# 1972 African Cup of Nations squads

Below is a list of squads used in the 1972 African Cup of Nations.

## Group A
### Cameroon

Coach: Peter Schnittger
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| | 1GK | Zacharie "Jean-Parade" Egoué | | |
| | 1GK | Bernard M'Bengalack | | Diamant Yaoundé |
| | 1GK | Moïse Essombé | | |
| | 2DF | Norbert Owona | | Union Douala |
| | 2DF | Apollin Simo | | |
| | 2DF | Paul N'Lend | | |
| | 2DF | Jean-Paul Akono | (1952-01-01)1 January 1952 (aged 20) | |
| | 2DF | Michel Kaham | (1952-06-01)1 June 1952 (aged 19) | |
| | 2DF | Gustave Evou Boulon | | |
| | 2DF | François Bekombo Kwedi | | Caïman Douala |
| | 3MF | Jean-Marie Tsébo | | |
| | 3MF | Jean Moutassié | | |
| 6 | 3MF | Emmanuel Mvé | | |
| 8 | 3MF | Paul-Gaston Ndongo | | |
| | 3MF | Emmanuel Eteme | | |
| 9 | 4FW | Charles Léa | (1951-01-16)16 January 1951 (aged 21) | Canon Yaoundé |
| | 4FW | Philippe Mouthé | | |
| | 4FW | Jean Manga Onguéné | (1946-06-12)12 June 1946 (aged 25) | Canon Yaoundé |
| 18 | 4FW | Jean-Pierre Tokoto | (1948-01-26)26 January 1948 (aged 24) | Olympique de Marseille |
| 15 | 4FW | Joseph Yegba Maya | (1944-04-08)8 April 1944 (aged 27) | US Valenciennes |
| 11 | 4FW | Jean-Baptiste Ndoga | | |
| | 4FW | Dieudonné Bassanguen | | |

### Kenya

Coach: Eckhard Krautzun
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1 | 1GK | James Siang'a | 1949 (aged 22 or 23) | Gor Mahia |
| | 2DF | Jonathan Niva | | Gor Mahia |
| | 2DF | Austin Oduor | | |
| | 2DF | Samson Odore | | Kenya Breweries |
| | 2DF | Charles Makunda | | |
| | 2DF | Daniel Anyanzwa | | |
| | 3MF | Peter "Pelé" Ouma | | |
| | 3MF | Allan Thigo | | Gor Mahia |
| | 3MF | Jackson Aluko | | Gor Mahia |
| | 4FW | John Nyawanga | | |
| | 4FW | Chege Ouma | | |
| | 4FW | Nicodémus Arudhi | | |
| | 4FW | John Chore | | Gor Mahia |
| | 3MF | Stephen Yongo | | Gor Mahia |

### Mali

Coach: Karl-Heinz Weigang
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| | 1GK | Séydou Traoré | | |
| | 1GK | Bassirou Diamoutèné | | |
| 1 | 1GK | Mamadou Keïta | (1947-10-20)20 October 1947 (aged 24) | Stade Malien |
| | 2DF | Talibé Diané | | |
| 4 | 2DF | Kidian Diallo | 1944 | AS Real Bamako |
| 12 | 2DF | Moctar Maïga | | |
| | 2DF | Idrissa Maiga | | |
| | 2DF | Checkna Traoré | | |
| | 2DF | Idrissa Coulibaly | | |
| 3 | 2DF | Cheick Sangaré | | |
| 18 | 3MF | Adama Traoré | | |
| 6 | 3MF | Boubacar Traoré | | |
| 8 | 3MF | Ousmane Traoré | | |
| 14 | 4FW | Bako Touré | (1939-12-07)7 December 1939 (aged 32) | Blois |
| | 4FW | Issa Yatayasse | | |
| 10 | 4FW | Salif Keïta | (1946-12-08)8 December 1946 (aged 25) | Saint-Étienne |
| 19 | 4FW | Moussa Traoré | (1952-12-02)2 December 1952 (aged 19) | Stade Malien |
| 20 | 4FW | Sadia Cissé | (1944-04-15)15 April 1944 (aged 27) | Djoliba AC |
| 17 | 4FW | Moussa Diakhité | | |
| 11 | 4FW | Fantamady Keita | (1949-09-25)25 September 1949 (aged 22) | AS Real Bamako |
| | 4FW | Cheikh Diallo | | |
| | 4FW | Idrissa Kanté | | |

### Togo

Coach: Gottlieb Göller
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Tommy Sylvestre | (1946-08-31)31 August 1946 (aged 25) | Étoile Filante de Lomé |
| 2DF | Damawuzan Ayitégan | | |
| 2DF | Ohin Anyaku | | |
| 2DF | Hermann Hunkpati (C) | 1945 (aged 26 or 27) | Modèle de Lomé |
| 2DF | Sanni Kponton | | |
| 3MF | Emmanuel Atsou | | |
| 3MF | Luc Agbala | (1947-09-23)23 September 1947 (aged 24) | Dynamic Togolais |
| 3MF | Michel Sokpo | | |
| 3MF | Arnold Nyémébuéo | | |
| 4FW | Omer Sadji | | |
| 4FW | Edmond Apéti Kaolo | 1946 (aged 25 or 26) | |
| 4FW | Covi Adé | | |
| 4FW | Clément Kpadé | | |
| 4FW | Pindra Sawoè | | |

## Group B
### Congo

Coach: Adolphe "Amoyen" Bibandzoulou
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1 | 1GK | Maxime Matsima | (1940-11-18)18 November 1940 (aged 31) | Diables Noirs |
| | 1GK | Emmanuel Mboungou | | CARA Brazzaville |
| | 1GK | Paul Tandou | | Diables Noirs |
| | 2DF | Serge Samuel Boukaka | 1942 (aged 29 or 30) | Étoile du Congo |
| 2 | 2DF | Gabriel Dengaki | (1952-11-07)7 November 1952 (aged 19) | Étoile du Congo |
| 5 | 2DF | Jacques Yvon Ndolou (Captain) | (1944-05-03)3 May 1944 (aged 27) | Inter Club Brazzaville |
| 4 | 2DF | Joseph Ngassaki | (1941-11-08)8 November 1941 (aged 30) | CARA Brazzaville |
| 3 | 2DF | Alphonse Niangou | | Diables Noirs |
| | 2DF | Gabriel "Njo Léa" Samba | | Diables Noirs |
| 18 | 3MF | Jean-Bertrand Balékita | (1948-01-06)6 January 1948 (aged 24) | SC Toulon |
| 12 | 3MF | Joseph Matongo | | Diables Noirs |
| | 3MF | Emmanuel Mayanda | 1950 (aged 21 or 22) | CARA Brazzaville |
| | 3MF | Paul Mbemba | | Inter Club Brazzaville |
| | 3MF | Félix Mfoutou | | Avenir du Rail Ouenzé |
| 6 | 3MF | Noël Minga-Tchibinda | | Inter Club Brazzaville |
| 20 | 4FW | François M'Pelé | (1947-07-13)13 July 1947 (aged 24) | AC Ajaccio |
| 7 | 4FW | Jonas Bahamboula | (1949-02-02)2 February 1949 (aged 23) | Diables Noirs |
| 10 | 4FW | Paul Moukila | (1950-06-06)6 June 1950 (aged 21) | Inter Club Brazzaville |
| 19 | 4FW | Jean-Michel M'Bono | (1946-01-27)27 January 1946 (aged 26) | Étoile du Congo |
| | 4FW | Augustin Ndouli | | Patronage Sainte-Anne |
| 11 | 4FW | Jean-Michel Ongagna | | Étoile du Congo |
| | 4FW | Gilbert Poaty | | Vita Club Mokanda |

### Morocco

Coach: Sabino Barinaga
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Allal Benkassou | 1941 | |
| 2DF | Ahmed Najah | | |
| 2DF | Larbi Ihardane | | |
| 2DF | Abdallah Lamrani | 1946 | |
| 2DF | Boujemaa Benkhrif | 1947 | |
| 2DF | Abdelkader El Khiati | 1945 | |
| 3MF | Larbi Chebbak | | |
| 3MF | Mohamed Maaroufi | 1947 | |
| 3MF | Maouhoub Ghazouani | 1948 | |
| 3MF | Mustapha Choukri | 1947 | |
| 4FW | Abdallah Tazi | 1945 | |
| 4FW | Ahmed Faras | (1946-12-07)7 December 1946 (aged 25) | Chabab Mohammedia |
| 4FW | Mohamed El Filali | (1945-07-09)9 July 1945 (aged 26) | |
| 4FW | Redouane Guezzar | | |

### Sudan

Coach: Abdel-Fattah Hamad Abu-Zeid
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Mohamed "Zaghbir" Abdel Fatah | | Al-Hilal Club |
| 1GK | El-Sayed El-Masri | | |
| 2DF | El-Sir Kaunda | | Al-Merreikh SC |
| 2DF | Awad Koka | 1947 | Al-Hilal Club |
| 2DF | Mahmoud "James" Said Salim | 1947 | Al-Tahrir SC (Bahri) |
| 2DF | Abdelgadir Mohamed | | |
| 3MF | Negm El-Din Hassan (C) | 1945 | Al Neel SC (Khartoum) |
| 3MF | Ahmed Bushara Wahba | (1943-01-01)1 January 1943 (aged 29) | Al-Merrikh SC |
| 3MF | Mutassim Hammori | | |
| 3MF | Bushara Abdel-Nadief | | Al-Merreikh SC |
| 3MF | Abdel Kafi El-Sheikh | | |
| 3MF | Mohsin El-Mannan | | |
| 4FW | Hasabu El-Sagheer | (1947-07-01)1 July 1947 (aged 24) | Burri SC |
| 4FW | Jadallah Kheirelseid | | Al-Merrikh SC |
| 4FW | Kamal Abdelwahab | | Al-Merrikh SC |
| 4FW | Mohamed Hussein "Kassala" | | Al-Hilal Club |

### Zaire

Coach: Blagoje Vidinić
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Pombi Litinda | | |
| 1GK | Kazadi Mwamba | (1947-03-06)6 March 1947 (aged 24) | |
| 2DF | Joseph Lungwila | | |
| 2DF | Bwanga Tshimen | (1949-01-04)4 January 1949 (aged 23) | TP Mazembe |
| 2DF | Mwanza Mukombo | (1945-12-17)17 December 1945 (aged 26) | |
| 2DF | Julien Kialunda | (1940-04-24)24 April 1940 (aged 31) | Anderlecht |
| 3MF | Kidumu Mantantu | (1946-11-17)17 November 1946 (aged 25) | CS Imana |
| 3MF | Kilasu Massamba | (1950-12-22)22 December 1950 (aged 21) | |
| 3MF | Léonard Saïdi | (1941-11-24)24 November 1941 (aged 30) | TP Mazembe |
| 3MF | Tshinabu Wa Munda | (1946-05-08)8 May 1946 (aged 25) | TP Mazembe |
| 3MF | Kafula Ngoie | (1945-11-11)11 November 1945 (aged 26) | |
| 3MF | Benjamin Mutombo | | |
| 4FW | Mayanga Maku | (1948-10-31)31 October 1948 (aged 23) | |
| 4FW | Kakoko Etepe | (1950-11-22)22 November 1950 (aged 21) | CS Imana |
| 4FW | Jean Kalala N'Tumba | (1949-01-07)7 January 1949 (aged 23) | |