# 1988 African Cup of Nations squads

Below is a list of squads used in the 1988 African Cup of Nations.

## Group A
### Algeria

Coach: Evgeny Rogov
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Nacerdine Drid (c) | (1957-01-22)22 January 1957 (aged 31) | Mouloudia d'Oran |
| 16 | 1GK | Kamel Kadri | (1963-11-19)19 November 1963 (aged 24) | Mouloudia d'Alger |
| 22 | 1GK | Layachi Nouri | (1960-09-23)23 September 1960 (aged 27) | Union d'El Harrach |
| 5 | 2DF | Abderrazak Belgherbi | (1961-10-29)29 October 1961 (aged 26) | Olympique de Chlef |
| 4 | 2DF | Ali Benhalima | (1962-01-21)21 January 1962 (aged 26) | Association d'Oran |
| 19 | 2DF | Mohamed Chaib | (1958-05-20)20 May 1958 (aged 29) | RS Kouba |
| 2 | 2DF | Mokhtar Kechamli | (1962-11-02)2 November 1962 (aged 25) | Association d'Oran |
| 3 | 2DF | Rachid Maatar | (1959-06-27)27 June 1959 (aged 28) | Nancy |
| 20 | 2DF | Fodil Megharia | (1961-05-23)23 May 1961 (aged 26) | Olympique de Chlef |
| 15 | 2DF | Chaabane Merzekane | (1959-03-08)8 March 1959 (aged 29) | Mouloudia d'Alger |
| 10 | 3MF | Lakhdar Belloumi | (1958-12-29)29 December 1958 (aged 29) | Mouloudia d'Oran |
| 12 | 3MF | Kamel Djahmoune | (1961-06-16)16 June 1961 (aged 26) | Mouloudia d'Alger |
| 21 | 3MF | Kader Ferhaoui | (1965-03-19)19 March 1965 (aged 22) | Montpellier |
| 6 | 3MF | Mohamed Kaci Said | (1958-05-02)2 May 1958 (aged 29) | RS Kouba |
| 18 | 3MF | Abdelouahab Maïche | (1959-11-30)30 November 1959 (aged 28) | Mouloudia d'Alger |
| 8 | 3MF | Hocine Yahi | (1960-04-25)25 April 1960 (aged 27) | Jeunesse de Belcourt |
| 17 | 3MF | Said Meghichi | (1961-02-05)5 February 1961 (aged 27) | Mouloudia d'Alger |
| 13 | 4FW | Ahmed Chawki Bentayeb | (1962-05-01)1 May 1962 (aged 25) | Union d'Aïn Béïda |
| 7 | 4FW | Ali Bouafia | (1964-08-05)5 August 1964 (aged 23) | Lyon |
| 14 | 4FW | Hakim Medane | (1966-09-05)5 September 1966 (aged 21) | JS Tizi Ouzou |
| 9 | 4FW | Djamel Menad | (1960-07-22)22 July 1960 (aged 27) | Nîmes |

### Ivory Coast

Coach: Yeo Martial
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Zagouli Gbolié | | |
| 16 | 1GK | Alain Gouaméné | (1966-06-15)15 June 1966 (aged 21) | ASEC Mimosas |
| 6 | 2DF | Sékana Diaby | (1968-08-10)10 August 1968 (aged 19) | Laval |
| | 2DF | Boris Diecket | (1963-03-31)31 March 1963 (aged 24) | Tours |
| 3 | 2DF | Arsène Hobou | (1967-10-30)30 October 1967 (aged 20) | ASEC Mimosas |
| 2 | 2DF | Aka Kouamé | (1963-04-06)6 April 1963 (aged 24) | ASEC Mimosas |
| 13 | 2DF | Patrice Lago | | Africa Sports |
| 5 | 2DF | Rufin Lué | (1968-01-05)5 January 1968 (aged 20) | Africa Sports |
| 12 | 2DF | Laurent Zahui | (1960-08-10)10 August 1960 (aged 27) | Rodez |
| 8 | 3MF | Oumar Ben Salah | (1964-07-02)2 July 1964 (aged 23) | Sète |
| 7 | 3MF | Saint-Joseph Gadji-Celi | (1961-05-01)1 May 1961 (aged 26) | Sète |
| 9 | 3MF | Youssouf Fofana | (1966-07-26)26 July 1966 (aged 21) | AS Monaco |
| 17 | 3MF | Serge Maguy | (1970-10-20)20 October 1970 (aged 17) | Africa Sports |
| 18 | 3MF | Pascal Miézan | (1959-04-03)3 April 1959 (aged 28) | Africa Sports |
| | 3MF | Didier Otokoré | (1969-03-26)26 March 1969 (aged 18) | Auxerre |
| 15 | 3MF | François Zahoui | (1962-08-21)21 August 1962 (aged 25) | Toulon |
| 14 | 4FW | Ignace Guédé-Gba | (1964-10-10)10 October 1964 (aged 23) | Africa Sports |
| 10 | 4FW | Abdoulaye Traoré | (1967-03-04)4 March 1967 (aged 21) | Sète |
| 4 | 4FW | Yao Lambert Amani | (1963-09-17)17 September 1963 (aged 24) | Africa Sports |

### Morocco

Coach: José Faria
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Badou Zaki (c) | (1959-04-02)2 April 1959 (aged 28) | RCD Mallorca |
| 22 | 1GK | Khalil Azmi | (1964-08-23)23 August 1964 (aged 23) | Wydad Casablanca |
| 4 | 2DF | Mustapha El Biyaz | (1960-12-12)12 December 1960 (aged 27) | F.C. Penafiel |
| 2 | 2DF | Tijani El Maataoui | (1963-12-17)17 December 1963 (aged 24) | Raja Casablanca |
| 3 | 2DF | Abdelmajid Lamriss | (1959-02-12)12 February 1959 (aged 29) | FAR Rabat |
| 18 | 3MF | Hassan Benabicha | (1964-04-15)15 April 1964 (aged 23) | WAC |
| 8 | 3MF | Aziz Bouderbala | (1960-12-26)26 December 1960 (aged 27) | FC Sion |
| 6 | 3MF | Abdelmajid Dolmy | (1953-04-19)19 April 1953 (aged 34) | CLAS Casablanca |
| 7 | 3MF | Mustafa El Haddaoui | (1961-07-28)28 July 1961 (aged 26) | AS Saint-Étienne |
| 17 | 3MF | Abderrazad Khairi | (1962-11-20)20 November 1962 (aged 25) | FAR Rabat |
| 10 | 3MF | Mohamed Timoumi | (1960-01-15)15 January 1960 (aged 28) | KSC Lokeren |
| 16 | 4FW | Moulay Hachem El Gharef | (1965-06-30)30 June 1965 (aged 22) | CD Tenerife |
| 19 | 4FW | Hassan Fadil | (1963-02-03)3 February 1963 (aged 25) | RCD Mallorca |
| 9 | 4FW | Abdelkrim Merry "Krimau" | (1955-01-13)13 January 1955 (aged 33) | Matra Racing |
| 20 | 4FW | Hassan Nader | (1965-07-08)8 July 1965 (aged 22) | Wydad Casablanca |
| 21 | 3MF | Abderrahim Hamraoui | (1960-09-11)11 September 1960 (aged 27) | Raja Casablanca |
| 13 | 2DF | Mourad Jabrane | | Maghreb Fes |
| 12 | 3MF | Mustapha Kiddi | (1964-01-16)16 January 1964 (aged 24) | Kawkab |
| 15 | 2DF | Hassan Mouahid | | Raja Casablanca |
| 14 | 2DF | Lahcen Ouadani | (1959-02-14)14 February 1959 (aged 29) | FAR Rabat |

### Zaire

Coach: Otto Pfister
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 2 | 1GK | Mpangi Merikani | (1967-04-04)4 April 1967 (aged 20) | DC Motema Pembe |
| 15 | 2DF | John Buana N'Galula | (1968-06-23)23 June 1968 (aged 19) | Boom FC |
| | 2DF | Abayi Kalau | | |
| 8 | 3MF | Makindu Makengo | (1964-04-13)13 April 1964 (aged 24) | |
| 5 | 2DF | Tshota Mutombo | | |
| | 2DF | Mansoni Ngombo | (1963-10-25)25 October 1963 (aged 24) | Beerschot |
| | 2DF | Kalombo N'Kongolo | (1961-07-17)17 July 1961 (aged 26) | S.C. Espinho |
| | 3MF | Lemba Basuala | (1965-03-03)3 March 1965 (aged 23) | O Elvas |
| 6 | 3MF | Jacques Kinkomba Kingambo | (1962-01-04)4 January 1962 (aged 26) | Sint-Truiden |
| 19 | 3MF | Morceau Lutonadio di Vita | (1965-06-05)5 June 1965 (aged 22) | Beerschot |
| 16 | 3MF | Tueba Menayane | (1963-03-13)13 March 1963 (aged 25) | S.L. Benfica |
| 20 | 3MF | Jean-Santos Muntubila | (1958-12-20)20 December 1958 (aged 29) | SC Bastia |
| 12 | 3MF | N'Dinga Mbote | (1966-09-11)11 September 1966 (aged 21) | Vitória Guimarães |
| 18 | 4FW | Eugène Kabongo | (1960-11-03)3 November 1960 (aged 27) | Olympique Lyonnais |
| | 4FW | Richard Mapuata N'Kiambi | (1965-02-27)27 February 1965 (aged 23) | Belenenses |
| 7 | 4FW | Gaston Mobati | (1961-09-04)4 September 1961 (aged 26) | Lille OSC |
| | 4FW | Monduone N'Kama | (1960-07-28)28 July 1960 (aged 27) | Vitória Guimarães |

## Group B
### Cameroon

Coach: Claude Le Roy
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Joseph-Antoine Bell | (1954-10-08)8 October 1954 (aged 33) | Olympique de Marseille |
| 16 | 1GK | Jacques Songo'o | (1964-03-17)17 March 1964 (aged 23) | Tonnerre Yaoundé |
| 21 | 2DF | Richard Abena | (1960-05-25)25 May 1960 (aged 27) | Canon Yaoundé |
| 6 | 2DF | Emmanuel Kundé | (1956-07-15)15 July 1956 (aged 31) | Canon Yaoundé |
| 4 | 2DF | Benjamin Massing | (1962-06-20)20 June 1962 (aged 25) | US Creteil |
| 5 | 2DF | Victor Ndip Akem | (1967-08-18)18 August 1967 (aged 20) | Canon Yaounde |
| 20 | 2DF | Charles Ntamark | (1964-07-22)22 July 1964 (aged 23) | Boreham Wood |
| 14 | 2DF | Stephen Tataw | (1963-03-31)31 March 1963 (aged 24) | Tonnerre Yaoundé |
| 2 | 3MF | André Kana-Biyik | (1965-09-01)1 September 1965 (aged 22) | Diamant Yaoundé |
| 8 | 3MF | Emile Mbouh-Mbouh | (1966-05-30)30 May 1966 (aged 21) | Diamant Yaoundé |
| 10 | 3MF | Louis-Paul Mfédé | (1961-02-26)26 February 1961 (aged 27) | Canon Yaoundé |
| 19 | 3MF | Bertin Ollé Ollé | (1961-11-30)30 November 1961 (aged 26) | Tonnerre Yaoundé |
| 18 | 4FW | Bonaventure Djonkep | (1961-08-20)20 August 1961 (aged 26) | Union Douala |
| | 4FW | Eugène Ekéké | (1960-05-30)30 May 1960 (aged 27) | Stade Quimperois |
| 12 | 4FW | Cyril Makanaky | (1965-06-28)28 June 1965 (aged 22) | SC Toulon |
| 17 | 4FW | Jean-Denis Mandengué | | |
| 9 | 4FW | Roger Milla | (1952-05-20)20 May 1952 (aged 35) | Montpellier HSC |
| | 4FW | François Omam-Biyik | (1966-05-21)21 May 1966 (aged 21) | Stade Lavallois |
| 13 | 2DF | Bertin Ebwellé | (1962-09-11)11 September 1962 (aged 25) | Tonnerre Yaoundé |

### Egypt

Coach: Mike Smith
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Thabet El-Batal | (1953-09-16)16 September 1953 (aged 34) | | Al-Ahly |
| 2 | 2DF | Ibrahim Hassan | (1966-08-10)10 August 1966 (aged 21) | | Al Ahly |
| 3 | 2DF | Rabie Yassin | (1960-09-07)7 September 1960 (aged 27) | | Al Ahly |
| 4 | 2DF | Mohamed Omar | (1958-09-03)3 September 1958 (aged 29) | | Al-Ittihad Alexandria |
| 5 | 2DF | Hamada Sedki | (1961-08-25)25 August 1961 (aged 26) | | Al Ahly |
| 6 | 3MF | Ayman Younes | (1964-02-20)20 February 1964 (aged 24) | | Zamalek |
| 7 | 3MF | Ismail Youssef | (1964-06-28)28 June 1964 (aged 23) | | Zamalek |
| 8 | 3MF | Shawky Ghareeb | (1959-02-26)26 February 1959 (aged 29) | | Ghazl El-Mehalla |
| 9 | 4FW | Hossam Hassan | (1966-08-10)10 August 1966 (aged 21) | | Al Ahly |
| 10 | 4FW | Gamal Abdelhamid | (1957-11-24)24 November 1957 (aged 30) | | Zamalek |
| 11 | 4FW | Emad Soliman | (1959-07-23)23 July 1959 (aged 28) | | Ismaily SC |
| 12 | 1GK | Ahmed Shobair | (1960-09-28)28 September 1960 (aged 27) | | Al Ahly |
| 13 | 2DF | Ahmed Ramzy | (1965-10-25)25 October 1965 (aged 22) | 27 | Zamalek |
| 14 | 2DF | Mohamed Saad | | | Al-Ahly |
| 15 | 4FW | Mohamed Ramadan | (1970-11-15)15 November 1970 (aged 17) | | Tersana SC |
| 16 | 2DF | Ashraf Kasem | (1966-07-25)25 July 1966 (aged 21) | | Zamalek |
| 17 | 3MF | Osama Orabi | (1962-01-25)25 January 1962 (aged 26) | | Al Ahly |
| 18 | 3MF | Tarek Soliman | (1962-01-24)24 January 1962 (aged 26) | | Al Masry SC |
| 19 | 2DF | Hesham Yakan | (1962-08-10)10 August 1962 (aged 25) | | Zamalek |
| 20 | 3MF | Tarek Yehia | (1961-09-10)10 September 1961 (aged 26) | | Zamalek |
| 21 | 4FW | Ahmed El-Kass | (1965-07-08)8 July 1965 (aged 22) | 42 | El-Olympi Alexandria |
| 22 | 1GK | Ayman Taher | (1966-01-07)7 January 1966 (aged 22) | ? | Zamalek |

### Kenya

Coach: Chris Makokha
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Washington Muhanji | | Scarlet |
| 1GK | David Ochieng | | Gor Mahia |
| 2DF | Wycliffe Anyangu | | AFC Leopards |
| 2DF | Hassan Juma | | AFC Leopards |
| 2DF | Tobias Ochola | | |
| 2DF | Austin Oduor | | Gor Mahia |
| 2DF | Gabriel Olang | | |
| 2DF | Micky Weche | | AFC Leopards |
| 3MF | George Adembo | | Gor Mahia |
| 3MF | Wilberforce Mulamba | | AFC Leopards |
| 3MF | Douglas Mutua | (1962-05-30)30 May 1962 (aged 25) | Kenya Breweries |
| 3MF | Paul Ochieng | | |
| 3MF | John Okelo | | Gor Mahia |
| 3MF | George Onyango | | |
| 3MF | Sammy Onyango | (1961-03-03)3 March 1961 (aged 27) | Gor Mahia |
| 4FW | Sammy Ayoyi | | |
| 4FW | Peter Dawo | 1964 | Gor Mahia |
| 4FW | Henry Motego | (1964-05-21)21 May 1964 (aged 23) | Shabana Kisii |
| 4FW | David Odhiambo | | |

### Nigeria

Coach: Manfred Honer
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Peter Rufai | (1963-08-24)24 August 1963 (aged 24) | K.S.C. Lokeren |
| 2 | 2DF | Uche Okafor | (1967-08-08)8 August 1967 (aged 20) | ACB Lagos |
| 4 | 2DF | Stephen Keshi | (1962-01-31)31 January 1962 (aged 26) | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
| 5 | 2DF | Yisa Sofoluwe | (1967-12-28)28 December 1967 (aged 20) | Abiola Babes |
| 6 | 3MF | Michael Odu | (1966-02-24)24 February 1966 (aged 22) | |
| 7 | 4FW | Humphrey Edobor | (1966-03-12)12 March 1966 (aged 22) | |
| 8 | 3MF | Samuel Okwaraji | (1964-05-19)19 May 1964 (aged 23) | VfB Stuttgart |
| 10 | 3MF | Henry Nwosu | (1963-06-14)14 June 1963 (aged 24) | ACB Lagos |
| 12 | 2DF | Augustine Eguavoen | (1965-08-19)19 August 1965 (aged 22) | K.A.A. Gent |
| 13 | 2DF | Bright Omokaro | (1965-02-24)24 February 1965 (aged 23) | Flash Flamingoes |
| 14 | 4FW | Rashidi Yekini | (1963-10-23)23 October 1963 (aged 24) | Africa Sports |
| 15 | 2DF | Sunday Eboigbe | (1955-01-30)30 January 1955 (aged 33) | El-Kanemi |
| 16 | 2DF | Andrew Uwe | (1967-10-12)12 October 1967 (aged 20) | Leventis United |
| 17 | 3MF | Folorunso Okenla | (1967-10-09)9 October 1967 (aged 20) | |
| 18 | 4FW | Ndubuisi Okosieme | (1966-09-28)28 September 1966 (aged 21) | Flash Flamingoes |
| | 4FW | Michael Obiku | (1968-09-24)24 September 1968 (aged 19) | Iwuanyanwu Nationale |
| | 4FW | Joseph Oluwole Odegbami | (1962-10-05)5 October 1962 (aged 25) | Plateau United |
| 11 | 3MF | Ademola Adeshina | (1964-06-04)4 June 1964 (aged 23) | Shooting Stars |