# 1968 African Cup of Nations squads

Below is a list of squads used in the 1968 African Cup of Nations.

## Group A
### Algeria

Coach: Lucien Leduc
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Mohamed Abrouk | (1945-11-30)30 November 1945 (aged 22) | CR Belcourt |
| 1GK | Abdelkrim Laribi | (1943-12-25)25 December 1943 (aged 24) | IRB Sougueur |
| 2DF | Ali Attoui | (1942-01-21)21 January 1942 (aged 25) | Hamra Annaba |
| 2DF | Boubekeur Belbekri (captain) | (1942-01-07)7 January 1942 (aged 26) | USM Alger |
| 2DF | Ahmed Bouden | (1938-12-04)4 December 1938 (aged 29) | Hamra Annaba |
| 2DF | Messaoud Belloucif | (1940-11-30)30 November 1940 (aged 27) | AS Khroub |
| 2DF | Lakhdar Bouyahi | (1946-01-21)21 January 1946 (aged 21) | NA Hussein Dey |
| 2DF | Kamel Lemoui | (1939-07-10)10 July 1939 (aged 28) | CR Belcourt |
| 3MF | Djilali Abdi | (1943-11-25)25 November 1943 (aged 24) | USM Bel Abbès |
| 3MF | Hacène Djemaâ | (1942-01-06)6 January 1942 (aged 26) | CR Belcourt |
| 3MF | Abdellah Kechra | (1945-01-31)31 January 1945 (aged 22) | ASM Oran |
| 3MF | Djilali Selmi | (1946-09-04)4 September 1946 (aged 21) | CR Belcourt |
| 3MF | Mustapha Seridi | (1941-04-18)18 April 1941 (aged 26) | ES Guelma |
| 3MF | Hacène Lalmas | (1943-03-12)12 March 1943 (aged 24) | CR Belcourt |
| 4FW | Boualem Amirouche | (1942-10-01)1 October 1942 (aged 25) | RC Kouba |
| 4FW | Kamel Beroudji | (1945-09-09)9 September 1945 (aged 22) | OM Ruisseau |
| 4FW | Achour Louahdi | (1938-03-14)14 March 1938 (aged 29) | CR Belcourt |
| 4FW | Noureddine Hachouf | (1940-05-10)10 May 1940 (aged 27) | ES Guelma |
| 4FW | Mokhtar Kalem | (1944-10-10)10 October 1944 (aged 23) | CR Belcourt |
| 4FW | Hamid Belabbes | (1942-07-16)16 July 1942 (aged 25) | MC Oran |

### Ethiopia

Coach: Ferenc Szűcs
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Getachew "Dula" Abebe | | Saint George SC |
| 1GK | Amdemichael Gebreselassie | | EEPCO FC |
| 2DF | Abraha Araya | | Embasoira FC |
| 2DF | Wolde-Manuel Fesseha | | Saint George SC |
| 2DF | Bekure-Tsion Gebrehiwot | | Hamasien FC |
| 2DF | Berhe Goitom | | EEPCO FC |
| 2DF | Awad Mohammed (captain) | | Saint George SC |
| 3MF | Luciano Vassallo | (1935-08-15)15 August 1935 (aged 32) | Cotton Factory Club |
| 3MF | Girma Asmerom | | Dagnew |
| 3MF | Mengistu Worku | (1940-01-01)1 January 1940 (aged 28) | Saint George SC |
| 3MF | Kiflom Araya | | Ethiopian Airlines FC |
| 4FW | Shewangizaw Agonafer | | Saint George SC |
| 4FW | Getachew Wolde | | Cotton Factory Club |
| 4FW | Abdulrahman Abdalla | | Hamasien FC |
| 3MF | Haile Tesfa-Gabre | | Tele SC |
| 2DF | Bereket Amdemichael | | Hamasien FC |
| 3MF | Tekeda Alemu | | Saint George SC |
| 2DF | Getachew Gelashe | | Ethio-Cement |
| 4FW | Haile Abebe Woldegiorgis | | Mekuria |
| 2DF | Eshetu -Tsion Gebrehiwot | | Saint George SC |
| 3MF | Getachew Abdo | | Saint George SC |
| 4FW | Gebre-Medhin Tesfaye | | Tele SC |

### Ivory Coast

Coach: Paul Gévaudan
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Jean Keita | | ASEC Mimosas |
| 2DF | Joseph Niankoury | | Africa Sports |
| 3MF | François Zady | | Stade d'Abidjan |
| 2DF | Henri Konan | 1937 | Stade d'Abidjan |
| 3MF | Mathias Diagou | | Stade d'Abidjan |
| 3MF | Jean-Louis Bozon | | Stella Club |
| 3MF | Christophe Bazo | | ASEC Mimosas |
| 2DF | Séry Wawa | 1943 | Africa Sports |
| 2DF | Yapobi | | |
| 3MF | Joseph Bléziri | | SC Bastia |
| 4FW | Eustache Manglé | | ASEC Mimosas |
| 4FW | François Tahi | (1950-05-28)28 May 1950 (aged 17) | Stade d'Abidjan |
| 4FW | Laurent Pokou | (1947-08-10)10 August 1947 (aged 20) | ASEC Mimosas |
| 4FW | Kouadio Dominique Yovan | | ASEC Mimosas |
| 3MF | Ernest Kallet Bialy | 1943 | Africa Sports |
| 4FW | Maurice Déhi | 1944 | Stade d'Abidjan |
| 4FW | Apollinaire N'Zi | | Stella Club |

### Uganda

Coach: Robert Kiberu
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Joseph Masajjage | | Express FC |
| 1GK | George Bukenya | | Coffee United |
| 2DF | James Lukwago | | Express FC |
| 2DF | Ibrahim Dafala | (1935-02-02)2 February 1935 (aged 32) | Express FC |
| 2DF | David Otti | 1940 | Coffee United |
| 2DF | Ben Ezaga | | Prisons FC |
| 3MF | Steven Baraza | | Prisons FC |
| 3MF | Parry Oketch (captain) | | Prisons FC |
| 3MF | John Ddibya | | Army FC |
| 4FW | Philip Polly Ouma | | Army FC |
| 4FW | Swalleh Wasswa | | Army FC |
| 4FW | Denis Obua | (1947-06-13)13 June 1947 (aged 20) | Police FC |
| 3MF | Kefa Lori | | Prisons FC |
| 3MF | Peter Okee | | Prisons FC |
| 2DF | Benjamin Ashe Mukasa | | Coffee United |
| 3MF | Francis Kulabigwo | | Coffee United |

## Group B
### Congo-Brazzaville

Coach: Paul Ebondzibato
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Maxime Matsima | (1940-11-18)18 November 1940 (aged 27) | Diables Noirs |
| 1GK | Joseph Ngassaki | (1941-11-08)8 November 1941 (aged 26) | CARA Brazzaville |
| 1GK | Paul Tandou | (1947-07-13)13 July 1947 (aged 20) | Diables Noirs |
| 2DF | Louis Akouala | 1942 | Étoile du Congo |
| 2DF | Adolphe "Amoyen" Bibandzoulou | | Diables Noirs |
| 2DF | Serge-Samuel Boukaka | 1942 | Étoile du Congo |
| 2DF | Alphonse Niangou | | Standard Liège |
| 3MF | Maurice "Fontaine" Ondzola | | Abeilles FC |
| 3MF | Germain "Jadot" Dzabana | (1944-12-11)11 December 1944 (aged 23) | Diables Noirs |
| 3MF | Marcel Koko | | Étoile du Congo |
| 3MF | Michel "Chine" Miéré | | Patronage Sainte-Anne |
| 4FW | Emile Batoukeba | | Étoile du Congo |
| 4FW | Jean-Chrysostome Bikouri | | Diables Noirs |
| 4FW | Jean-Bernard "Mulélé" Foundoux | (1943-10-16)16 October 1943 (aged 24) | Patronage Sainte-Anne |
| 4FW | Jean "Jeannot" Foutika | | CARA Brazzaville |
| 4FW | Jean-Michel "Sorcier" M'Bono | (1946-01-27)27 January 1946 (aged 21) | Étoile du Congo |
| 4FW | Jean-Michel "Excellent" Ongagna | (1945-07-11)11 July 1945 (aged 22) | Étoile du Congo |
| 3MF | Maurice "Lipopo" Filankembo | | Patronage Sainte-Anne |
| 2DF | Christophe Ombelle | | Patronage Sainte-Anne |
| 2DF | François Poaty | | Vita Club Mokanda |
| 3MF | Léon Tchikaya | | Étoile du Congo |

### Congo-Kinshasa

Coach: Ferenc Csanádi
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Robert Kazadi | (1947-03-06)6 March 1947 (aged 20) | TP Englebert |
| 1GK | Bernard Matumona | | FC Himalaya |
| 1GK | Augustin "Souplesse" Ebengo | | CS Imana |
| 2DF | Salomon "Général" Mange | | AS Vita Club |
| 2DF | Elias Tshimanga | | US Kipushi |
| 2DF | Pierre Katumba | 1945 | TP Englebert |
| 2DF | Albert Mwanza | (1945-12-17)17 December 1945 (aged 22) | TP Englebert |
| 3MF | Jean Kembo | (1947-12-27)27 December 1947 (aged 20) | AS Vita Club |
| 3MF | Raoul Kidumu | (1946-11-17)17 November 1946 (aged 21) | Diables Rouges de Thysville |
| 3MF | Joseph Kibonge | (1945-02-12)12 February 1945 (aged 22) | AS Vita Club |
| 4FW | Pierre Kalala | (1939-11-22)22 November 1939 (aged 28) | TP Englebert |
| 4FW | Pierre Mwana Kasongo | (1938-10-10)10 October 1938 (aged 29) | CS Imana |
| 4FW | Léon Mungamuni | (1947-03-24)24 March 1947 (aged 20) | FC Nomades |
| 2DF | Albert Bilengi | | |
| 3MF | Ignace "Pelé" Muwawa | | CS Imana |
| 3MF | Nicodème Kabamba (captain) | (1936-07-29)29 July 1936 (aged 31) | CS Imana |
| 3MF | Ernest "Roi Saïo" Mokili | (1945-06-03)3 June 1945 (aged 22) | AS Dragons |
| 2DF | Paul Mbuli | | FC Himalaya |
| 4FW | Albert Mwila | | AS Dragons |
| 3MF | Emmanuel Ngenyibungi | | Union St-Gilloise |
| 4FW | Philippe Mvukani | | AS Dragons |
| 4FW | Freddy Mulongo | (1939-03-09)9 March 1939 (aged 28) | CS Imana |
| 2DF | Simon "Lemons" Lembi | | FC Mikado |

### Ghana

Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Jon Bortey Noawy | (1939-06-13)13 June 1939 (aged 28) | Great Olympics |
| 1GK | Robert Mensah | (1939-06-12)12 June 1939 (aged 28) | Asante Kotoko |
| 1GK | Emmanuel Anue Kofie | (1941-02-10)10 February 1941 (aged 26) | Asante Kotoko |
| 2DF | Charles Addo Odametey (captain) | (1937-02-23)23 February 1937 (aged 30) | Hearts of Oak |
| 2DF | Tetteh Bukey | | Great Olympics |
| 2DF | Franklin Crentsil | | Real Republicans |
| 2DF | John Eshun | (1942-07-17)17 July 1942 (aged 25) | Sekondi Hasaacas |
| 2DF | Ben Kusi | (1939-06-01)1 June 1939 (aged 28) | Asante Kotoko |
| 3MF | Oliver Acquah | (1946-03-22)22 March 1946 (aged 21) | Asante Kotoko |
| 3MF | Edward Boye | 1946 | Great Olympics |
| 3MF | Joseph Ghartey | (1943-06-27)27 June 1943 (aged 24) | Hearts of Oak |
| 3MF | Osei Kofi | (1940-06-03)3 June 1940 (aged 27) | Asante Kotoko |
| 3MF | Frank Odoi | (1943-02-23)23 February 1943 (aged 24) | Great Olympics |
| 3MF | Ibrahim Sunday | (1944-07-22)22 July 1944 (aged 23) | Asante Kotoko |
| 3MF | Joseph Wilson | (1939-12-02)2 December 1939 (aged 28) | Asante Kotoko |
| 4FW | Robert Foley | (1943-10-16)16 October 1943 (aged 24) | Hearts of Oak |
| 4FW | Amusa Gbadamosi | (1942-04-15)15 April 1942 (aged 25) | Hearts of Oak |
| 4FW | Malik Jabir | (1944-12-08)8 December 1944 (aged 23) | Asante Kotoko |
| 4FW | Cecil Jones Attuquayefio | (1944-10-18)18 October 1944 (aged 23) | Great Olympics |
| 4FW | Wilberforce Mfum | (1936-08-28)28 August 1936 (aged 31) | Asante Kotoko |
| 4FW | Sammy Sampene | (1942-12-18)18 December 1942 (aged 25) | Asante Kotoko |

### Senegal

Coach:Lamine Diack
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Amady Thiam | | ASC Jeanne d'Arc |
| 1GK | Toumani Diallo* | | Foyer France Sénégal |
| 2DF | Moustapha Dieng (captain) | (1942-04-09)9 April 1942 (aged 25) | ASC Jeanne d'Arc |
| 2DF | Issa Mbaye | | Foyer France Sénégal |
| 2DF | Djibril Alioune "Petit" Guèye | | Réveil de Saint-Louis |
| 3MF | Louis Camara | | Espoirs de Dakar |
| 3MF | Louis Gomis | (1945-05-25)25 May 1945 (aged 22) | Foyer France Sénégal |
| 4FW | Baye Moussé Paye | | US Gorée |
| 4FW | Yatma Diouck | (1943-07-04)4 July 1943 (aged 24) | Réveil de Saint-Louis |
| 2DF | Yérim Diagne | 1943 | Réveil de Saint-Louis |
| 4FW | Mohamed "Doudou" Diongue | (1946-03-30)30 March 1946 (aged 21) | Espoirs de Dakar |
| 3MF | Abdoulaye Ndiaye | | |
| 4FW | Moustapha "Yatma" Diop | | Amiens SC |
| 3MF | Insa Diagne | | Espoir de Saint-Louis |
* Toumani Diallo was injured shortly before the tournament, and perhaps didn't travel with the squad.