# 1963 African Cup of Nations squads

Below is a list of squads used in the 1963 African Cup of Nations.

## Group A
### Ethiopia

Coach: Yidnekatchew Tessema
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Gilamichael Teklemariam | | Adulis Club |
| 2DF | Berhe Asmelash | | Ethio-Cement FC |
| 2DF | Awad Mohammed | | Omedla SC |
| 2DF | Berhe Goitom | | Tele SC |
| 2DF | Kiflom Araya | | Tele SC |
| 2DF | Nasir Bershe | | |
| 3MF | Gebremedhin Tesfaye | | Tele SC |
| 3MF | Luciano Vassallo (captain) | (1935-08-15)15 August 1935 (aged 28) | Cotton Factory Club |
| 3MF | Mengistu Worku | 1940 | Saint George |
| 3MF | Girma Zeleke | | Cotton Factory Club |
| 4FW | Italo Vassallo | 1940 | Cotton Factory Club |
| 4FW | Getachew Wolde | | Cotton Factory Club |
| 4FW | Netsere Woldeselassie | | Saint George |

### Ghana

Coach: Charles Gyamfi
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Dodoo Ankrah | (1934-03-08)8 March 1934 (aged 29) | Real Republicans |
| 1GK | Ernest Joe de-Graft | | Cornerstones Kumasi |
| 2DF | Addo Odametey | (1937-02-23)23 February 1937 (aged 26) | Real Republicans |
| 2DF | Joe Aikins | | Cornerstones Kumasi |
| 2DF | Atta Kwame | (1935-11-22)22 November 1935 (aged 28) | Brong-Ahafo United |
| 2DF | Agyemang Gyau | (1939-06-03)3 June 1939 (aged 24) | Real Republicans |
| 2DF | Franklin Crentsil | | Real Republicans |
| 2DF | Emmanuel Oblitey | (1934-02-05)5 February 1934 (aged 29) | Real Republicans |
| 3MF | Ben Acheampong | (1939-02-02)2 February 1939 (aged 24) | Real Republicans |
| 3MF | Kofi Pare | (1938-11-28)28 November 1938 (aged 24) | Real Republicans |
| 3MF | Ofei Dodoo | | Real Republicans |
| 3MF | Kwame Adarkwa | | Asante Kotoko |
| 3MF | Edward Aggrey-Fynn (captain) | (1934-11-24)24 November 1934 (aged 28) | Real Republicans |
| 4FW | Edward Acquah | (1935-07-23)23 July 1935 (aged 28) | Real Republicans |
| 4FW | Osei Kofi | (1942-06-03)3 June 1942 (aged 21) | Asante Kotoko |
| 4FW | Wilberforce Mfum | (1936-08-28)28 August 1936 (aged 27) | Asante Kotoko |
| 4FW | Leonard Acquah | | Ghana Army |
| 4FW | Mohamadu Salisu | (1934-09-10)10 September 1934 (aged 29) | Asante Kotoko |

### Tunisia

Coach: André Gérard
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Mahmoud Kanoun | (1938-03-21)21 March 1938 (aged 25) | ES Sahel |
| 1GK | Sadok Sassi | (1945-11-15)15 November 1945 (aged 18) | Club Africain |
| 2DF | Mahfoudh Benzarti | | US Monastir |
| 2DF | Mohieddine Zeghir | (1936-02-04)4 February 1936 (aged 27) | Stade Tunisien |
| 2DF | Mohsen Habacha | (1942-01-25)25 January 1942 (aged 21) | ES Sahel |
| 2DF | Hamadi Khouini | (1943-05-21)21 May 1943 (aged 20) | Club Africain |
| 2DF | Mohsen Keffala | | Stade Tunisien |
| 2DF | Ahmed Sghaïer | (1937-01-02)2 January 1937 (aged 26) | US Tunisienne |
| 3MF | Mohamed Mahfoudh | | ES Sahel |
| 3MF | Jameleddine Naoui | | Stade Tunisien |
| 3MF | Raouf Ben Amor | (1944-09-10)10 September 1944 (aged 19) | ES Sahel |
| 3MF | Hédi Douiri | | AS Marsa |
| 3MF | Abdelmajid Chetali | (1939-07-04)4 July 1939 (aged 24) | ES Sahel |
| 3MF | Taoufik Ben Othman | (1939-03-24)24 March 1939 (aged 24) | ES Sahel |
| 4FW | Alaya Sassi | (1942-01-05)5 January 1942 (aged 21) | CS Sfaxien |
| 4FW | Mohamed Salah Jedidi | (1938-03-17)17 March 1938 (aged 25) | Club Africain |
| 4FW | Ammar Merrichkou | (1942-06-20)20 June 1942 (aged 21) | AS Marsa |
| 4FW | Moncef Gayed | (1940-11-16)16 November 1940 (aged 23) | CS Sfaxien |
| 4FW | Hammadi Henia | (1933-10-27)27 October 1933 (aged 30) | US Tunisienne |
| 4FW | Mokhtar Chelbi | (1940-03-15)15 March 1940 (aged 23) | AS Marsa |

## Group B
### United Arab Republic

Coach: Fouad Sedki
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Fathi Khorshid | (1937-12-11)11 December 1937 (aged 25) | Ghazl El-Mehalla |
| 1GK | Ahmed Mohamed Reda | (1939-11-09)9 November 1939 (aged 24) | Al Ittihad Alexandria |
| 2DF | Fathi Bayoumi | | Tersana |
| 2DF | Mimi Darwish | (1942-03-20)20 March 1942 (aged 21) | Ismaily SC |
| 2DF | Amin El-Esnawi | (1936-06-23)23 June 1936 (aged 27) | Ittihad Suez |
| 2DF | Mimi El-Sherbini | (1937-07-26)26 July 1937 (aged 26) | Al Ahly |
| 2DF | El-Sayed El-Tabbakh | (1940-11-03)3 November 1940 (aged 23) | Al Qanah |
| 2DF | Mohammed Khalaf | | El Bahareya SC |
| 3MF | Mohamed "Reda" Morsi Hussein | (1939-04-08)8 April 1939 (aged 24) | Ismaily SC |
| 3MF | Rifaat El-Fanagily | (1936-05-01)1 May 1936 (aged 27) | Al Ahly |
| 4FW | Hassan El-Shazly | (1943-05-20)20 May 1943 (aged 20) | Tersana |
| 4FW | Mahmoud Hassan | (1943-11-09)9 November 1943 (aged 20) | Tersana |
| 4FW | Moustafa Reyadh | (1941-04-05)5 April 1941 (aged 22) | Tersana |
| 4FW | Taha Ismail | (1939-02-08)8 February 1939 (aged 24) | Al Ahly |
| 3MF | Abdel-Latif Lotfi | | Al Ittihad Alexandria |
| 3MF | Hassan Salem | | Tanta |
| 3MF | Ezz El-Din Yaqoub | 1942 | Olympic Club |
| 3MF | Abdo El-Kararti | | Damietta SC |

### Nigeria

Coach: Jorge Augusto Pena
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Emmanuel Omiunu | | Lagos Police Machine |
| 1GK | Lateef Gomez | | Lagos Railways FC |
| 2DF | Adeniyi Omowon | | WNDC Ibadan |
| 2DF | Isaac Nnado | | Aba Giant Killers |
| 2DF | Adetunji Shotayo | | Lagos UAC |
| 3MF | Abiodun Lajide | | Lagos Railways FC |
| 2DF | Godwin Achebe (captain) | | Lagos ECN |
| 2DF | Babajide Johnson | | WNDC Ibadan |
| 2DF | Emmanuel Remi | | Lagos Police |
| 2DF | Augustine Oduah | | Lagos ECN |
| 3MF | Burniston Olayombo | | Lagos ECN |
| 3MF | Kaiser Blankson | | Stationery Stores |
| 4FW | Asuquo Ekpe | | Ibadan Lions |
| 3MF | Paul Hamilton | (1941-07-31)31 July 1941 (aged 22) | Lagos ECN |
| 4FW | Joseph Bassey | | Lagos ECN |
| 4FW | Albert Onyeawuna | 1935 | Port Harcourt FC |
| 3MF | Shedrack Ajaero | | Lagos ECN |
| 3MF | Chukwumah Igweonu | | Port Harcourt FC |

### Sudan

Coach: Lozan Kotsev
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Sapt Dudu (captain) | 1930 (aged 33) | Al-Hilal Club |
| 2DF | Samir Mashi | 1942 (aged 21) | Al-Hilal Club |
| 2DF | Ibrahim El-Kabir | | Al Ahli SC (Khartoum) |
| 2DF | Amin Zaki | 1941 (aged 22) | Al-Hilal Club |
| 2DF | Jaafar Gagarin | 1940 (aged 23) | Al-Merrikh SC |
| 4FW | Omer Osman Moscow | | Al-Mourada SC |
| 4FW | Bakri Osman | 1932 (aged 31) | Al-Mourada SC |
| 4FW | Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Fadil "Jagdoul" Jadallah | 1938 (aged 25) | Al-Merrikh SC |
| 4FW | Abdelmajed Ahmed Osman | | Al-Merrikh SC |
| 3MF | Ibrahim "Ibrahouma" Mohammed Ali | | Al-Merrikh SC |
| 3MF | Nasr Eddin "Jaksa" Abbas | (1944-08-13)13 August 1944 (aged 19) | Al-Hilal Club |
| 1GK | Abdelaziz "Wiza" Ibrahim Adam | | Al-Merrikh SC |
| 3MF | Ibrahim Yahia El-Kawarty | 1936 (aged 27) | Al-Hilal Club |
| 2DF | Abdallah Abbas | | Al-Merrikh SC |
| 2DF | Ali Sayed Ahmed Al-Sheikh | | Al-Mourada SC |
| 4FW | Abdallah Ohag Farag | 1939 (aged 24) | Al-Hilal Club |
| 4FW | Omer Eltoum | | Al-Mourada SC |
| 4FW | Mahjoub Allah Jabu | 1940 (aged 23) | Al Ahli SC (Khartoum) |
| 4FW | Karar Hassan Karar | | Al-Ittihad SC (Wad Madani) |