# 1980 African Cup of Nations squads

Below is a list of squads used in the 1980 African Cup of Nations.

## Group A
### Ivory Coast

Coach: Gérard Gabo and José D'Amico
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Daniel Ettoukan | | |
| 1GK | Seydou Konaté | | |
| 2DF | Philibert Dié Foneye | | |
| 2DF | Paul Bouabré | | |
| 2DF | Narcisse Kuyo | | |
| 2DF | Gaston Adjoukoua | (1958-02-14)14 February 1958 (aged 22) | |
| 2DF | Laurent Zahui | (1960-08-10)10 August 1960 (aged 19) | |
| 3MF | Kouman Kobinam | | |
| 3MF | Pascal Miézan | (1959-04-03)3 April 1959 (aged 20) | Africa Sports |
| 3MF | Ani Gomé | | |
| 4FW | Laurent Pokou | (1947-10-08)8 October 1947 (aged 32) | ASEC Mimosas |
| 4FW | Maxime Lacina Traoré | | |
| 3MF | François Bohé | | |
| 2DF | Séverin Tapé Zogbo | | |
| 4FW | Djibril Cissé (Côte d'Ivoire) | | |
| 4FW | Jérôme Lebry Manahou | | |
| 2DF | Emile Gnaoré | | |
| 4FW | Michel Goba | (1961-08-08)8 August 1961 (aged 18) | Africa Sports |

### Egypt

Coach: Abdel Monem El-Hajj
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Thabet El-Batal | (1953-09-16)16 September 1953 (aged 26) | Al Ahly SC |
| 1GK | Ekramy El-Shahat | (1955-10-26)26 October 1955 (aged 24) | Al-Ahly |
| 1GK | Adel El-Maamour | (1955-11-11)11 November 1955 (aged 24) | Zamalek SC |
| 2DF | Mohamed Omar | | Al-Ittihad Alexandria |
| 2DF | Mohamed Bedeir | | El Mansoura SC |
| 2DF | Mahmoud Saad | | Zamalek SC |
| 2DF | Maher Hammam | (1956-10-03)3 October 1956 (aged 23) | Al-Ahly |
| 2DF | Fathi Mabrouk | (1951-07-05)5 July 1951 (aged 28) | Al-Ahly |
| 2DF | Samy Mansour | | Zamalek SC |
| 2DF | Mohamed Salah | (1956-03-29)29 March 1956 (aged 23) | Zamalek SC |
| 2DF | Mostafa Younis | (1953-12-25)25 December 1953 (aged 26) | Al-Ahly |
| 3MF | Ramadan El-Sayed | | Factory 36 Club |
| 3MF | Shawky Gharib | (1959-02-26)26 February 1959 (aged 21) | Ghazl El-Mehalla |
| 3MF | Mohamed Amer | | Al-Ahly |
| 3MF | Ahmed Abdel Halim | | Zamalek SC |
| 3MF | Mokhtar Mokhtar | (1954-08-17)17 August 1954 (aged 25) | Al-Ahly |
| 3MF | Saad Soleit | | El Mansoura SC |
| 4FW | Mostafa Abdou | (1953-06-10)10 June 1953 (aged 26) | Al-Ahly |
| 4FW | Mahmoud El Khatib | (1954-10-30)30 October 1954 (aged 25) | Al-Ahly |
| 4FW | Yasser El Mohamady | | Esco SC |
| 4FW | Mussad Nur | (1951-04-24)24 April 1951 (aged 28) | Al-Masry Club |
| 4FW | Hassan Shehata | (1947-06-19)19 June 1947 (aged 32) | Zamalek SC |

### Nigeria

Coach: Otto Glória
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Best Ogedegbe | (1954-09-03)3 September 1954 (aged 25) | Shooting Stars |
| 2 | 2DF | David Adiele | (1955-02-05)5 February 1955 (aged 25) | Bendel Insurance |
| 3 | 2DF | Okey Isima | (1956-08-24)24 August 1956 (aged 23) | Standard of Jos |
| 4 | 3MF | Muda Lawal | (1954-06-08)8 June 1954 (aged 25) | Shooting Stars |
| 5 | 2DF | Christian Chukwu | (1951-01-04)4 January 1951 (aged 29) | Enugu Rangers |
| 6 | 2DF | Tunde Bamidele | (1953-05-13)13 May 1953 (aged 26) | Taraba United |
| 7 | 3MF | Segun Odegbami | (1952-08-27)27 August 1952 (aged 27) | Shooting Stars |
| 8 | 4FW | Aloysius Atuegbu | (1953-04-29)29 April 1953 (aged 26) | Enugu Rangers |
| 9 | 3MF | Felix Owolabi | (1956-01-24)24 January 1956 (aged 24) | Shooting Stars |
| 10 | 3MF | Godwin Odiye | (1956-04-17)17 April 1956 (aged 23) | San Francisco Dons |
| 11 | 4FW | Adokiye Amiesimaka | (1956-11-23)23 November 1956 (aged 23) | Enugu Rangers |
| 12 | 1GK | Moses Effiong | (1959-10-04)4 October 1959 (aged 20) | Shooting Stars F.C. |
| 13 | 1GK | Emmanuel Okala | (1951-05-17)17 May 1951 (aged 28) | Enugu Rangers |
| 14 | 2DF | Sylvanus Okpala | (1961-09-05)5 September 1961 (aged 18) | Enugu Rangers |
| 15 | 3MF | Ifeanyi Onyedika | | Enugu Rangers |
| 16 | 4FW | Martin Eyo | (1956-01-04)4 January 1956 (aged 24) | Julius Berger FC |
| 17 | 2DF | John Orlando | (1960-10-15)15 October 1960 (aged 19) | Shooting Stars F.C. |
| 18 | 4FW | Shefiu Mohamed | (1956-05-20)20 May 1956 (aged 23) | Racca Rovers |
| 19 | 4FW | Charles Bassey | | |
| 20 | 3MF | Henry Nwosu | (1963-06-14)14 June 1963 (aged 16) | New Nigeria Bank |
| 21 | 4FW | Franck Onwuachi | | |
| 22 | 2DF | Kadiri Ikhana | (1951-12-31)31 December 1951 (aged 28) | Bendel Insurance |

### Tanzania

Coach: Slawomir Wolk
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Athumani Mambosasa | | Simba S.C. |
| 1GK | Juma Pondamali | | Young Africans S.C. |
| 2DF | Tasso Mukebezi | | |
| 2DF | Leodgar Tenga | | Pan African FC |
| 2DF | Jella Mtagwa | | Young Africans S.C. |
| 2DF | Mohamed Kajole | | Simba S.C. |
| 3MF | Hussein Ngulungu | | Moro United F.C. |
| 3MF | Mtemi Ramadhan | | Simba S.C. |
| 3MF | Juma Mkambi | 1955 | Young Africans S.C. |
| 3MF | Omar Hussein | | Young Africans S.C. |
| 4FW | Mohamed Massewa | | |
| 4FW | Thuwein Waziri | | |
| 4FW | Peter Tino | | Pan African FC |
| 3MF | Ahmed Thabit | | Young Africans S.C. |
| 3MF | Charles Boniface | | Young Africans S.C. |
| 2DF | Salim Amir | | Coastal Union F.C. |

## Group B
### Algeria

Coach: Zdravko Rajkov and Mahieddine Khalef
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Mehdi Cerbah | (1953-04-03)3 April 1953 (aged 26) | JE Tizi Ouzou |
| 2 | 2DF | Mahmoud Guendouz | (1953-02-04)4 February 1953 (aged 27) | MA Hussein Dey |
| 3 | 2DF | Mustapha Kouici | (1954-04-16)16 April 1954 (aged 25) | CM Belcourt |
| 4 | 2DF | Mohamed Khedis | (1952-02-21)21 February 1952 (aged 28) | MA Hussein Dey |
| 5 | 2DF | Chaabane Merzekane | (1959-03-18)18 March 1959 (aged 20) | MA Hussein Dey |
| 6 | 3MF | Bouzid Mahyouz | (1952-01-13)13 January 1952 (aged 28) | MP Alger |
| 7 | 4FW | Rabah Madjer | (1958-12-15)15 December 1958 (aged 21) | MA Hussein Dey |
| 8 | 3MF | Ali Fergani (c) | (1952-09-21)21 September 1952 (aged 27) | JE Tizi Ouzou |
| 9 | 4FW | Tedj Bensaoula | (1954-12-01)1 December 1954 (aged 25) | MP Oran |
| 10 | 3MF | Lakhdar Belloumi | (1958-12-29)29 December 1958 (aged 21) | MP Alger |
| 11 | 4FW | Salah Assad | (1958-03-13)13 March 1958 (aged 21) | RS Kouba |
| 12 | 2DF | Salah Larbès | (1952-09-16)16 September 1952 (aged 27) | JE Tizi Ouzou |
| 13 | 3MF | Mohamed Ouamar Ghrib | (1960-01-24)24 January 1960 (aged 20) | DNC Alger |
| 15 | 4FW | Redouane Guemri | (1956-11-30)30 November 1956 (aged 23) | ASC Oran |
| 16 | 4FW | Hocine Benmiloudi | (1955-01-31)31 January 1955 (aged 25) | CM Belcourt |
| 18 | 3MF | Smaïl Slimani | (1956-12-31)31 December 1956 (aged 23) | USK Alger |
| 19 | 2DF | Abdelkader Horr | (1953-11-10)10 November 1953 (aged 26) | DNC Alger |
| 20 | 2DF | Abderrahmane Derouaz | (1955-12-12)12 December 1955 (aged 24) | USK Alger |
| 21 | 1GK | Abderrezak Harb | (1950-03-11)11 March 1950 (aged 29) | DNC Alger |

### Ghana

Coach: Fred Osam-Duodu
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Mohammad Ayomo | | |
| 1GK | Joseph Carr | | Asante Kotoko |
| 1GK | Samuel Suppey | | |
| 2DF | Isaac Acquaye | | Dumas Boys |
| 2DF | Emmanuel Ofei Ansah | | |
| 2DF | James Kuuku Dadzie | | Sekondi Hasaacas |
| 2DF | Joe Gyekye | | |
| 2DF | Justice Moore | | |
| 2DF | Hesse Odamtten | | Hearts of Oak |
| 2DF | Charles Oppong | | |
| 2DF | Haruna Yusif | | Asante Kotoko |
| 3MF | Adolf Armah | | |
| 3MF | Kingston Asabir | | |
| 3MF | Kuntu Blankson | | |
| 3MF | Francis Kumi | | Asante Kotoko |
| 3MF | Emmanuel Quarshie | (1953-05-06)6 May 1953 (aged 26) | Sekondi Hasaacas |
| 3MF | Anas Seydou | | |
| 3MF | John Nketia Yawson | | |
| 4FW | Papa Arko | | Asante Kotoko |
| 4FW | Opoku Afriyie | (1945-01-29)29 January 1945 (aged 35) | Asante Kotoko |
| 4FW | Dan Kayede | | Great Olympics |
| 4FW | Willie Klutse | | |

### Guinea

Coach: Diélimory Diabaté
| No. | Pos. | Player |
| 1 | 1GK | Abdoulaye Keita |
| 9 | 4FW | Fodé Fofana |
| 13 | 2DF | Alseny Diaby |
| 2 | 2DF | Ibrahima Sory Touré |
| 5 | 2DF | Moussa Camara |
| 7 | 4FW | Papa Camara |
| 15 | 3MF | Ibrahima Diawara |
| 8 | 3MF | Cheikh Mohammed Keita |
| 22 | 4FW | Mory Koné |
| 11 | 3MF | Amara Touré |
| 9 | 4FW | Seydouba Bangoura |
| 14 | 4FW | Sékouba Traoré |
| 13 | 4FW | Bengaly Sylla |
| 2 | 2DF | Djibril Diarra |
| 20 | 3MF | Sekou Sylla |
| 21 | 3MF | Salifou Keita |
| 17 | 3MF | Mohamed Keita (1980's) |

### Morocco

Coach: Mohamed Hamidouche and Mohamed Jabrane
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Badou Ezzaki | (1959-04-02)2 April 1959 (aged 20) | Wydad AC |
| 1GK | Abdellatif Laalou | (1952-02-20)20 February 1952 (aged 28) | AS Salé |
| 1GK | Ejjilali Rounaq | (1958-03-20)20 March 1958 (aged 21) | RS Settat |
| 2DF | Houssine Bouchkhachekh | | MC Oujda |
| 2DF | Mbarek El Filali | (1955-05-12)12 May 1955 (aged 24) | MC Oujda |
| 2DF | Essedik Hannoun | | RS Settat |
| 2DF | Ahmed Limane (c) | | MAS Fes |
| 2DF | Mustapha Tahiri | (1953-07-08)8 July 1953 (aged 26) | MC Oujda |
| 2DF | Abdelillah Marzak | (1957-05-02)2 May 1957 (aged 22) | |
| 3MF | Saïd Benzemouri | | Wydad AC |
| 3MF | Aziz Bouderbala | (1960-12-26)26 December 1960 (aged 19) | Wydad AC |
| 3MF | Abdelaziz Daidi | | CODM Meknes |
| 3MF | Abdellatif Houmama | (1956-01-01)1 January 1956 (aged 24) | Kénitra AC |
| 3MF | Mohamed Timoumi | (1960-01-15)15 January 1960 (aged 20) | Union de Touarga |
| 3MF | Mohamed Mouh | (1955-09-18)18 September 1955 (aged 24) | AS Salé |
| 4FW | Khalid Labied | (1955-08-24)24 August 1955 (aged 24) | Fath US |
| 4FW | Jamal Jebrane | (1957-08-20)20 August 1957 (aged 22) | Kénitra AC |
| 4FW | Abdelmajid Shaita | (1955-01-19)19 January 1955 (aged 25) | Wydad AC |
| 4FW | Mohamed Bentaibi | | |
| 4FW | Mohamed Loukhaili | | |