2004 African Cup of Nations squads
Below is a list of squads used in the 2004 African Cup of Nations.
Group A[edit]
DR Congo[edit]
Head coach: 
Mick Wadsworth
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Paulin Tokala Kombe | 26 March 1977 (aged 26) |  Primeiro Agosto
| |
| 2 | DF | Félix Mwamba Musasa | 25 December 1976 (aged 27) |  Orlando Pirates
| |
| 3 | DF | Camille Muzinga | 6 December 1980 (aged 23) |  Lokeren
| |
| 4 | DF | Cyrille Mubiala Kitambala | 7 July 1974 (aged 29) | Ajax Cape Town
| |
| 5 | DF | Jean-Paul Kamudimba | 16 March 1982 (aged 21) |  Nice
| |
| 6 | MF | Trésor Luntala | 31 May 1982 (aged 21) |  Grasshoppers
| |
| 7 | FW | Dieudonné Kalilulika | 1 October 1983 (aged 20) |  TP Mazembe
| |
| 8 | MF | Kangama Ndiwa | 28 February 1984 (aged 19) | Bolton Wanderers
| |
| 9 | FW | Lomana LuaLua | 28 December 1980 (aged 23) | Newcastle United
| |
| 10 | MF | Alain Masudi | 12 February 1978 (aged 25) |  Sturm Graz
| |
| 11 | FW | Musasa Kabamba | 30 June 1982 (aged 21) | Kaizer Chiefs
| |
| 12 | MF | Franck Matingou | 4 December 1979 (aged 24) | Bastia
| |
| 13 | MF | Ngoy Bomboko | 21 May 1977 (aged 26) | TP Mazembe
| |
| 14 | DF | Michel Dinzey Sinda | 15 October 1972 (aged 31) |  Eintracht Braunschweig
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| 15 | DF | Hérita Ilunga | 25 February 1982 (aged 21) | Saint-Étienne
| |
| 16 | GK | Papy Lukata Shumu | 23 April 1978 (aged 25) | Aviação
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| 17 | FW | Merlin Mpiana | 17 July 1982 (aged 21) |  Oțelul Galați
| |
| 18 | MF | Marcel Kimemba Mbayo | 24 April 1978 (aged 25) |  Gençlerbirliği
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| 19 | FW | Biscotte Mbala Mbuta | 7 April 1985 (aged 18) | Motema Pembe
| |
| 20 | DF | Bijou Kisombe Mundaba | 29 September 1976 (aged 27) | Vita Club
| |
| 21 | MF | Olivier Nzuzi Niati Polo | 16 September 1980 (aged 23) | SW Bregenz
| |
| 22 | GK | Muteba Kidiaba | 1 February 1976 (aged 27) | TP Mazembe
|
Guinea[edit]
Head coach: Michel Dussuyer
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mohamed Keita | 1 January 1980 (aged 24) |  Kaloum
| |
| 2 | MF | Pascal Feindouno | 27 February 1981 (aged 22) | Bordeaux
| |
| 3 | MF | Abdoul Salam Sow | 13 August 1970 (aged 33) |  Al-Ittihad
| |
| 4 | DF | Mamadi Kaba | 15 June 1982 (aged 21) | Kaloum
| |
| 5 | DF | Bobo Baldé | 5 October 1975 (aged 28) |  Celtic
| |
| 6 | DF | Almamy Schuman Bah | 24 August 1974 (aged 29) | Metz
| |
| 7 | FW | Fodé Mansare | 3 September 1981 (aged 22) | Montpellier
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| 8 | DF | Kanfoury Sylla | 7 July 1980 (aged 23) | Charleroi
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| 9 | FW | Sambégou Bangoura | 3 April 1982 (aged 21) | Standard Liège
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| 10 | FW | Titi Camara | 17 November 1972 (aged 31) | Al-Siliya
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| 11 | FW | Souleymane Youla | 29 November 1982 (aged 21) | Gençlerbirliği
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| 12 | DF | Kader Camara | 18 March 1982 (aged 21) | Cercle Brugge
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| 13 | DF | Ibrahima Sory Conte | 3 June 1981 (aged 22) | Lokeren
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| 14 | MF | Ousmane N'Gom Camara | 26 May 1975 (aged 28) | Unattached | |
| 15 | MF | Sékou Oumar Drame | 23 December 1973 (aged 30) | Luthianas
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| 16 | GK | Kémoko Camara | 4 May 1975 (aged 28) |  Bnei Sakhnin
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| 17 | DF | Morlaye Soumah | 4 November 1971 (aged 32) | Bastia
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| 18 | MF | Abdoulaye Kapi Sylla | 15 September 1982 (aged 21) | Tours
| |
| 19 | MF | Mangué Camara | 15 September 1982 (aged 21) | Kaloum
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| 20 | MF | Abdoul Karim Sylla | 10 January 1981 (aged 23) | Lokeren
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| 21 | FW | Alhassane Keita | 26 June 1983 (aged 20) | Zürich
| |
| 22 | GK | Abdallah Bah | 30 November 1975 (aged 28) | Nice
|
Rwanda[edit]
Head coach: 
Ratomir Dujković
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Patrick Mbeu | 9 March 1986 (aged 17) |  APR
| |
| 2 | MF | Jean-Paul Habyarimana | 17 August 1982 (aged 21) | APR
| |
| 3 | DF | Hamad Ndikumana | 5 October 1978 (aged 25) | Gent
| |
| 4 | DF | Abdul Sibomana | 10 December 1981 (aged 22) | APR
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| 5 | DF | Léandre Bizagwira | 9 June 1981 (aged 22) | Kiyovu Sport
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| 6 | MF | Frédéric Rusanganwa | 4 April 1980 (aged 23) | APR
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| 7 | DF | Canisius Bizimana | 15 January 1984 (aged 20) | Mukura Victory Sports
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| 8 | MF | Michel Kamanzi | 22 September 1974 (aged 29) | SG 06 Betzdorf
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| 9 | MF | Joao Elias | 12 December 1973 (aged 30) | Kortrijk
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| 10 | FW | Jimmy Gatete | 11 December 1982 (aged 21) | APR
| |
| 11 | FW | Olivier Karekezi | 25 May 1983 (aged 20) | APR
| |
| 12 | FW | Henri Munyaneza | 19 June 1984 (aged 19) | Eendracht Aalst
| |
| 13 | DF | Elias Ntaganda | 1 January 1982 (aged 22) | APR
| |
| 14 | FW | Saïd Abed Makasi | 20 August 1982 (aged 21) | Brussels
| |
| 15 | FW | Désiré Mbonabucya | 25 February 1977 (aged 26) | Sint-Truidense
| |
| 16 | MF | Eric Nshimiyimana | 8 May 1972 (aged 31) | APR
| |
| 17 | FW | Jean Lomani | 27 July 1982 (aged 21) |  Power Dynamos
| |
| 18 | GK | Ramadhani Nkunzingoma | 2 September 1977 (aged 26) | APR
| |
| 19 | MF | Karim Kamanzi | 29 September 1979 (aged 24) | Visé
| |
| 20 | MF | Jimmy Mulisa | 3 April 1984 (aged 19) | APR
| |
| 21 | DF | Jean Rémy Bitana | 5 May 1984 (aged 19) | Rayon Sport
| |
| 22 | GK | Jean-Claude Ndagijimana | 26 November 1984 (aged 19) | Rayon Sport
|
Tunisia[edit]
Head coach: Roger Lemerre
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ali Boumnijel | 13 April 1966 (aged 37) | Rouen
| |
| 2 | DF | Khaled Badra | 8 April 1973 (aged 30) |  Espérance
| |
| 3 | DF | Karim Haggui | 20 January 1984 (aged 20) | Étoile du Sahel
| |
| 4 | DF | Alaeddine Yahia | 26 September 1981 (aged 22) | Guingamp
| |
| 5 | FW | Ziad Jaziri | 12 July 1978 (aged 25) | Gaziantepspor
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| 6 | DF | Hatem Trabelsi | 25 January 1977 (aged 26) |  Ajax
| |
| 7 | FW | Imed Mhedhebi | 22 March 1976 (aged 27) | Étoile du Sahel
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| 8 | MF | Mehdi Nafti | 28 November 1978 (aged 25) |  Racing de Santander
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| 9 | FW | Najeh Braham | 20 May 1977 (aged 26) | Eintracht Trier
| |
| 10 | MF | Kaies Ghodhbane | 7 January 1976 (aged 28) | Diyarbakırspor
| |
| 11 | FW | Francileudo dos Santos | 20 March 1979 (aged 24) | Sochaux
| |
| 12 | MF | Jawhar Mnari | 8 November 1976 (aged 27) | Espérance
| |
| 13 | MF | Riadh Bouazizi | 8 April 1973 (aged 30) | Gaziantepspor
| |
| 14 | MF | Adel Chedli | 16 September 1976 (aged 27) | Sochaux
| |
| 15 | DF | Radhi Jaïdi | 30 August 1975 (aged 28) | Espérance
| |
| 16 | GK | Khaled Fadhel | 29 September 1976 (aged 27) | Sfaxien
| |
| 17 | FW | Mohamed Jedidi | 10 September 1978 (aged 25) | Étoile du Sahel
| |
| 18 | MF | Selim Ben Achour | 8 September 1981 (aged 22) | Paris Saint-Germain
| |
| 19 | DF | Anis Ayari | 16 February 1982 (aged 21) | Stade Tunisien
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| 20 | DF | Jose Clayton | 21 March 1974 (aged 29) | Espérance
| |
| 21 | DF | Karim Saidi | 24 March 1983 (aged 20) | Club Africain
| |
| 22 | GK | Khaled Azaiez | 30 October 1976 (aged 27) | Club Africain
|
Group B[edit]
Burkina Faso[edit]
Head coach: Jean-Paul Rabier
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mohamed Kaboré | 31 December 1980 (aged 23) |  Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou
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| 2 | DF | Moussa Ouattara | 31 December 1981 (aged 22) | Créteil
| |
| 3 | FW | Patrick Zoundi | 19 July 1982 (aged 21) | Lokeren
| |
| 4 | DF | Jean-Michel Liade Gnonka | 1 March 1980 (aged 23) |  Kouba
| |
| 6 | MF | Rahim Ouédraogo | 8 October 1980 (aged 23) | Twente
| |
| 7 | DF | Amadou Coulibaly | 31 December 1984 (aged 19) | RC Bobo
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| 8 | MF | Mahamoudou Kéré | 1 February 1982 (aged 21) | Charleroi
| |
| 9 | FW | Moumouni Dagano | 3 January 1981 (aged 23) | Guingamp
| |
| 10 | FW | Abdoulaye Cissé | 24 December 1983 (aged 20) | Montpellier
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| 11 | FW | Tanguy Barro | 13 September 1982 (aged 21) | Chamois Niortais
| |
| 12 | MF | Saïdou Panandétiguiri | 22 March 1984 (aged 19) | Bordeaux
| |
| 13 | MF | Bèbè Kambou | 1 July 1982 (aged 21) | Louhans-Cuiseaux
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| 14 | FW | Dieudonné Minoungou | 25 June 1981 (aged 22) | Tours
| |
| 15 | DF | Ousmane Traoré | 7 March 1977 (aged 26) | Lorient
| |
| 16 | GK | Abdoulaye Soulama | 21 February 1984 (aged 19) | ASF Bobo
| |
| 17 | MF | Amadou Tidiane Tall | 22 June 1975 (aged 28) | Étoile Filante
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| 18 | MF | Amadou Touré | 23 December 1979 (aged 24) | Mons
| |
| 19 | DF | Mohamed Ali Diallo | 5 May 1978 (aged 25) | ASFA Yennenga
| |
| 20 | MF | Amara Ahmed Ouattara | 21 October 1983 (aged 20) | RC Kadiogo
| |
| 21 | FW | Toussaint Natama | 31 October 1982 (aged 21) | Westerlo
| |
| 22 | GK | Daouda Compaoré | 6 January 1973 (aged 31) | ASFA Yennenga
|
Kenya[edit]
Head coach: Jacob Mulee
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Francis Onyiso Okoth | 16 November 1972 (aged 31) |  Ulinzi Stars
| |
| 2 | DF | George Japtheth Waweru Kaduvi | 12 October 1978 (aged 25) | Tisko
| |
| 3 | DF | Kassim Issa | 21 December 1975 (aged 28) | Mumias Sugar
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| 4 | DF | Musa Otieno | 29 December 1973 (aged 30) | Santos
| |
| 5 | MF | Thomas Juma Oundo | 23 September 1976 (aged 27) |  Friska Viljor
| |
| 6 | MF | Anthony Mathenge Gitau | 23 October 1978 (aged 25) | Thika United
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| 7 | MF | Titus Mulama | 6 August 1980 (aged 23) | Mathare United
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| 8 | DF | Adam Shaban Wesa | 28 February 1983 (aged 20) | Mathare United
| |
| 9 | FW | Mike Okoth Origi | 16 November 1967 (aged 36) | Heusden-Zolder
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| 10 | MF | John Muiruri | 10 October 1979 (aged 24) | Gent
| |
| 11 | FW | John Wamalwa Baraza | 3 June 1974 (aged 29) | IF Sylvia
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| 12 | FW | Maurice Sunguti | 6 October 1977 (aged 26) | Friska Viljor
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| 13 | GK | Willis Ochieng | 10 October 1981 (aged 22) | Free State Stars
| |
| 14 | DF | Andrew Oyombe Opiyo | 24 February 1985 (aged 18) | Tusker
| |
| 15 | DF | Philip Opiyo | 27 February 1979 (aged 24) | Free State Stars
| |
| 16 | FW | James Omondi | 30 December 1980 (aged 23) | Thika United
| |
| 17 | MF | Robert Mambo Mumba | 25 October 1978 (aged 25) | Gent
| |
| 18 | FW | Dennis Oliech | 2 February 1985 (aged 18) | Al-Arabi
| |
| 19 | FW | Emmanuel Ake | 11 June 1980 (aged 23) |  AB
| |
| 20 | MF | Walter Odede Amimo | 11 November 1974 (aged 29) | Mathare United
| |
| 21 | DF | Moses Nyandusi Gikenyi | 19 November 1972 (aged 31) |  St Michel United
| |
| 22 | GK | Duncan Ochieng | 31 August 1978 (aged 25) | Mathare United
|
Since participation in CAN 2004, the Kenyan goalkeepers received real numbers 1, 13 and 22.
Mali[edit]
Head coach: Henri Stambouli
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mahamadou Sidibè | 4 October 1978 (aged 25) |  Egaleo
| |
| 2 | DF | Souleymane Diamoutene | 30 January 1983 (aged 20) |  Perugia
| |
| 3 | DF | Fousseni Diawara | 28 August 1980 (aged 23) | Stade Lavallois
| |
| 4 | DF | Adama Coulibaly | 9 October 1980 (aged 23) | Lens
| |
| 5 | DF | Brahim Thiam | 24 February 1974 (aged 29) | Istres
| |
| 6 | MF | Mahamadou Diarra | 18 May 1981 (aged 22) | Lyon
| |
| 7 | FW | Mamady Sidibé | 18 December 1979 (aged 24) | Gillingham
| |
| 8 | MF | Bassala Touré | 21 February 1976 (aged 27) | Kerkyra
| |
| 9 | FW | Sedonoude Janvier Abouta | 1 January 1981 (aged 23) |  Djoliba
| |
| 10 | MF | Soumaila Coulibaly | 15 April 1978 (aged 25) | SC Freiburg
| |
| 11 | MF | Djibril Sidibé | 23 February 1982 (aged 21) | Châteauroux
| |
| 12 | MF | Seydou Keita | 16 January 1980 (aged 24) | Lens
| |
| 13 | DF | Ibrahima Koné | 6 October 1977 (aged 26) |  ASC Jeanne d'Arc
| |
| 14 | MF | David Coulibaly | 21 January 1978 (aged 26) | Châteauroux
| |
| 15 | FW | Abdoulaye Demba | 2 November 1976 (aged 27) | Eendracht Aalst
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| 16 | GK | Cheick Bathily | 10 October 1982 (aged 21) | Djoliba
| |
| 17 | DF | Sammy Traoré | 25 February 1976 (aged 27) | Nice
| |
| 18 | MF | Mohamed Sissoko | 22 January 1985 (aged 19) | Valencia
| |
| 19 | FW | Frédéric Kanouté | 2 September 1977 (aged 26) | Tottenham Hotspur
| |
| 20 | FW | Dramane Traoré | 17 June 1982 (aged 21) |  Ismaily
| |
| 21 | DF | Mamary Traoré | 29 April 1980 (aged 23) | Grenoble
| |
| 22 | GK | Fousseiny Tangara | 12 June 1978 (aged 25) | Mantes
|
Senegal[edit]
Head coach: Guy Stéphan
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Tony Sylva | 17 May 1975 (aged 28) | Monaco
| |
| 2 | DF | Omar Daf | 12 February 1977 (aged 26) | Sochaux
| |
| 3 | DF | Ibrahima Faye | 22 October 1979 (aged 24) | Gent
| |
| 4 | DF | Pape Malick Diop | 29 December 1974 (aged 29) | Lorient
| |
| 5 | DF | Souleymane Diawara | 24 December 1978 (aged 25) | Sochaux
| |
| 6 | MF | Aliou Cissé (c) | 24 March 1976 (aged 27) | Birmingham City
| |
| 7 | FW | Henri Camara | 10 May 1977 (aged 26) | Wolverhampton Wanderers
| |
| 8 | DF | Sylvain N'Diaye | 25 June 1976 (aged 27) | Marseille
| |
| 9 | FW | Diomansy Kamara | 8 November 1980 (aged 23) | Modena
| |
| 10 | MF | Lamine Sakho | 28 September 1977 (aged 26) | Leeds United
| |
| 11 | FW | El Hadji Diouf | 15 January 1981 (aged 23) | Liverpool
| |
| 12 | FW | Frédéric Mendy | 6 November 1981 (aged 22) | Saint-Étienne
| |
| 13 | DF | Lamine Diatta | 2 July 1975 (aged 28) | Rennes
| |
| 14 | FW | Ousmane N'Doye | 12 March 1978 (aged 25) | Toulouse
| |
| 15 | MF | Salif Diao | 10 February 1977 (aged 26) | Liverpool
| |
| 16 | GK | Omar Diallo | 28 September 1972 (aged 31) | ASC Diaraf
| |
| 17 | DF | Ferdinand Coly | 9 October 1973 (aged 30) | Perugia
| |
| 18 | FW | Mamadou Niang | 13 October 1979 (aged 24) | Strasbourg
| |
| 19 | MF | Papa Bouba Diop | 28 January 1978 (aged 25) | Lens
| |
| 20 | MF | Abdoulaye Faye | 26 February 1978 (aged 25) | Lens
| |
| 21 | DF | Habib Beye | 19 October 1977 (aged 26) | Marseille
| |
| 22 | GK | Kalidou Cissokho | 28 August 1978 (aged 25) | ASC Jeanne d'Arc
|
Group C[edit]
Algeria[edit]
Head coach: Rabah Saadane
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Hichem Mezaïr | 16 October 1976 (aged 27) | 24 | USM Alger
|
| 2 | MF | Abdelnasser Ouadah | 13 September 1975 (aged 28) | 1 | Ajaccio
|
| 3 | DF | Moulay Haddou | 14 June 1975 (aged 28) | MC Oran
| |
| 4 | DF | Samir Beloufa | 27 August 1979 (aged 24) | 1 | Mouscron
|
| 5 | DF | Salim Aribi | 16 December 1974 (aged 29) | 10 | USM Alger
|
| 6 | MF | Yazid Mansouri | 25 February 1978 (aged 25) | 16 | Coventry City
|
| 7 | FW | Abdelmalek Cherrad | 14 January 1981 (aged 23) | 7 | Nice
|
| 8 | MF | Nacereddine Kraouche | 27 August 1979 (aged 24) | 28 | Gent
|
| 9 | FW | Nassim Akrour | 10 July 1974 (aged 29) | 15 | Troyes
|
| 10 | MF | Djamel Belmadi (c) | 27 March 1976 (aged 27) | 13 | Al-Gharafa
|
| 11 | FW | Mansour Boutabout | 20 September 1978 (aged 25) | 3 | Guegnon
|
| 12 | GK | Lounès Gaouaoui | 28 September 1977 (aged 26) | 11 | JS Kabylie
|
| 13 | DF | Brahim Zafour | 30 November 1977 (aged 26) | 27 | JS Kabylie
|
| 14 | FW | Farès Fellahi | 13 May 1975 (aged 28) | 7 | ES Sétif
|
| 15 | MF | Karim Ziani | 17 August 1982 (aged 21) | 4 | Troyes
|
| 16 | GK | Mohamed Benhamou | 17 December 1979 (aged 24) | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
| 17 | DF | Samir Zaoui | 6 June 1976 (aged 27) | 7 | ASO Chlef
|
| 18 | DF | Slimane Raho | 21 October 1975 (aged 28) | 26 | JS Kabylie
|
| 19 | MF | Maamar Mamouni | 26 February 1976 (aged 27) | 20 | La Louvière
|
| 20 | MF | Fodil Hadjadj | 18 April 1983 (aged 20) | 4 | Nantes
|
| 21 | DF | Antar Yahia | 21 March 1982 (aged 21) | 1 | Bastia
|
| 22 | MF | Hocine Achiou | 27 April 1979 (aged 24) | 6 | USM Alger
|
Cameroon[edit]
Coach: Winfried Schafer
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Carlos Kameni | 18 February 1984 (aged 19) | Le Havre
| |
| 2 | DF | Joël Perrier-Doumbé | 27 September 1978 (aged 25) | Auxerre
| |
| 3 | DF | Bill Tchato | 14 May 1975 (aged 28) | 1. FC Kaiserslautern
| |
| 4 | DF | Rigobert Song | 1 July 1976 (aged 27) | Lens
| |
| 5 | MF | Timothée Atouba | 17 February 1982 (aged 21) | Basel
| |
| 6 | DF | Pierre Njanka | 15 March 1975 (aged 28) | Sedan
| |
| 7 | MF | Modeste M'Bami | 9 October 1982 (aged 21) | Paris Saint-Germain
| |
| 8 | DF | Geremi | 20 December 1978 (aged 25) | Chelsea
| |
| 9 | FW | Samuel Eto'o | 10 March 1981 (aged 22) | Mallorca
| |
| 10 | FW | Patrick M'Boma | 15 November 1970 (aged 33) |  Tokyo Verdy
| |
| 11 | FW | Pius N'Diefi | 5 July 1975 (aged 28) | Al Ittihad
| |
| 12 | MF | Falemi Ngassam | 5 May 1974 (aged 29) | Steaua București
| |
| 13 | DF | Lucien Mettomo | 19 April 1977 (aged 26) | 1. FC Kaiserslautern
| |
| 14 | MF | Jean Makoun | 29 May 1983 (aged 20) | Lille
| |
| 15 | DF | Gustave Bahoken | 13 June 1979 (aged 24) | Angers
| |
| 16 | GK | Patrick Tignyemb | 14 June 1985 (aged 18) |  Tonnerre Yaoundé
| |
| 17 | GK | Mathurin Kameni | 4 February 1978 (aged 25) | Coton Sport
| |
| 18 | FW | Mohamadou Idrissou | 8 March 1980 (aged 23) | Hannover 96
| |
| 19 | MF | Eric Djemba-Djemba | 4 May 1981 (aged 22) | Manchester United
| |
| 20 | MF | Salomon Olembe | 8 December 1980 (aged 23) | Leeds United
| |
| 21 | MF | Valéry Mezague | 8 December 1983 (aged 20) | Montpellier
| |
| 22 | MF | Daniel Kome | 19 May 1980 (aged 23) | Numancia
|
Egypt[edit]
Head coach: Mohsen Saleh
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Nader El-Sayed | 31 December 1972 (aged 31) | Al-Ittihad
| |
| 2 | DF | Amr Fahim | 4 October 1976 (aged 27) | Ismaily
| |
| 3 | DF | Wael El-Quabbani | 2 September 1976 (aged 27) | Zamalek
| |
| 4 | DF | Emad El Nahhas | 15 February 1976 (aged 27) | Ismaily
| |
| 5 | DF | Abdel-Zaher El-Saqua | 30 January 1974 (aged 29) | Gençlerbirliği
| |
| 6 | DF | Wael Gomaa | 3 August 1975 (aged 28) | Al-Ahly
| |
| 7 | MF | Ahmed Fathy | 10 November 1984 (aged 19) | Ismaily
| |
| 8 | MF | Tamer Abdel Hamid | 27 October 1975 (aged 28) | Zamalek
| |
| 9 | FW | Mido | 23 February 1983 (aged 20) | Marseille
| |
| 10 | FW | Ahmed Belal | 20 August 1980 (aged 23) | Al-Ahly
| |
| 11 | MF | Tarek El-Said | 5 April 1978 (aged 25) | Zamalek
| |
| 12 | MF | Mohamed Barakat | 20 November 1976 (aged 27) | Al-Arabi
| |
| 13 | DF | Tarek El-Sayed | 9 October 1978 (aged 25) | Zamalek
| |
| 14 | MF | Hazem Emam | 10 May 1975 (aged 28) | Zamalek
| |
| 15 | DF | Besheer El-Tabei | 24 February 1976 (aged 27) | Zamalek
| |
| 16 | GK | Abdel Wahed Al Sayed | 3 June 1977 (aged 26) | Zamalek
| |
| 17 | MF | Ahmed Hassan | 2 May 1975 (aged 28) | Beşiktaş
| |
| 18 | MF | Hossam Ghaly | 15 December 1981 (aged 22) | Feyenoord
| |
| 19 | FW | Abdel Haleem Ali | 24 October 1973 (aged 30) | Zamalek
| |
| 20 | MF | Hadi Khachaba | 19 December 1972 (aged 31) | Al-Ahly
| |
| 21 | MF | Hany Said | 22 April 1980 (aged 23) | Fiorentina
| |
| 22 | GK | Essam Mahmoud | 20 June 1977 (aged 26) | ENPPI
|
Zimbabwe[edit]
Coach: Sunday Marimo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Energy Murambadoro | 27 June 1982 (aged 21) |  CAPS United
| |
| 2 | DF | Dumisani Mpofu | 20 December 1973 (aged 30) | Bush Bucks
| |
| 3 | MF | Esrom Nyandoro | 6 February 1980 (aged 23) | Amazulu
| |
| 4 | DF | Bekhitemba Ndlovu | 9 August 1976 (aged 27) | Highlanders
| |
| 5 | DF | Dazzy Kapenya | 22 April 1976 (aged 27) | Sporting Lions
| |
| 6 | DF | Kaitano Tembo | 22 July 1970 (aged 33) | SuperSport United
| |
| 7 | MF | Leo Kurauzvione | 5 December 1981 (aged 22) | Dynamos
| |
| 8 | MF | Lazarus Muhone | 31 August 1976 (aged 27) | Black Rhinos
| |
| 9 | FW | Agent Sawu | 24 October 1974 (aged 29) | Dynamos
| |
| 10 | FW | Wilfred Mugeyi | 4 July 1969 (aged 34) | Ajax Cape Town
| |
| 11 | MF | Charles Yohane | 26 August 1973 (aged 30) | Wits University
| |
| 12 | FW | Peter Ndlovu | 25 February 1973 (aged 30) | Sheffield United
| |
| 13 | FW | Adam Ndlovu | 26 June 1970 (aged 33) | Dynamos
| |
| 14 | DF | George Mbwando | 20 October 1975 (aged 28) | Alemannia Aachen
| |
| 15 | MF | Ronald Sibanda | 29 August 1976 (aged 27) | Amazulu
| |
| 16 | GK | Tapuwa Kapini | 17 July 1984 (aged 19) | Highlanders
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| 17 | DF | Harlington Shereni | 6 July 1975 (aged 28) | Guingamp
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| 18 | MF | Alois Bunjira | 29 March 1975 (aged 28) | Wits University
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| 19 | GK | Ephrahim Mazarura | 24 November 1986 (aged 17) | Black Rhinos
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| 20 | MF | Tinashe Nengomasha | 2 September 1982 (aged 21) | Kaizer Chiefs
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| 21 | FW | Joel Lupahla | 26 April 1977 (aged 26) |  AEP Paphos
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| 22 | DF | Dickson Choto | 19 March 1981 (aged 22) |  Legia Warsaw
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Group D[edit]
Benin[edit]
Coach: 
Cecil Jones Attuquayefio
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Rachad Chitou | 18 September 1976 (aged 27) |  Dragons
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| 2 | MF | Moussa Latoundji | 13 August 1978 (aged 25) | Energie Cottbus
| |
| 3 | DF | Adigo Dinalo | 25 July 1972 (aged 31) | Schönberg 95
| |
| 4 | DF | Samuel Emmanuel Suka | 10 September 1983 (aged 20) | Liberty Professionals
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| 5 | DF | Damien Chrysostome | 24 May 1982 (aged 21) | Padova
| |
| 6 | MF | Jonas Okétola | 27 August 1983 (aged 20) | Dragons
| |
| 7 | MF | Romuald Boco | 8 July 1985 (aged 18) | Chamois Niortais
| |
| 8 | DF | Tony Toklomety | 8 March 1984 (aged 19) | Maccabi Netanya
| |
| 9 | FW | Laurent Djaffo | 5 November 1970 (aged 33) | Unattached | |
| 10 | FW | Oumar Tchomogo | 7 January 1978 (aged 26) | Guingamp
| |
| 11 | FW | Mouritala Ogunbiyi | 10 October 1982 (aged 21) |  Enyimba International
| |
| 12 | DF | Félicien Singbo | 25 October 1980 (aged 23) | Airdrie United
| |
| 13 | DF | Moustapha Agnidé | 1 January 1981 (aged 23) | Lorient
| |
| 14 | MF | Alain Gaspoz | 16 May 1970 (aged 33) | Aarau
| |
| 15 | DF | Anicet Adjamossi | 15 March 1984 (aged 19) | Bordeaux
| |
| 16 | GK | Maxime Agueh | 1 April 1978 (aged 25) | ASOA Valence
| |
| 17 | DF | Sylvain Remy | 15 November 1980 (aged 23) | Clermont
| |
| 18 | DF | Seydath Tchomogo | 13 August 1985 (aged 18) | Lions Atakora
| |
| 19 | MF | Jocelyn Ahouéya | 19 December 1985 (aged 18) | Mogas 90
| |
| 20 | MF | Oladipupo Wassiou | 17 December 1983 (aged 20) | JS Pobe
| |
| 21 | FW | Rodrigue Akpakoun | 16 December 1974 (aged 29) | Unattached | |
| 22 | FW | Moussoro Kabirou | 1 September 1983 (aged 20) | Pau
|
Morocco[edit]
Coach: Badou Zaki
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Khalid Fouhami | 25 December 1972 (aged 31) |  Académica de Coimbra
| |
| 2 | DF | Walid Regragui | 23 September 1975 (aged 28) | Ajaccio
| |
| 3 | DF | Akram Roumani | 1 April 1978 (aged 25) | Genk
| |
| 4 | DF | Abdeslam Ouaddou | 1 November 1978 (aged 25) | Rennes
| |
| 5 | DF | Talal El Karkouri | 8 July 1976 (aged 27) | Paris Saint-Germain
| |
| 6 | DF | Noureddine Naybet | 10 February 1970 (aged 33) | Deportivo La Coruña
| |
| 7 | FW | Jaouad Zaïri | 14 April 1982 (aged 21) | Sochaux
| |
| 8 | MF | Abdelkarim Kissi | 5 May 1980 (aged 23) |  Rubin Kazan
| |
| 9 | FW | Nabil Baha | 12 October 1982 (aged 21) | Naval
| |
| 10 | MF | Mourad Hdiouad | 10 September 1976 (aged 27) |  Litex Lovech
| |
| 11 | FW | Moha | 12 September 1977 (aged 26) | Osasuna
| |
| 12 | GK | Tarik El Jarmouni | 30 December 1977 (aged 26) |  FAR
| |
| 13 | MF | Houssine Kharja | 9 November 1982 (aged 21) | Ternana
| |
| 14 | FW | Mustapha Bidoudane | 18 June 1976 (aged 27) | Raja Casablanca
| |
| 15 | MF | Youssef Safri | 13 January 1977 (aged 27) | Coventry City
| |
| 16 | FW | Youssef Mokhtari | 5 March 1979 (aged 24) | Wacker Burghausen
| |
| 17 | FW | Marouane Chamakh | 10 January 1984 (aged 20) | Bordeaux
| |
| 18 | MF | Hassan Alla | 24 November 1980 (aged 23) | Mouloudia Oujda
| |
| 19 | MF | Jamal Alioui | 2 June 1982 (aged 21) | Perugia
| |
| 20 | FW | Youssef Hadji | 25 February 1980 (aged 23) | Bastia
| |
| 21 | MF | Tariq Chihab | 22 November 1975 (aged 28) | Zürich
| |
| 22 | GK | Nadir Lamyaghri | 13 February 1976 (aged 27) | Wydad
|
Nigeria[edit]
Head coach: Christian Chukwu
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Vincent Enyeama | 29 August 1982 (aged 21) | Enyimba
| |
| 2 | MF | Joseph Yobo | 6 September 1980 (aged 23) | Everton
| |
| 3 | DF | Celestine Babayaro | 29 August 1978 (aged 25) | Chelsea
| |
| 4 | FW | Nwankwo Kanu | 1 August 1976 (aged 27) | Arsenal
| |
| 5 | DF | Isaac Okoronkwo | 1 May 1978 (aged 25) | Wolverhampton Wanderers
| |
| 6 | DF | Joseph Enakarhire | 6 November 1982 (aged 21) | Standard Liège
| |
| 7 | FW | John Utaka | 8 January 1982 (aged 22) | Lens
| |
| 8 | FW | Yakubu | 22 November 1982 (aged 21) | Portsmouth
| |
| 9 | FW | Victor Agali | 12 December 1978 (aged 25) | Schalke 04
| |
| 10 | MF | Jay-Jay Okocha | 14 August 1973 (aged 30) | Bolton Wanderers
| |
| 11 | MF | Garba Lawal | 22 May 1974 (aged 29) | Elfsborg
| |
| 12 | GK | Greg Etafia | 30 September 1982 (aged 21) | Moroka Swallows
| |
| 13 | FW | Pius Ikedia | 11 January 1980 (aged 24) | Groningen
| |
| 14 | MF | Seyi Olofinjana | 30 June 1980 (aged 23) |  Brann
| |
| 15 | DF | George Abbey | 20 October 1978 (aged 25) | Macclesfield Town
| |
| 16 | DF | Ifeanyi Udeze | 21 July 1980 (aged 23) | PAOK
| |
| 17 | FW | Julius Aghahowa | 12 February 1982 (aged 21) |  Shakhtar Donetsk
| |
| 18 | DF | Romanus Orjinta | 12 August 1981 (aged 22) | Enyimba International
| |
| 19 | MF | Prince Ikpe Ekong | 5 October 1978 (aged 25) | Reggina
| |
| 20 | FW | Peter Odemwingie | 15 July 1981 (aged 22) | La Louvière
| |
| 21 | FW | Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ekwueme | 6 June 1982 (aged 21) | Wisła Płock
| |
| 22 | GK | Austin Ejide | 8 April 1984 (aged 19) | Étoile du Sahel
|
South Africa[edit]
Head coach: April Phumo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | André Arendse | 27 June 1967 (aged 36) | Mamelodi Sundowns
| |
| 2 | DF | Thabang Molefe | 11 April 1979 (aged 24) | Le Mans
| |
| 3 | DF | Jacob Lekgetho | 24 March 1974 (aged 29) | Lokomotiv Moscow
| |
| 4 | DF | Aaron Mokoena | 25 November 1980 (aged 23) | Genk
| |
| 5 | DF | Mbulelo Mabizela | 16 September 1980 (aged 23) | Tottenham Hotspur
| |
| 6 | MF | McBeth Sibaya | 25 November 1977 (aged 26) | Rubin Kazan
| |
| 7 | DF | David Kannemeyer | 8 July 1977 (aged 26) | Kaizer Chiefs
| |
| 8 | MF | Bennett Mnguni | 18 March 1974 (aged 29) | Rostov
| |
| 9 | FW | Toni Nhleko | 24 July 1979 (aged 24) |  Dallas Burn
| |
| 10 | MF | Stanton Fredericks | 13 June 1978 (aged 25) | Kaizer Chiefs
| |
| 11 | MF | Jabu Pule | 11 July 1980 (aged 23) | Kaizer Chiefs
| |
| 12 | MF | Teboho Mokoena | 10 July 1974 (aged 29) | Jomo Cosmos
| |
| 13 | MF | Benson Mhlongo | 9 November 1980 (aged 23) | Wits University
| |
| 14 | FW | Siyabonga Nomvethe | 2 December 1977 (aged 26) | Udinese
| |
| 15 | MF | Sibusiso Zuma | 23 June 1975 (aged 28) | Copenhagen
| |
| 16 | GK | Emile Baron | 17 June 1979 (aged 24) | Lillestrøm
| |
| 17 | DF | Neil Winstanley | 25 August 1976 (aged 27) | Wits University
| |
| 18 | MF | Delron Buckley | 7 December 1977 (aged 26) | VfL Bochum
| |
| 19 | MF | John Moshoeu | 18 December 1965 (aged 38) | Kaizer Chiefs
| |
| 20 | DF | Tony Coyle | 29 October 1976 (aged 27) | Rostov
| |
| 21 | FW | Patrick Mayo | 15 May 1973 (aged 30) | Kaizer Chiefs
| |
| 22 | GK | Wayne Roberts | 14 August 1977 (aged 26) | Wits University
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References[edit]
| Editions |
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|---|---|
| Qualification | |
| Finals | |
| Bids | |
| Squads | |
| Statistics | |
| Miscellaneous | |
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.  Football in Africa portal | |