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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) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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| 1GK | Zacharie "Jean-Parade" Egoué | ||||||
| 1GK | Bernard M'Bengalack |  Diamant Yaoundé
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| 1GK | Moïse Essombé | ||||||
| 2DF | Norbert Owona | Union Douala
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| 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
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| 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
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| 4FW | Philippe Mouthé | ||||||
| 4FW | Jean Manga Onguéné | (1946-06-12)12 June 1946 (aged 25) | Canon Yaoundé
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| 18 | 4FW | Jean-Pierre Tokoto | (1948-01-26)26 January 1948 (aged 24) |  Olympique de Marseille
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| 15 | 4FW | Joseph Yegba Maya | (1944-04-08)8 April 1944 (aged 27) | US Valenciennes
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| 11 | 4FW | Jean-Baptiste Ndoga | |||||
| 4FW | Dieudonné Bassanguen | ||||||
Kenya
Coach: Eckhard Krautzun
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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| 1 | 1GK | James Siang'a | 1949 (aged 22 or 23) |  Gor Mahia
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| 2DF | Jonathan Niva | Gor Mahia
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| 2DF | Austin Oduor | ||||||
| 2DF | Samson Odore | Kenya Breweries
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| 2DF | Charles Makunda | ||||||
| 2DF | Daniel Anyanzwa | ||||||
| 3MF | Peter "Pelé" Ouma | ||||||
| 3MF | Allan Thigo | Gor Mahia
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| 3MF | Jackson Aluko | Gor Mahia
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| 4FW | John Nyawanga | ||||||
| 4FW | Chege Ouma | ||||||
| 4FW | Nicodémus Arudhi | ||||||
| 4FW | John Chore | Gor Mahia
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| 3MF | Stephen Yongo | Gor Mahia
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Mali
Coach: Karl-Heinz Weigang
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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| 1GK | Séydou Traoré | ||||||
| 1GK | Bassirou Diamoutèné | ||||||
| 1 | 1GK | Mamadou Keïta | (1947-10-20)20 October 1947 (aged 24) |  Stade Malien
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| 2DF | Talibé Diané | ||||||
| 4 | 2DF | Kidian Diallo | 1944 | AS Real Bamako
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| 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
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| 4FW | Issa Yatayasse | ||||||
| 10 | 4FW | Salif Keïta | (1946-12-08)8 December 1946 (aged 25) | Saint-Étienne
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| 19 | 4FW | Moussa Traoré | (1952-12-02)2 December 1952 (aged 19) | Stade Malien
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| 20 | 4FW | Sadia Cissé | (1944-04-15)15 April 1944 (aged 27) | Djoliba AC
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| 17 | 4FW | Moussa Diakhité | |||||
| 11 | 4FW | Fantamady Keita | (1949-09-25)25 September 1949 (aged 22) | AS Real Bamako
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| 4FW | Cheikh Diallo | ||||||
| 4FW | Idrissa Kanté | ||||||
Togo
Coach: Gottlieb Göller
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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| 1GK | Tommy Sylvestre | (1946-08-31)31 August 1946 (aged 25) |  Étoile Filante de Lomé
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| 2DF | Damawuzan Ayitégan | ||||||
| 2DF | Ohin Anyaku | ||||||
| 2DF | Hermann Hunkpati (C) | 1945 (aged 26 or 27) | Modèle de Lomé
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| 2DF | Sanni Kponton | ||||||
| 3MF | Emmanuel Atsou | ||||||
| 3MF | Luc Agbala | (1947-09-23)23 September 1947 (aged 24) | Dynamic Togolais
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| 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
Morocco
Coach: 
Sabino Barinaga
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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| 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
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| 4FW | Mohamed El Filali | (1945-07-09)9 July 1945 (aged 26) | |||||
| 4FW | Redouane Guezzar |
Sudan
Coach: Abdel-Fattah Hamad Abu-Zeid
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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| 1GK | Mohamed "Zaghbir" Abdel Fatah |  Al-Hilal Club
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| 1GK | El-Sayed El-Masri | ||||||
| 2DF | El-Sir Kaunda | Al-Merreikh SC
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| 2DF | Awad Koka | 1947 | Al-Hilal Club
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| 2DF | Mahmoud "James" Said Salim | 1947 | Al-Tahrir SC (Bahri)
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| 2DF | Abdelgadir Mohamed | ||||||
| 3MF | Negm El-Din Hassan (C) | 1945 | Al Neel SC (Khartoum)
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| 3MF | Ahmed Bushara Wahba | (1943-01-01)1 January 1943 (aged 29) | Al-Merrikh SC
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| 3MF | Mutassim Hammori | ||||||
| 3MF | Bushara Abdel-Nadief | Al-Merreikh SC
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| 3MF | Abdel Kafi El-Sheikh | ||||||
| 3MF | Mohsin El-Mannan | ||||||
| 4FW | Hasabu El-Sagheer | (1947-07-01)1 July 1947 (aged 24) | Burri SC
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| 4FW | Jadallah Kheirelseid | Al-Merrikh SC
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| 4FW | Kamal Abdelwahab | Al-Merrikh SC
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| 4FW | Mohamed Hussein "Kassala" | Al-Hilal Club
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Zaire
Coach: Blagoje Vidinić 
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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| 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
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| 2DF | Mwanza Mukombo | (1945-12-17)17 December 1945 (aged 26) | |||||
| 2DF | Julien Kialunda | (1940-04-24)24 April 1940 (aged 31) |  Anderlecht
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| 3MF | Kidumu Mantantu | (1946-11-17)17 November 1946 (aged 25) | CS Imana
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| 3MF | Kilasu Massamba | (1950-12-22)22 December 1950 (aged 21) | |||||
| 3MF | Léonard Saïdi | (1941-11-24)24 November 1941 (aged 30) | TP Mazembe
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| 3MF | Tshinabu Wa Munda | (1946-05-08)8 May 1946 (aged 25) | TP Mazembe
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| 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
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| 4FW | Jean Kalala N'Tumba | (1949-01-07)7 January 1949 (aged 23) | |||||
External links
- African Nations Cup 1972 - RSSSF
- 8ème édition : le Congo Brazzaville crée la sensation
- Gor Mahia in the 1970s
- CAN 1972
- Congo squad 1972
- Sadia Cissé
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