1968 African Cup of Nations squads
Below is a list of squads used in the 1968 African Cup of Nations.
Group A[edit]
Algeria[edit]
Coach: 
Lucien Leduc
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Mohamed Abrouk | 30 November 1945 (aged 22) |  CR Belcourt
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| GK | Abdelkrim Laribi | 25 December 1943 (aged 24) | IRB Sougueur
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| DF | Ali Attoui | 21 January 1942 (aged 25) | Hamra Annaba
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| DF | Boubekeur Belbekri (captain) | 7 January 1942 (aged 26) | USM Alger
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| DF | Ahmed Bouden | 4 December 1938 (aged 29) | Hamra Annaba
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| DF | Messaoud Belloucif | 30 November 1940 (aged 27) | AS Khroub
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| DF | Lakhdar Bouyahi | 21 January 1946 (aged 21) | NA Hussein Dey
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| DF | Kamel Lemoui | 10 July 1939 (aged 28) | CR Belcourt
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| MF | Djilali Abdi | 25 November 1943 (aged 24) | USM Bel Abbès
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| MF | Hacène Djemaâ | 6 January 1942 (aged 26) | CR Belcourt
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| MF | Abdellah Kechra | 31 January 1945 (aged 22) | ASM Oran
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| MF | Djilali Selmi | 4 September 1946 (aged 21) | CR Belcourt
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| MF | Mustapha Seridi | 18 April 1941 (aged 26) | ES Guelma
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| MF | Hacène Lalmas | 12 March 1943 (aged 24) | CR Belcourt
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| FW | Boualem Amirouche | 1 October 1942 (aged 25) | RC Kouba
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| FW | Kamel Beroudji | 9 September 1945 (aged 22) | OM Ruisseau
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| FW | Achour Louahdi | 14 March 1938 (aged 29) | CR Belcourt
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| FW | Noureddine Hachouf | 10 May 1940 (aged 27) | ES Guelma
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| FW | Mokhtar Kalem | 10 October 1944 (aged 23) | CR Belcourt
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| FW | Hamid Belabbes | 16 July 1942 (aged 25) | MC Oran
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Ethiopia[edit]
Coach: 
Ferenc Szűcs
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Getachew "Dula" Abebe |  Saint George SC
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| GK | Amdemichael Gebreselassie | EEPCO FC
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| DF | Abraha Araya | Embasoira FC
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| DF | Wolde-Manuel Fesseha | Saint George SC
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| DF | Bekure-Tsion Gebrehiwot | Hamasien FC
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| DF | Berhe Goitom | EEPCO FC
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| DF | Awad Mohammed (captain) | Saint George SC
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| MF | Luciano Vassallo | 15 August 1935 (aged 32) | Cotton Factory Club
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| MF | Girma Asmerom | Dagnew
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| MF | Mengistu Worku | 1 January 1940 (aged 28) | Saint George SC
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| MF | Kiflom Araya | Ethiopian Airlines FC
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| FW | Shewangizaw Agonafer | Saint George SC
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| FW | Getachew Wolde | Cotton Factory Club
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| FW | Abdulrahman Abdalla | Hamasien FC
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| MF | Haile Tesfa-Gabre | Tele SC
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| DF | Bereket Amdemichael | Hamasien FC
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| MF | Tekeda Alemu | Saint George SC
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| DF | Getachew Gelashe | Ethio-Cement
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| FW | Haile Abebe Woldegiorgis | Mekuria
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| DF | Eshetu -Tsion Gebrehiwot | Saint George SC
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| MF | Getachew Abdo | Saint George SC
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| FW | Gebre-Medhin Tesfaye | Tele SC
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Ivory Coast[edit]
Coach: Paul Gévaudan
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jean Keita |  ASEC Mimosas
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| DF | Joseph Niankoury | Africa Sports
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| MF | François Zady | Stade d'Abidjan
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| DF | Henri Konan | 1937 | Stade d'Abidjan
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| MF | Mathias Diagou | Stade d'Abidjan
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| MF | Jean-Louis Bozon | Stella Club
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| MF | Christophe Bazo | ASEC Mimosas
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| DF | Séry Wawa | 1943 | Africa Sports
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| DF | Yapobi |
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| MF | Joseph Bléziri | Stade d'Abidjan
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| FW | Eustache Manglé | ASEC Mimosas
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| FW | François Tahi | 28 May 1950 (aged 17) | Stade d'Abidjan
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| FW | Laurent Pokou | 10 August 1947 (aged 20) | ASEC Mimosas
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| FW | Kouadio Dominique Yovan | ASEC Mimosas
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| MF | Ernest Kallet Bialy | 1943 | Africa Sports
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| FW | Maurice Déhi | 1944 | Stade d'Abidjan
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| FW | Apollinaire N'Zi | Stella Club
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Uganda[edit]
Coach: Robert Kiberu
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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| GK | Joseph Masajjage |  Express FC
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| GK | George Bukenya | Coffee United
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| DF | James Lukwago | Express FC
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| DF | Ibrahim Dafala | 2 February 1935 (aged 32) | Express FC
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| DF | David Otti | 1940 | Coffee United
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| DF | Ben Ezaga | Prisons FC
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| MF | Steven Baraza | Prisons FC
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| MF | Parry Oketch (captain) | Prisons FC
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| MF | John Ddibya | Army FC
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| FW | Philip Polly Ouma | Army FC
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| FW | Swalleh Wasswa | Army FC
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| FW | Denis Obua | 13 June 1947 (aged 20) | Police FC
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| MF | Kefa Lori | Prisons FC
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| MF | Peter Okee | Prisons FC
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| DF | Benjamin Ashe Mukasa | Coffee United
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| MF | Francis Kulabigwo | Coffee United
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Group B[edit]
Congo-Brazzaville[edit]
Coach: 
Paul Ebondzibato
Congo-Kinshasa[edit]
Coach: Ferenc Csanádi
Ghana[edit]
Coach: 
Carlos Alberto Parreira
Senegal[edit]
Coach:Lamine Diack
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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| GK | Amady Thiam |  ASC Jeanne d'Arc
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| GK | Toumani Diallo* | Foyer France Sénégal
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| DF | Moustapha Dieng (captain) | 9 April 1942 (aged 25) | ASC Jeanne d'Arc
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| DF | Issa Mbaye | Foyer France Sénégal
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| DF | Djibril Alioune "Petit" Guèye | Réveil de Saint-Louis
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| MF | Louis Camara | Espoirs de Dakar
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| MF | Louis Gomis | 25 May 1945 (aged 22) | Foyer France Sénégal
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| FW | Baye Moussé Paye | US Gorée
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| FW | Yatma Diouck | 4 July 1943 (aged 24) | Réveil de Saint-Louis
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| DF | Yérim Diagne | 1943 | Réveil de Saint-Louis
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| FW | Mohamed "Doudou" Diongue | 30 March 1946 (aged 21) | Espoirs de Dakar
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| MF | Abdoulaye Ndiaye |
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| FW | Moustapha "Yatma" Diop | Amiens SC
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| MF | Insa Diagne | Espoir de Saint-Louis
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- Toumani Diallo was injured shortly before the tournament, and perhaps didn't travel with the squad.
External links[edit]
- 1968 African Cup of Nations details - rsssf.com
- Afcon 1968 - footballzz
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