# 1959 African Cup of Nations squads

Below is a list of national squads who played in the 1959 African Cup of Nations.

## Egypt

Coach: Pál Titkos
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Adel Hekal | (1934-03-23)23 March 1934 (aged 25) | Al-Ahly |
| 1GK | Abdel Galil Hemaida | (1923-12-28)28 December 1923 (aged 35) | Al-Ahly |
| 2DF | Tariq Selim | (1937-07-15)15 July 1937 (aged 21) | Al-Ahly |
| 2DF | Yakan Hussein | (1934-09-12)12 September 1934 (aged 24) | Zamalek |
| 2DF | Mimi El-Sherbini | (1937-07-26)26 July 1937 (aged 21) | Al-Ahly |
| 3MF | Gomaa Farag | | Zamalek |
| 3MF | Saleh Selim (captain) | (1930-09-11)11 September 1930 (aged 28) | Al-Ahly |
| 3MF | Rifaat El-Fanagily | (1936-05-01)1 May 1936 (aged 23) | Al-Ahly |
| 3MF | Mahmoud El-Shaghby | | Tersana |
| 3MF | Mohei Sharshar | | Tersana |
| 4FW | Essam Baheeg | (1931-02-26)26 February 1931 (aged 28) | Zamalek |
| 4FW | Mahmoud El-Gohary | (1938-02-20)20 February 1938 (aged 21) | Al-Ahly |
| 4FW | Sharif El-Far | (1928-05-01)1 May 1928 (aged 31) | Zamalek |
| 4FW | Taha Ismail | (1939-02-08)8 February 1939 (aged 20) | Al-Ahly |
| 4FW | Alaa El-Hamouly | (1930-07-04)4 July 1930 (aged 28) | Zamalek |

## Ethiopia

Coach: Jiří Starosta
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Gilamichael Teklemariam | | Adulis Club |
| 1GK | Damte Haile | | Saint George SC |
| 1GK | Senaye Hapte Gebril | | Ethiopian Air Force FC |
| 2DF | Amanuel Kidanemariam | | GS Hamasien |
| 2DF | Awad Mohammed | | Omedla SC |
| 2DF | Abdulkader Ahmed | | Gumruk |
| 2DF | Girmay Fikremariam | | GS Hamasien |
| 2DF | Abera "Goraw" Woldemichael | | Saint George SC |
| 3MF | Omer Royale | | Saint George SC |
| 3MF | Araya Kiflom | | Tele SC |
| 3MF | Mengistu Worku | 1940 | Saint George SC |
| 3MF | Tesfaye Gebremedhin | | Tele SC |
| 3MF | Samuel Zewde | | Saint George SC |
| 3MF | Kebede Metaferia | | Mechal SC |
| 3MF | Yonas Berhane | | Mechal SC |
| 3MF | Nassir Berhe | | Omedla SC |
| 3MF | Mekouria Tadesse | | Mekuria |
| 4FW | Asrat Hailemariam | | Mechal SC |
| 4FW | Girmay Tessema | | Tele SC |
| 4FW | Tessaw Gebrewolde | | Mechal SC |
| 4FW | Abraha Bayrou | | Omedla SC |
| 4FW | Ayele Tessema | | Mechal SC |

## Sudan

Coach: József Háda
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Sapt Dudu | 1930 | Al-Hilal Club |
| 1GK | Samir Mohamed Ali | | Al Ahli SC (Khartoum) |
| 2DF | Mansour Ramadan | | Al-Merreikh SC |
| 2DF | Ibrahim El-Kabir | | Al Ahli SC (Khartoum) |
| 2DF | Hassan Mohamed Abdullah | | Al-Merreikh SC |
| 2DF | Osman Dim (captain) | | Al-Hilal Club |
| 2DF | Mutawakil Mohamed Elbashir | | Al-Merreikh SC |
| 2DF | Hassan Eltayeb | | Al-Ittihad SC (Bahri) |
| 3MF | Suleiman Dafaallah | | Al-Mourada SC |
| 3MF | El Hadi Seyam | | Al-Hilal Club |
| 3MF | Mahmoud Elzubeir | | Al-Mourada SC |
| 3MF | Osman Abdellatif | | Al-Tahrir SC (Bahri) |
| 3MF | Ahmed Jadin | | Obeid Club |
| 3MF | Hamed Ibrahim Kamel | | Alamal SC Atbara |
| 4FW | Boraî Bashir | 1932 | Al-Merreikh SC |
| 4FW | Siddiq Manzul | 1929 | Al-Hilal Club |
| 4FW | Abdelmutaleb "Drissa" Nasir | | Al-Hilal Club |
| 4FW | Omer Eltoum | | Al-Mourada SC |
| 4FW | Abdallah Ohag Farag | | Al-Hilal Club |