# 1972 Palestine Cup of Nations squads

Below are the squads for the 1972 Palestine Cup of Nations, hosted in Iraq, and which took place between 1 and 25 January 1972.

## Group A
### Egypt

Head coach:
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Hassan Mokhtar | (1944-01-26)26 January 1944 (aged 27) | Ismaily SC |
| 1GK | Hassan Ali | | Tersana SC |
| 2DF | El-Bouri | | El-Olympi |
| 2DF | Mohamed El-Seyagui | (1949-01-20)20 January 1949 (aged 22) | Ghazl El-Mahalla |
| 2DF | Mimi Darwish | (1942-03-20)20 March 1942 (aged 29) | Ismaily SC |
| 2DF | Bobbo | | Al-Ittihad Alexandria |
| 2DF | Mohamed Tawfik | | Zamalek SC |
| 3MF | Farouk Gaafar | (1952-09-29)29 September 1952 (aged 19) | Zamalek SC |
| 3MF | Farouk ُEl-Sayed | | Zamalek SC |
| 3MF | Shehta El-Iskandarani | | Al-Ittihad Alexandria |
| 4FW | Hassan El-Shazly | (1943-11-13)13 November 1943 (aged 28) | Tersana SC |
| 4FW | Moustafa Reyadh | (1941-04-05)5 April 1941 (aged 30) | Tersana SC |
| 3MF | Mohammed Abo El-Ezz | | Tersana SC |
| 4FW | Abdel Aziz Abdel Shafy | (1952-12-25)25 December 1952 (aged 19) | Al-Ahly |
| 4FW | Mohamed El-Tarafawi | | El-Olympi |
| 4FW | Mohamed Omasha | | Ghazl El-Mahalla |
| 4FW | Adel El-Bably | | Al-Ittihad Alexandria |
| 4FW | Ali Abo Greisha | (1948-11-29)29 November 1948 (aged 23) | Ismaily SC |
| 4FW | Sayed "Bazouka" Abdelrazak | (1946-07-01)1 July 1946 (aged 25) | Ismaily SC |
| 4FW | Farouk El-Sayed | (1944-10-18)18 October 1944 (aged 27) | Zamalek SC |

### Iraq

Head coach: Adil Basher
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Sattar Khalaf | | Al-Shorta |
| 1GK | Jalal Abdul-Rahman | | Al-Zawra'a |
| 2DF | Abd Kadhim | | Al-Zawra'a |
| 2DF | Douglas Aziz | (1942-01-01)1 January 1942 (aged 30) | Al-Shorta |
| 2DF | Sahib Khazaal | | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 2DF | Mujbil Fartoos | | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 2DF | Sbaiah Abd Ali | | Al-Mina'a |
| 3MF | Shamil Kamil | | |
| 3MF | Abdel Samad Asad | | |
| 3MF | Shidrak Yousif | | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 3MF | Abdel-Razzak Ahmed | | |
| 4FW | Ali Kadhim | (1949-01-01)1 January 1949 (aged 23) | Al-Zawra'a |
| 4FW | Sabah Hatem | | Al-Shorta |
| 4FW | Riad Noori | | Al-Shorta |
| 4FW | Falah Hassan | (1951-07-01)1 July 1951 (aged 20) | Al-Zawra'a |
| 3MF | Salah Ibrahim | | |
| 4FW | Sabah Noori | | |
| 3MF | Qasim Mohamed | | |
| 3MF | Jamal Salih | | |

### Libya
## Group B
### Algeria

Head coach: Rachid Mekhloufi
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Salah Hanchi | (1946-07-27)27 July 1946 (aged 25) | CS Constantine |
| 1GK | Kamel Tahir | (1945-01-11)11 January 1945 (aged 26) | JS Kabylie |
| 2DF | Mohamed Khedis | (1952-02-29)29 February 1952 (aged 19) | NA Hussein Dey |
| 2DF | Mohamed Madani | (1945-05-23)23 May 1945 (aged 26) | OMR El Annasser |
| 2DF | Miloud Salhi | (1951-07-20)20 July 1951 (aged 20) | USM Bel Abbès |
| 2DF | Tahar Benferhat | (1944-03-23)23 March 1944 (aged 27) | JSM Tiaret |
| 3MF | Ahmed Amar | (1951-06-23)23 June 1951 (aged 20) | USM Bel Abbès |
| 3MF | Mourad Barkat | (1950-06-20)20 June 1950 (aged 21) | MO Constantine |
| 3MF | Mustapha Dahleb | (1952-02-08)8 February 1952 (aged 19) | CS Sedan |
| 3MF | Abdelhafid Fendi | (1951-05-29)29 May 1951 (aged 20) | MO Constantine |
| 3MF | Mohand Chérif Hannachi | (1950-04-02)2 April 1950 (aged 21) | JS Kabylie |
| 3MF | Abdelhamid Salhi | (1947-08-27)27 August 1947 (aged 24) | ES Sétif |
| 3MF | Youcef Zender | (1950-09-12)12 September 1950 (aged 21) | MSP Batna |
| 4FW | Omar Betrouni | (1949-11-03)3 November 1949 (aged 22) | MC Alger |
| 4FW | Rabah Gamouh | (1952-01-21)21 January 1952 (aged 19) | MO Constantine |
| 4FW | Rachid Dali | (1947-12-30)30 December 1947 (aged 24) | JSM Béjaïa |
| 4FW | Abdelmadjid Krokro | (1951-05-29)29 May 1951 (aged 20) | MO Constantine |
| 4FW | Abdelhalim Belkaïm | (1941-09-29)29 September 1941 (aged 30) | |

### Palestine

Head coach:
| No. | Player |
| 1 | Ali El Sharaw |
| 2 | Houssain Atyeh |
| 8 | Ibrahim Mahher |
| 10 | Fady Chourr |