federation announced a 23-man final squad;[61][62] however, the CAF then published Angola's squad with 27 players on 5 January 2024.[63] Forward M'Bala Nzola declined the call-up due to family issues and was replaced by Gilberto on 1 January 2024.[64][65]

Head coach: Portugal Pedro Gonçalves

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Antonio Dominique (1994-07-25)25 July 1994 (aged 29) 12 0 Switzerland Étoile Carouge
2 2DF Núrio Fortuna (1995-03-24)24 March 1995 (aged 28) 12 0 Belgium Gent
3 2DF Jonathan Buatu (1993-09-27)27 September 1993 (aged 30) 39 1 France Valenciennes
4 3MF Manuel Keliano (2003-01-06)6 January 2003 (aged 21) 5 0 Portugal Estrela Amadora
5 2DF Quinito (1998-03-13)13 March 1998 (aged 25) 16 0 Angola Petro de Luanda
6 2DF Kialonda Gaspar (1997-09-27)27 September 1997 (aged 26) 25 1 Portugal Estrela Amadora
7 4FW Gilberto (2001-03-10)10 March 2001 (aged 22) 9 2 Angola Petro de Luanda
8 3MF Beni Mukendi (2002-05-21)21 May 2002 (aged 21) 2 0 Portugal Casa Pia
9 4FW Zini (2002-07-03)3 July 2002 (aged 21) 14 4 Greece AEK Athens
10 4FW Gelson Dala (1996-07-13)13 July 1996 (aged 27) 34 14 Qatar Al-Wakrah
11 4FW Felício Milson (1999-10-12)12 October 1999 (aged 24) 6 1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
12 1GK Kadú (1994-11-30)30 November 1994 (aged 29) 3 0 Portugal Oliveira Hospital
13 2DF (1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 28) 32 1 Angola Petro de Luanda
14 2DF Loide Augusto (2000-02-26)26 February 2000 (aged 23) 5 1 Turkey Alanyaspor
15 4FW Zito Luvumbo (2002-03-09)9 March 2002 (aged 21) 10 0 Italy Cagliari
16 3MF Fredy (captain) (1990-03-27)27 March 1990 (aged 33) 46 2 Turkey Eyüpspor
17 3MF Bruno Paz (1998-04-23)23 April 1998 (aged 25) 4 0 Turkey Konyaspor
18 4FW Jérémie Bela (1993-04-08)8 April 1993 (aged 30) 1 0 France Clermont
19 4FW Mabululu (1989-09-10)10 September 1989 (aged 34) 23 5 Egypt Al Ittihad
20 3MF Estrela (1995-09-22)22 September 1995 (aged 28) 13 0 Turkey BB Erzurumspor
21 2DF Eddie Afonso (1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 29) 25 0 Angola Petro de Luanda
22 1GK Neblú (1993-12-16)16 December 1993 (aged 30) 21 0 Angola 1° de Agosto
23 3MF Show (1999-03-06)6 March 1999 (aged 24) 34 1 Israel Maccabi Haifa
24 1GK Gelson (1999-07-08)8 July 1999 (aged 24) 0 0 Angola Interclube
25 2DF Inácio Miguel (1995-12-12)12 December 1995 (aged 28) 5 0 Angola Petro de Luanda
26 4FW Depú (2000-01-08)8 January 2000 (aged 24) 3 2 Portugal Gil Vicente
27 4FW Chico Banza (1998-12-17)17 December 1998 (aged 25) 6 0 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta

Group E[edit]

Tunisia[edit]

Tunisia's 55-man provisional list was announced by CAF on 20 December 2023.[4] The final squad of 27 players was announced on 28 December.[66][67] On 3 January 2024, Mortadha Ben Ouanes withdrew for personal reasons and was replaced by Seifeddine Jaziri.

Head coach: Jalel Kadri

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mouez Hassen (1995-03-05)5 March 1995 (aged 28) 21 0 Tunisia Club Africain
2 2DF Ali Abdi (1993-12-20)20 December 1993 (aged 30) 22 2 France Caen
3 2DF Montassar Talbi (1998-05-26)26 May 1998 (aged 25) 36 2 France Lorient
4 2DF Yassine Meriah (1993-07-02)2 July 1993 (aged 30) 75 4 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
5 3MF Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (1999-09-06)6 September 1999 (aged 24) 33 1 Hungary Ferencváros
6 3MF Houssem Tka (2000-08-16)16 August 2000 (aged 23) 1 0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
7 4FW Youssef Msakni (captain) (1990-10-28)28 October 1990 (aged 33) 98 22 Qatar Al-Arabi
8 3MF Hamza Rafia (1999-04-22)22 April 1999 (aged 24) 25 2 Italy Lecce
9 4FW Haythem Jouini (1993-05-07)7 May 1993 (aged 30) 9 2 Tunisia Stade Tunisien
10 3MF Anis Ben Slimane (2001-03-16)16 March 2001 (aged 22) 31 4 England Sheffield United
11 4FW Taha Yassine Khenissi (1992-01-06)6 January 1992 (aged 32) 50 9 Kuwait Kuwait SC
12 2DF Ali Maâloul (1990-01-01)1 January 1990 (aged 34) 88 3 Egypt Al Ahly
13 2DF Hamza Jelassi (1991-09-29)29 September 1991 (aged 32) 3 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
14 3MF Aïssa Laïdouni (1996-12-13)13 December 1996 (aged 27) 39 2 Germany Union Berlin
15 2DF Oussama Haddadi (1992-01-28)28 January 1992 (aged 31) 30 0 Germany Greuther Fürth
16 1GK Aymen Dahmen (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 (aged 26) 15 0