# 1965 African Cup of Nations squads

Below is a list of squads used in the 1965 African Cup of Nations.

## Group A
### Ethiopia

Coach: Tessema Wolde
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Getachew Abebe | | Saint George |
| 2DF | Bekuretsion Gebrehiwot | | Asmara Hamassien |
| 2DF | Wolde Emmanuel Fisseha | | Saint George |
| 2DF | Negasi Gebreselassie | | Ethio-Cement |
| 2DF | Awad Mohammed | | Saint George |
| 2DF | Yehdego Wolde | | Cotton FC |
| 3MF | Mengistu Worku | 1940 | Saint George |
| 3MF | Luciano Vassallo (captain) | (1935-08-15)15 August 1935 (aged 30) | Cotton FC |
| 3MF | Kiflom Araya | | Tele SC |
| 3MF | Ismael Gerile | | Ethio Cement |
| 4FW | Italo Vassallo | 1940 | Cotton FC |
| 4FW | Shewangizaw Agonafir | | Saint George |
| 4FW | Nure Mohammed | | |

### Senegal

Coach: Habib Bâ and Libasse Diop
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Massata Diallo | 1938 (aged 27) | US Gorée |
| 1GK | Toumani Diallo | | Foyer France Sénégal |
| 2DF | Yérim Diagne | 1943 (aged 22) | Réveil de Saint-Louis |
| 2DF | Abdoulaye Diallo | | ASC Jeanne d'Arc |
| 2DF | Moustapha Dieng (captain) | (1942-04-09)9 April 1942 (aged 23) | ASC Jeanne d'Arc |
| 2DF | Issa M'Baye | | Foyer France Sénégal |
| 3MF | Ousmane Camara | | |
| 3MF | Louis Gomis | (1945-05-25)25 May 1945 (aged 20) | Foyer France Sénégal |
| 3MF | Louis Camara | | Espoir de Saint-Louis |
| 3MF | Oumar Samb Guèye | | Foyer France Sénégal |
| 4FW | Matar Niang | | Espoir de Saint-Louis |
| 4FW | Baye Moussé Paye | | US Gorée |
| 4FW | Abdoulaye Diop | | Foyer France Sénégal |
| 4FW | Demba Thioye | | US Gorée |
| 4FW | Mohamed Fadel Fall | | Olympique Thiès |

### Tunisia

Coach: Mokhtar Ben Nacef
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Ferjani Derouiche | (1945-02-07)7 February 1945 (aged 20) | AS Marsa |
| 1GK | Sadok "Attouga" Sassi | (1945-11-15)15 November 1945 (aged 19) | Club Africain |
| 2DF | Mohsen Habacha | (1942-01-25)25 January 1942 (aged 23) | ES Sahel |
| 2DF | Mahfoudh Benzarti | (1942-01-22)22 January 1942 (aged 23) | US Monastirienne |
| 2DF | Hédi Douiri | | AS Marsa |
| 3MF | Ahmed Lamine | | ES Sahel |
| 3MF | Abdelmajid Chetali (captain) | (1939-07-04)4 July 1939 (aged 26) | ES Sahel |
| 3MF | Chedly Laaouini | (1939-11-16)16 November 1939 (aged 25) | ES Tunis |
| 3MF | Tahar Chaïbi | (1946-02-17)17 February 1946 (aged 19) | Club Africain |
| 4FW | Driss Haddad | | CA Bizertin |
| 4FW | Mohamed Salah Jedidi | (1938-03-17)17 March 1938 (aged 27) | Club Africain |
| 4FW | Mongi Dalhoum | (1945-01-13)13 January 1945 (aged 20) | CS Sfaxien |
| 4FW | Abdelwahab Lahmar | (1944-03-27)27 March 1944 (aged 21) | Stade Tunisien |
| 4FW | Aleya Sassi | (1942-01-05)5 January 1942 (aged 23) | CS Sfaxien |
| 4FW | Rachid Gribaâ | | ES Sahel |
| 3MF | Moncef Ajel | | Stade Tunisien |
| 3MF | Hédi Sahli | | ES Sahel |
| 3MF | Mouldi Mezghouni | | AS Marsa |
| 3MF | Ali Graja | | CS Sfaxien |
| 3MF | Hmida Sallem | | CS Sfaxien |

## Group B
### Congo-Léopoldville

Coach: Léon Mokuna
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Makiadi Castello | | CS Imana |
| 1GK | Paul Ngoie | (1943-04-13)13 April 1943 (aged 22) | CS Don Bosco |
| 2DF | Pierre Katumba | | TP Englebert |
| 2DF | Antoine Lessa | 1933 | AS Dragons |
| 2DF | Mabela "Patron" Routier (captain) | | Léo Sports |
| 3MF | Kibonge Mafu | (1945-02-12)12 February 1945 (aged 20) | AS Vita Club |
| 3MF | Kafula Ngoie | (1945-11-11)11 November 1945 (aged 20) | TP Englebert |
| 3MF | Ernest "Saïo" Mokili | | AS Dragons |
| 3MF | Paul Mbuli | | Himalaya Club |
| 3MF | Augustin Diantela | | AS Vita Club |
| 3MF | Pierre Kalala Mukendi | (1939-11-22)22 November 1939 (aged 25) | TP Englebert |
| 3MF | Mbula | | |
| 4FW | Kabala | | |
| 4FW | Albert Mwila | | AS Dragons |
| 4FW | Kabeya Tshotsho | | TP Englebert |

### Ghana

Coach: Charles Gyamfi
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Nii Dodoo Ankrah | (1934-03-08)8 March 1934 (aged 31) | Real Republicans |
| 1GK | Jon Bortey Noawy | (1939-06-13)13 June 1939 (aged 26) | Great Olympics |
| 2DF | Charles Addo Odametey (captain) | (1937-02-23)23 February 1937 (aged 28) | Hearts of Oak |
| 2DF | Agyemang Gyau | (1939-06-03)3 June 1939 (aged 26) | Real Republicans |
| 2DF | Sam Acquah | (1943-07-10)10 July 1943 (aged 22) | Great Olympics |
| 2DF | Willie Evans | (1939-11-21)21 November 1939 (aged 25) | Hearts of Oak |
| 2DF | Ben Kusi | (1939-06-01)1 June 1939 (aged 26) | Asante Kotoko |
| 3MF | Paa Nii Lutterodt | | Great Olympics |
| 3MF | Kofi Pare | (1938-11-28)28 November 1938 (aged 26) | Real Republicans |
| 3MF | Frank Odoi | (1943-02-23)23 February 1943 (aged 22) | Great Olympics |
| 3MF | Ben Acheampong | (1939-02-02)2 February 1939 (aged 26) | Asante Kotoko |
| 3MF | Kwame Nti | | Asante Kotoko |
| 3MF | Oman Mensah | | Great Olympics |
| 4FW | Cecil Jones Attuquayefio | (1944-10-18)18 October 1944 (aged 21) | Real Republicans |
| 4FW | Abdul Ganiyu Salami | (1942-10-05)5 October 1942 (aged 23) | Hearts of Oak |
| 4FW | Osei Kofi | (1940-06-03)3 June 1940 (aged 25) | Asante Kotoko |
| 4FW | Amosa Gbadamosi | (1942-04-15)15 April 1942 (aged 23) | Cornerstone |

### Ivory Coast

Coach:
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | |
| 1GK | Jean Keita | | ASEC Mimosas |
| 1GK | Théo Dossou | | ASEC Mimosas |
| 2DF | Joseph Niankoury | | Africa Sports |
| 2DF | Séry Wawa | 1943 | Africa Sports |
| 2DF | Henri Konan | 1937 | Stade d'Abidjan |
| 3MF | Mathias Diagou | | Stade d'Abidjan |
| 3MF | François Zadi | | Stade d'Abidjan |
| 3MF | Christophe Bazo | | ASEC Mimosas |
| 3MF | Bernard Gnahoré | | Africa Sports |
| 3MF | Yoboué Konan | (1942-08-11)11 August 1942 (aged 23) | ÉDS Montluçon |
| 3MF | Joseph Bléziri | | Stade d'Abidjan |
| 4FW | Ernest Kallet Bially | | Africa Sports |
| 4FW | Eustache Manglé | | ASEC Mimosas |
| 4FW | Mamadou Sylla | | |
| 4FW | François Tahi | | Stade d'Abidjan |