# 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations squads

The following is a list of squads for each national team competing at the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. The tournament took place in Morocco from 24 June to 8 July 2023. It was the fourth U-23 age group competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The 8 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of maximum 26 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2001 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
The full squad listings are below. The age listed for each player is on 24 June 2023, the first day of the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team.
Players marked in boldface have been capped at full international level.

## Group A
### Congo

Head coach: Cyril Ndonga

### Ghana

Head coach: Ibrahim Tanko
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Ibrahim Danlad | (2002-12-02)2 December 2002 (aged 20) | Asante Kotoko |
| 2 | 2DF | Godfred Poku Wakii | (2003-10-16)16 October 2003 (aged 19) | Aduana Stars |
| 3 | 4FW | Ernest Nuamah | (2003-11-01)1 November 2003 (aged 19) | Nordsjælland |
| 4 | 2DF | Samuel Abbey-Ashie Quaye | (2001-04-14)14 April 2001 (aged 22) | Accra Great Olympics |
| 5 | 2DF | Nathaniel Adjei | (2002-08-21)21 August 2002 (aged 20) | Hammarby |
| 6 | 3MF | Emmanuel Essiam | (2003-12-19)19 December 2003 (aged 19) | Basel |
| 7 | 2DF | Terry Yegbe | (2001-01-25)25 January 2001 (aged 22) | SJK |
| 8 | 3MF | Dominic Nsobila | (2002-12-19)19 December 2002 (aged 20) | Accra Lions |
| 9 | 4FW | Godwin Bentil | (2001-01-30)30 January 2001 (aged 22) | Niort |
| 10 | 4FW | Issahaku Fatawu | (2004-03-08)8 March 2004 (aged 19) | Sporting CP |
| 11 | 4FW | Emmanuel Yeboah | (2003-02-25)25 February 2003 (aged 20) | Cluj |
| 12 | 4FW | Zubairu Ibrahim | (2004-06-02)2 June 2004 (aged 19) | Jedinstvo |
| 13 | 1GK | Jordan Amissah | (2001-08-02)2 August 2001 (aged 21) | Sheffield United |
| 14 | 2DF | Aaron Essel | (2005-07-30)30 July 2005 (aged 17) | Bechem United |
| 15 | 2DF | David Oppong Afrane | (2002-12-03)3 December 2002 (aged 20) | King Faisal Babes |
| 16 | 1GK | Haruna Aziz Dari | (2001-05-23)23 May 2001 (aged 22) | Bechem United |
| 17 | 3MF | Sylvester Simba | (2001-07-29)29 July 2001 (aged 21) | Dreams |
| 18 | 4FW | Daniel Afriyie | (2001-06-26)26 June 2001 (aged 21) | Zürich |
| 19 | 3MF | Hafiz Ibrahim | (2002-05-10)10 May 2002 (aged 21) | Attram de Visser |
| 20 | 3MF | Salim Adams | (2002-10-11)11 October 2002 (aged 20) | Cincinnati |
| 21 | 3MF | Abass Samari Salifu | (2004-07-02)2 July 2004 (aged 18) | Accra Lions |
| 22 | 2DF | Augustine Randolf | (2001-03-26)26 March 2001 (aged 22) | Karela United |
| 23 | 2DF | Ebenezer Adade | (2002-05-26)26 May 2002 (aged 21) | Dreams |
| 24 | 2DF | Edmund Arko-Mensah | (2001-09-09)9 September 2001 (aged 21) | Honka |
| 25 | 4FW | Emmanuel Appau | (2002-05-04)4 May 2002 (aged 21) | Bibiani Gold Stars |

### Guinea

Head coach: Morlaye Cissé
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Lassana Diakhaby | (2004-05-01) 1 May 2004 (age 20) | Valenciennes |
| 2 | 2DF | Chérif Camara | (2002-10-21)21 October 2002 (aged 20) | Hafia |
| 3 | 3MF | Seydouba Cissé | (2001-03-10)10 March 2001 (aged 22) | Leganés |
| 4 | 3MF | Mohamed Lamine Soumah | (2002-07-07)7 July 2002 (aged 20) | Chartres |
| 5 | 2DF | Bangaly Cissé | (2002-12-28)28 December 2002 (aged 20) | SOAR |
| 6 | 3MF | Fodé Camara | (2002-06-23)23 June 2002 (aged 21) | Horoya |
| 7 | 4FW | Alseny Soumah | (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22) | Horoya |
| 8 | 3MF | Ibrahima Breze Fofana | (2002-08-15)15 August 2002 (aged 20) | Hammarby |
| 9 | 4FW | Saran Mamoudou Kanté | (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22) | Fello Star |
| 10 | 4FW | Momo Cissé | (2002-10-17)17 October 2002 (aged 20) | Stuttgart |
| 11 | 4FW | Ousmane Camara | (2001-11-03)3 November 2001 (aged 21) | Auxerre |
| 12 | 4FW | Algassime Bah | (2002-11-12)12 November 2002 (aged 20) | Olympiakos |
| 13 | 2DF | Naby Oularé | (2002-08-06)6 August 2002 (aged 20) | Boluspor |
| 14 | 3MF | Ousmane Coumbassa | (2001-07-27)27 July 2001 (aged 21) | Olympique Béja |
| 15 | 2DF | Mohamed Soumah | (2003-03-13)13 March 2003 (aged 20) | Kaloum |
| 16 | 1GK | Sékou Camara | (2002-05-25)25 May 2002 (aged 21) | Renaissance |
| 17 | 4FW | Salifou Soumah | (2003-10-03)3 October 2003 (aged 19) | Le Havre |
| 18 | 4FW | Sékou Tidiany Bangoura | (2002-04-05)5 April 2002 (aged 21) | Istanbul Basaksehir |
| 19 | 3MF | Cheick Thiam | (2003-09-27)27 September 2003 (aged 19) | Zulte Waregem |
| 20 | 2DF | Naby Camara | (2001-12-03)3 December 2001 (aged 21) | Sfaxien |
| 21 | 2DF | Madiou Keita | (2004-08-29)29 August 2004 (aged 18) | Auxerre |
| 22 | 1GK | Mory Keita | (2005-07-13)13 July 2005 (aged 17) | Fello Star |
| 23 | 3MF | Aguibou Camara | (2001-05-20)20 May 2001 (aged 22) | Olympiakos |

### Morocco

Head coach: Issame Charaï
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Alaa Bellaarouch | (2002-02-01)1 February 2002 (aged 21) | Strasbourg |
| 2 | 2DF | Omar El Hilali | (2003-09-12)12 September 2003 (aged 19) | Espanyol |
| 3 | 2DF | Chadi Riad | (2003-06-17)17 June 2003 (aged 20) | Barcelona |
| 4 | 2DF | Redouane Halhal | (2003-03-05)5 March 2003 (aged 20) | Montpellier |
| 5 | 2DF | Ayman El Wafi | (2004-05-11)11 May 2004 (aged 19) | Lugano |
| 6 | 3MF | Benjamin Bouchouari | (2001-11-13)13 November 2001 (aged 21) | Saint-Étienne |
| 7 | 4FW | Couhaib Driouech | (2002-04-17)17 April 2002 (aged 21) | Excelsior |
| 8 | 3MF | Ismael Saibari | (2001-01-28)28 January 2001 (aged 22) | PSV |
| 9 | 4FW | Amine El Ouazzani | (2001-07-15)15 July 2001 (aged 21) | Guingamp |
| 10 | 4FW | Ibrahim Salah | (2001-08-30)30 August 2001 (aged 21) | Rennes |
| 11 | 2DF | Zakaria El Ouahdi | (2001-12-31)31 December 2001 (aged 21) | Molenbeek |
| 12 | 1GK | Elias Mago | (2004-03-23)23 March 2004 (aged 19) | Standard Liège |
| 13 | 4FW | Yanis Begraoui | (2001-07-04)4 July 2001 (aged 21) | Pau |
| 14 | 3MF | Oussama Targhalline | (2002-05-20)20 May 2002 (aged 21) | Le Havre |
| 15 | 2DF | Mehdi Boukamir | (2004-01-26)26 January 2004 (aged 19) | Charleroi |
| 16 | 4FW | Abde Ezzalzouli (captain) | (2001-12-25)25 December 2001 (aged 21) | Osasuna |
| 17 | 3MF | Oussama El Azzouzi | (2001-05-29)29 May 2001 (aged 22) | Union Saint-Gilloise |
| 18 | 2DF | Ayoub Amraoui | (2004-05-14)14 May 2004 (aged 19) | Nice |
| 19 | 2DF | Zakaria Labib | (2003-02-28)28 February 2003 (aged 20) | Raja Casablanca |
| 20 | 4FW | Hamza Igamane | (2002-11-02)2 November 2002 (aged 20) | AS FAR |
| 21 | 4FW | Abde Raihani | (2004-02-03)3 February 2004 (aged 19) | Atlético Madrid |
| 22 | 1GK | Rachid Ghanimi | (2001-04-25)25 April 2001 (aged 22) | Rapide Oued Zem |
| 23 | 3MF | Bilal El Khannouss | (2004-05-10)10 May 2004 (aged 19) | Genk |
| 24 | 3MF | Amir Richardson | (2002-01-24)24 January 2002 (aged 21) | Le Havre |
| 25 | 4FW | Younes Taha | (2002-11-27)27 November 2002 (aged 20) | Twente |
| 26 | 2DF | Akram Nakach | (2002-04-07)7 April 2002 (aged 21) | Union Touarga |

## Group B
### Egypt

Head coach: Rogério Micale
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Hamza Alaa | (2001-03-01)1 March 2001 (aged 22) | Al Ahly |
| 2 | 2DF | Omar Fayed | (2003-07-04)4 July 2003 (aged 19) | Novi Pazar |
| 3 | 2DF | Mohamed El Maghrabi | (2001-04-28)28 April 2001 (aged 22) | Smouha |
| 4 | 2DF | Ahmed Eid | (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22) | ENPPI |
| 5 | 2DF | Hossam Abdelmaguid | (2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 22) | Zamalek |
| 6 | 3MF | Mahmoud Gehad | (2001-08-20)20 August 2001 (aged 21) | Pharco |
| 7 | 3MF | Mahmoud Saber | (2001-07-30)30 July 2001 (aged 21) | Pyramids |
| 8 | 3MF | Ahmed Fawzi | (2002-05-23)23 May 2002 (aged 21) | Al Mokawloon Al Arab |
| 9 | 4FW | Osama Faisal | (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22) | National Bank of Egypt |
| 10 | 4FW | Ibrahim Adel | (2001-04-23)23 April 2001 (aged 22) | Pyramids |
| 11 | 4FW | Emad Mayhoub | (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22) | ENPPI |
| 12 | 3MF | Ahmed Koka | (2001-07-04)4 July 2001 (aged 21) | Al Ahly |
| 13 | 1GK | Mohamed Seha | (2001-05-01)1 May 2001 (aged 22) | Al Mokawloon Al Arab |
| 14 | 4FW | Ahmed Atef | (2002-12-19)19 December 2002 (aged 20) | Al Mokawloon Al Arab |
| 15 | 2DF | Mohamed Tarek | (2002-04-20)20 April 2002 (aged 21) | Zamalek |
| 16 | 1GK | Ali El Gabry | (2001-02-14)14 February 2001 (aged 22) | Ceramica Cleopatra |
| 17 | 3MF | Mohamed Shehata | (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22) | Tala'ea El Gaish |
| 18 | 4FW | Mostafa Saad | (2001-08-22)22 August 2001 (aged 21) | Smouha |
| 19 | 3MF | Ali Zazaa | (2001-06-23)23 June 2001 (aged 22) | Future |
| 20 | 2DF | Mohamed Samir | (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22) | Tala'ea El Gaish |
| 21 | 2DF | Mohamed Ashraf | (2001-10-01)1 October 2001 (aged 21) | Al Ahly |
| 22 | 2DF | Hatem Mohamed | (2001-10-26)26 October 2001 (aged 21) | Zamalek |
| 23 | 4FW | Abdelrahman Atef | (2001-06-04)4 June 2001 (aged 22) | Ghazl El Mahalla |
| 26 | 2DF | Mohamed Hamdy | (2003-02-26)26 February 2003 (aged 20) | ENPPI |

### Gabon

Head coach: Saturnin Ibela

### Mali

Head coach: Alou Badra Diallo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Lassine Diarra | (2002-11-11)11 November 2002 (aged 20) | Châteauroux |
| 2 | 2DF | Fodé Doucouré | (2001-02-03)3 February 2001 (aged 22) | Red Star |
| 3 | 2DF | Hamidou Diallo | (2002-01-26)26 January 2002 (aged 21) | Farense |
| 4 | 2DF | Lassine Soumaoro | (2002-12-19)19 December 2002 (aged 20) | Troyes |
| 5 | 2DF | Ibrahima Cissé | (2001-02-15)15 February 2001 (aged 22) | Schalke 04 |
| 6 | 3MF | Mamady Diambou | (2002-11-11)11 November 2002 (aged 20) | Salzburg |
| 8 | 3MF | Boubacar Traoré | (2001-08-20)20 August 2001 (aged 21) | Wolverhampton |
| 9 | 4FW | Cheickna Doumbia | (2003-06-14)14 June 2003 (aged 20) | Shabab Al-Ahli |
| 10 | 3MF | Mamadou Sangare | (2002-06-26)26 June 2002 (aged 20) | Hartberg |
| 11 | 4FW | Issoufi Maïga | (2002-02-12)12 February 2002 (aged 21) | Trofense |
| 12 | 3MF | Abdoulaye Bathily | (2002-08-07)7 August 2002 (aged 20) | Sète |
| 13 | 3MF | Brahima Diarra | (2003-07-05)5 July 2003 (aged 19) | Huddersfield |
| 14 | 4FW | Ladji Mallé | (2001-11-12)12 November 2001 (aged 21) | Los Angeles FC |
| 16 | 1GK | Alkalifa Coulibaly | (2001-12-03)3 December 2001 (aged 21) | Onze Créateurs |
| 17 | 2DF | Hamed Diomandé | (2002-12-15)15 December 2002 (aged 20) | Afrique Football Élite |
| 18 | 4FW | Cheickna Diakité | (2004-12-25)25 December 2004 (aged 18) | Real Bamako |
| 19 | 3MF | Mohamadou Lamine Bah | (2001-10-23)23 October 2001 (aged 21) | Olympique Béja |
| 20 | 4FW | Alhassane Tamboura | (2001-06-29)29 June 2001 (aged 21) | Al-Dhaid |
| 21 | 3MF | Coli Saco | (2002-05-15)15 May 2002 (aged 21) | Pro Vercelli |
| 22 | 1GK | Madou Diakité | (2004-07-22)22 July 2004 (aged 18) | Terracina |
| 24 | 4FW | Mohamed Guindo | (2003-08-01)1 August 2003 (aged 19) | Pro Vercelli |
| 25 | 2DF | Koly Soumare | (2001-02-22)22 February 2001 (aged 22) | Valenciennes |
| 26 | 2DF | Zoumana Coulibaly | (2001-09-04)4 September 2001 (aged 21) | Afrique Football Élite |

### Niger

Head coach: Zakariaou Ibrahim Yahaya