# 1982 African Cup of Nations squads

Below is a list of squads used in the 1982 African Cup of Nations.

## Group A
### Cameroon

Coach: Branko Žutić
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| | 1GK | Thomas Nkono | (1955-07-20)20 July 1955 (aged 26) | Canon Yaoundé |
| | 2DF | Ibrahim Aoudou | (1955-08-23)23 August 1955 (aged 26) | Cannes |
| | 2DF | Edmond Enoka | (1955-12-17)17 December 1955 (aged 26) | Dragon Douala |
| | 2DF | Emmanuel Kundé | (1956-07-15)15 July 1956 (aged 25) | Canon Yaoundé |
| | 2DF | René Ndjeya | (1953-10-09)9 October 1953 (aged 28) | Union Douala |
| | 2DF | François Ndoumbé | (1954-01-30)30 January 1954 (aged 28) | Union Douala |
| | 2DF | Elie Onana | (1951-10-13)13 October 1951 (aged 30) | Federal Foumban |
| | 3MF | Théophile Abega | (1954-07-09)9 July 1954 (aged 27) | Canon Yaoundé |
| | 3MF | Joseph Enanga | (1958-08-28)28 August 1958 (aged 23) | Union Douala |
| 8 | 3MF | Grégoire Mbida | (1952-01-27)27 January 1952 (aged 30) | Canon Yaoundé |
| | 3MF | Ephrem Mbom | (1955-10-19)19 October 1955 (aged 26) | Canon Yaoundé |
| | 3MF | Charles Toubé | (1958-01-22)22 January 1958 (aged 24) | Tonnerre Yaoundé |
| | 4FW | Bonaventure Djonkep | (1961-08-20)20 August 1961 (aged 20) | Union Douala |
| | 4FW | Ernest Ebongué | (1962-05-15)15 May 1962 (aged 19) | Tonnerre Yaoundé |
| | 4FW | Eugène Ekoulé | | Union Douala |
| | 4FW | Roger Milla | (1952-05-20)20 May 1952 (aged 29) | Bastia |
| 18 | 4FW | Jacques N'Guea | (1955-01-08)8 January 1955 (aged 27) | Canon Yaoundé |

### Ghana

Coach: Charles Gyamfi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Joseph Carr | | Asante Kotoko |
| | 2DF | Haruna Yusif | | Asante Kotoko |
| | 2DF | Charles Kwame Sampson | | Hasaacas |
| | 2DF | Sampson "Gaddafi" Lamptey | | Hearts of Oak |
| | 2DF | Seth Ampadu | | Asante Kotoko |
| | 1GK | John Baker | | Eleven Wise |
| | 3MF | John Essien | | Hasaacas |
| 13 | 4FW | Emmanuel Quarshie (c) | | Zamalek |
| 9 | 4FW | Opoku Afriyie | | Asante Kotoko |
| | 3MF | Opoku Nti | (1961-01-23)23 January 1961 (aged 21) | Asante Kotoko |
| | 4FW | George Alhassan | | FC 105 |
| | 3MF | Windsor Kofi Abbrey | | Hasaacas |
| | 3MF | Acquaye Mclean | | Great Olympics |
| | 2DF | Akwasi Appiah | | Asante Kotoko |
| | 2DF | Hesse Odamtten | | Hearts of Oak |
| 8 | 2DF | Isaac Paha | | Hasaacas |
| | 3MF | Albert Asaase | | Asante Kotoko |
| | 3MF | Abedi Pele | (1964-11-05)5 November 1964 (aged 17) | Real Tamale United |
| | 4FW | Ben Kayede | | Great Olympics |
| | 3MF | Kofi Badu | | Asante Kotoko |
| | 3MF | John Bannerman | | Asante Kotoko |
| 22 | 1GK | Michael Owusu Mensah | | Okwahu United |

### Libya

Coach: Bela Gutal
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1 | 1GK | Ramzy Al-Kouafi | | Al-Ahly Benghazi SC |
| 21 | 1GK | Mesbah Shanqab | 1963 | Al-Ahly Tripoli SC |
| 2 | 2DF | Sassi Al-Ajeli | 1960 | Al-Madina SC |
| 4 | 2DF | Mehdi Al-Kharef | | Al Dhahra SC |
| 5 | 2DF | Saleh Sola | 1955 | Al-Ahly Tripoli SC |
| 3 | 2DF | Ali Musa Al-Beshari | 1962 | Al-Ahly Benghazi SC |
| 14 | 2DF | Abdallah Zeiyu | 1958 | Al-Hilal Benghazi SC |
| 15 | 3MF | Mohamed Majdoub | | |
| 18 | 3MF | Abdel Razak Al-Farjani | | Al Dhahra SC |
| 9 | 4FW | Abdel Razak Jaranah | | Al-Wahda SC |
| 6 | 3MF | Suleiman Omar | 1959 | Al-Ittihad Club |
| 12 | 3MF | Abubaker Ben-Suleiman | | |
| 10 | 3MF | Fawzi Al-Issawi | (1960-02-27)27 February 1960 (aged 22) | Al-Nasr Club |
| 8 | 3MF | Abdel Fatah Al-Farjani | | Al Dhahra SC |
| 11 | 3MF | Abdel Salam Al-Maghribi | | Al-Madina SC |
| 16 | 3MF | Salem Al-Jehani | | |
| 17 | 4FW | Abdel Moneim Ghonaïm | 1953 | Darnes SC |
| 7 | 4FW | Faraj Al-Bor'osi | 1960 | Al-Nasr Club |
| 13 | 4FW | Mohammad Al-Teer | | |
| 19 | 4FW | Basheer Al-Rayani | 1955 | Al-Ittihad Club |
| 20 | 3MF | Abubaker Ben Brahim | | Al-Ahly Tripoli SC |
| 22 | 2DF | Mahfod Al-Hadi | | |

### Tunisia

Coach: Ryszard Kulesza
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| | 1GK | Kamel Karia | (1950-12-12)12 December 1950 (aged 31) | ES Tunis |
| | 1GK | Mokhtar Naili | (1953-09-03)3 September 1953 (aged 28) | Club Africain |
| | 2DF | Hachemi Ouahchi | (1960-12-25)25 December 1960 (aged 21) | ES Sahel |
| | 2DF | Abdelhamid Kanzari | | ES Tunis |
| | 2DF | Khaled Ben Yahia | (1959-11-12)12 November 1959 (aged 22) | ES Tunis |
| | 2DF | Ali Kaabi | (1953-11-15)15 November 1953 (aged 28) | CO Médenine |
| | 2DF | Amor Jebali | (1956-12-24)24 December 1956 (aged 25) | AS Marsa |
| 10 | 3MF | Tarak Dhiab | (1954-07-15)15 July 1954 (aged 27) | ES Tunis |
| | 3MF | Kamel Seddik | | CS Hammam-Lif |
| | 3MF | Lotfi Hsoumi | | ES Sahel |
| | 4FW | Riadh Fahem | | ES Tunis |
| | 3MF | Kamel Gabsi | | ES Sahel |
| | 4FW | Lassaad Abdelli | (1960-09-18)18 September 1960 (aged 21) | Club Africain |
| | 4FW | Samir Ben Messaoud | | AS Marsa |
| | 2DF | Abderrazek Chebbi | | |
| | 4FW | Hamadi Chergui | | |
| | 4FW | Mohamed Hedi Gomri | | |

## Group B
### Algeria

Coach: Mahieddine Khalef
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1 | 1GK | Mehdi Cerbah | (1953-01-03)3 January 1953 (aged 29) | RS Kouba |
| 2 | 2DF | Rabah Djenadi | (1959-06-03)3 June 1959 (aged 22) | JH Djazaïr |
| 3 | 2DF | Mustapha Kouici | (1954-04-16)16 April 1954 (aged 27) | CM Belcourt |
| 4 | 2DF | Meziane Ighil | (1954-01-12)12 January 1954 (aged 28) | MA Hussein Dey |
| 5 | 2DF | Chaabane Merzekane | (1959-03-08)8 March 1959 (aged 22) | MA Hussein Dey |
| 6 | 3MF | Ali Bencheikh | (1955-01-09)9 January 1955 (aged 27) | MP Alger |
| 7 | 4FW | Salah Assad | (1958-06-10)10 June 1958 (aged 23) | RS Kouba |
| 8 | 3MF | Ali Fergani (c) | (1952-09-21)21 September 1952 (aged 29) | JE Tizi-Ouzou |
| 9 | 3MF | Mohamed Saïd Amokrane | (1957-01-25)25 January 1957 (aged 25) | USM Ain Beida |
| 10 | 3MF | Lakhdar Belloumi | (1958-12-29)29 December 1958 (aged 23) | GCR Mascara |
| 11 | 4FW | Rabah Madjer | (1958-12-15)15 December 1958 (aged 23) | MA Hussein Dey |
| 12 | 2DF | Salah Larbès | (1952-09-16)16 September 1952 (aged 29) | JE Tizi-Ouzou |
| 13 | 3MF | Hocine Yahi | (1960-04-25)25 April 1960 (aged 21) | CM Belcourt |
| 14 | 4FW | Djamel Zidane | (1955-04-28)28 April 1955 (aged 26) | KV Kortrijk |
| 15 | 3MF | Lyes Bahbouh | (1957-04-06)6 April 1957 (aged 24) | JE Tizi-Ouzou |
| 16 | 4FW | Ahmed Aït El-Hocine | (1957-06-30)30 June 1957 (aged 24) | MA Hussein Dey |
| 17 | 2DF | Abdelkader Horr | (1953-11-10)10 November 1953 (aged 28) | MA Hussein Dey |
| 18 | 3MF | Mohamed Kaci Said | (1958-05-02)2 May 1958 (aged 23) | RS Kouba |
| 19 | 2DF | Redouane Drici | (1959-03-07)7 March 1959 (aged 22) | RS Kouba |
| 20 | 4FW | Mohamed Kheloufi | (1959-05-12)12 May 1959 (aged 22) | JH Djazaïr |
| 21 | 1GK | Mourad Amara | (1959-02-19)19 February 1959 (aged 23) | JE Tizi-Ouzou |
| 22 | 1GK | Yacine Bentalaa | (1955-09-24)24 September 1955 (aged 26) | RS Kouba |

### Ethiopia

Coach: Mengistu Worku
| Pos. | Player |
| 1GK | Tesfaye Gibru |
| 1GK | Kebret Lemma |
| 2DF | Ejigu Mulualem |
| 2DF | Taffesse Tamerat |
| 2DF | Tesfaye Kebede |
| 2DF | Urge Ayele |
| 3MF | Goshu Hailu |
| 3MF | Mondemu Bekele Ermias |
| 2DF | Demissie Tagnachew |
| 4FW | Dagnew Tesfamichael |
| 2DF | Solomon Asefa |
| 4FW | Gebre Nigussie |
| 3MF | Teka Kassahun |
| 4FW | Christos Tefera |
| | Abreha Girma |
| 4FW | Aberra Hadish |

### Nigeria

Coach: Otto Glória
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| | 1GK | Peter Fregene | (1947-05-17)17 May 1947 (aged 34) | Lagos ECN |
| | 1GK | Best Ogedegbe | (1954-09-03)3 September 1954 (aged 27) | Shooting Stars F.C. |
| 12 | 2DF | Ademola Adeshina | (1964-06-04)4 June 1964 (aged 17) | |
| | 2DF | Tunde Bamidele | (1953-05-13)13 May 1953 (aged 28) | |
| | 2DF | Leotis Boateng | (1951-03-08)8 March 1951 (aged 30) | |
| | 2DF | Stephen Keshi | (1962-01-31)31 January 1962 (aged 20) | New Nigeria Bank |
| | 2DF | Charles Yantchio | | |
| | 3MF | Mudashiru Lawal | (1954-06-08)8 June 1954 (aged 27) | Shooting Stars F.C. |
| 10 | 3MF | Henry Nwosu | (1963-06-14)14 June 1963 (aged 18) | New Nigeria Bank |
| | 3MF | Okey Isima | (1956-08-24)24 August 1956 (aged 25) | |
| | 3MF | Sylvanus Okpala | (1961-09-03)3 September 1961 (aged 20) | Enugu Rangers |
| | 3MF | Felix Owolabi | (1956-01-24)24 January 1956 (aged 26) | |
| 9 | 4FW | Emmanuel Osigwe | (1952-04-06)6 April 1952 (aged 29) | |
| 20 | 4FW | Richard Owubokiri | (1961-06-16)16 June 1961 (aged 20) | ACB Lagos |
| | | Adegoke Adelabu | | |
| | 3MF | Anthony Orji | | |
| | 4FW | Fatai Yekini | | |

### Zambia

Coach: Ted Dumitru replaced by Ante Bušelić
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Michael Bwalya | | Green Buffaloes |
| 1GK | Ghost Mulenga | (1954-01-06)6 January 1954 (aged 28) | Red Arrows |
| 1GK | Emmanuel Mwape | (1950-01-06)6 January 1950 (aged 32) | Nkana Red Devils |
| 2DF | Jones Chilengi | (1955-01-30)30 January 1955 (aged 27) | Green Buffaloes |
| 2DF | Kaiser Kalambo | (1953-06-06)6 June 1953 (aged 28) | Ndola United |
| 2DF | Milton Muke | (1951-06-10)10 June 1951 (aged 30) | Green Buffaloes |
| 2DF | Emmy Musonda | | Green Buffaloes |
| 2DF | Michael Musonda | | Power Dynamos |
| 3MF | Alex Chola | (1956-06-06)6 June 1956 (aged 25) | Power Dynamos |
| 3MF | Aaron Njovu | | Red Arrows |
| 3MF | Willie Phiri | (1953-06-03)3 June 1953 (aged 28) | Nchanga Rangers |
| 3MF | Jericho Shinde | | Rhokana United |
| 4FW | Jack Chanda | | Roan United |
| 4FW | Fanny Hangunyu | | Red Arrows |
| 4FW | Peter Kaumba | (1958-03-31)31 March 1958 (aged 23) | Power Dynamos |
| 4FW | Ashious Melu | (1957-06-06)6 June 1957 (aged 24) | Mufulira Wanderers |
| 4FW | Patrick Phiri | (1956-05-03)3 May 1956 (aged 25) | Red Arrows |
| 4FW | Pele Kaimana | | Green Buffaloes |
| 2DF | John Kalusa | | Rhokana United |
| 3MF | Chris Kaoma | | Green Buffaloes |
| 4FW | Godfrey Munshya | | Kabwe Warriors |
| 2DF | Fabiano Mwaba | | Kabwe United |