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1980 African Cup of Nations squads
1978 1982
International football competition

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

Group A

Ivory Coast

Coach: Gérard Gabo and Argentina José D'Amico

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Daniel Ettoukan Ivory Coast
1GK Seydou Konaté Ivory Coast
2DF Philibert Dié Foneye Ivory Coast
2DF Paul Bouabré Ivory Coast
2DF Narcisse Kuyo Ivory Coast
2DF Gaston Adjoukoua (1958-02-14)14 February 1958 (aged 22) Ivory Coast
2DF Laurent Zahui (1960-08-10)10 August 1960 (aged 19) Ivory Coast
3MF Kouman Kobinam Ivory Coast
3MF Pascal Miézan (1959-04-03)3 April 1959 (aged 20) Ivory Coast Africa Sports
3MF Ani Gomé Ivory Coast
4FW Laurent Pokou (1947-10-08)8 October 1947 (aged 32) Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
4FW Maxime Lacina Traoré Ivory Coast
3MF François Bohé Ivory Coast
2DF Séverin Tapé Zogbo Ivory Coast
4FW Djibril Cissé (Côte d'Ivoire) Ivory Coast
4FW Jérôme Lebry Manahou Ivory Coast
2DF Emile Gnaoré Ivory Coast
4FW Michel Goba (1961-08-08)8 August 1961 (aged 18) Ivory Coast Africa Sports

Egypt

Coach: Abdel Monem El-Hajj

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Thabet El-Batal (1953-09-16)16 September 1953 (aged 26) Egypt Al Ahly SC
1GK Ekramy El-Shahat (1955-10-26)26 October 1955 (aged 24) Egypt Al-Ahly
1GK Adel El-Maamour (1955-11-11)11 November 1955 (aged 24) Egypt Zamalek SC
2DF Mohamed Omar Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria
2DF Mohamed Bedeir Egypt El Mansoura SC
2DF Mahmoud Saad Egypt Zamalek SC
2DF Maher Hammam (1956-10-03)3 October 1956 (aged 23) Egypt Al-Ahly
2DF Fathi Mabrouk (1951-07-05)5 July 1951 (aged 28) Egypt Al-Ahly
2DF Samy Mansour Egypt Zamalek SC
2DF Mohamed Salah (1956-03-29)29 March 1956 (aged 23) Egypt Zamalek SC
2DF Mostafa Younis (1953-12-25)25 December 1953 (aged 26) Egypt Al-Ahly
3MF Ramadan El-Sayed Egypt Factory 36 Club
3MF Shawky Gharib (1959-02-26)26 February 1959 (aged 21) Egypt Ghazl El-Mehalla
3MF Mohamed Amer Egypt Al-Ahly
3MF Ahmed Abdel Halim Egypt Zamalek SC
3MF Mokhtar Mokhtar (1954-08-17)17 August 1954 (aged 25) Egypt Al-Ahly
3MF Saad Soleit Egypt El Mansoura SC
4FW Mostafa Abdou (1953-06-10)10 June 1953 (aged 26) Egypt Al-Ahly
4FW Mahmoud El Khatib (1954-10-30)30 October 1954 (aged 25) Egypt Al-Ahly
4FW Yasser El Mohamady Egypt Esco SC
4FW Mussad Nur (1951-04-24)24 April 1951 (aged 28) Egypt Al-Masry Club
4FW Hassan Shehata (1947-06-19)19 June 1947 (aged 32) Egypt Zamalek SC

Nigeria

Coach: Brazil Otto Glória

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

Tanzania

Coach: Poland Slawomir Wolk

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Athumani Mambosasa Tanzania Simba S.C.
1GK Juma Pondamali Tanzania Young Africans S.C.
2DF Tasso Mukebezi Tanzania
2DF Leodgar Tenga Tanzania Pan African FC
2DF Jella Mtagwa Tanzania Young Africans S.C.
2DF Mohamed Kajole Tanzania Simba S.C.
3MF Hussein Ngulungu Tanzania Moro United F.C.
3MF Mtemi Ramadhan Tanzania Simba S.C.
3MF Juma Mkambi 1955 Tanzania Young Africans S.C.
3MF Omar Hussein Tanzania Young Africans S.C.
4FW Mohamed Massewa Tanzania
4FW Thuwein Waziri Tanzania
4FW Peter Tino Tanzania Pan African FC
3MF Ahmed Thabit Tanzania Young Africans S.C.
3MF Charles Boniface Tanzania Young Africans S.C.
2DF Salim Amir Tanzania Coastal Union F.C.

Group B

Algeria

Coach: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zdravko Rajkov and Mahieddine Khalef

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

Ghana

Coach: Fred Osam-Duodu

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Mohammad Ayomo Ghana
1GK Joseph Carr Ghana Asante Kotoko
1GK Samuel Suppey Ghana
2DF Isaac Acquaye Ghana Dumas Boys
2DF Emmanuel Ofei Ansah Ghana
2DF James Kuuku Dadzie Ghana Sekondi Hasaacas
2DF Joe Gyekye Ghana
2DF Justice Moore Ghana
2DF Hesse Odamtten Ghana Hearts of Oak
2DF Charles Oppong Ghana
2DF Haruna Yusif Ghana Asante Kotoko
3MF Adolf Armah Ghana
3MF Kingston Asabir Ghana
3MF Kuntu Blankson Ghana
3MF Francis Kumi Ghana Asante Kotoko
3MF Emmanuel Quarshie (1953-05-06)6 May 1953 (aged 26) Ghana Sekondi Hasaacas
3MF Anas Seydou Ghana
3MF John Nketia Yawson Ghana
4FW Papa Arko Ghana Asante Kotoko
4FW Opoku Afriyie (1945-01-29)29 January 1945 (aged 35) Ghana Asante Kotoko
4FW Dan Kayede Ghana Great Olympics
4FW Willie Klutse Ghana

Guinea

Coach: Diélimory Diabaté

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
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

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Badou Ezzaki (1959-04-02)2 April 1959 (aged 20) Morocco Wydad AC
1GK Abdellatif Laalou (1952-02-20)20 February 1952 (aged 28) Morocco AS Salé
1GK Ejjilali Rounaq (1958-03-20)20 March 1958 (aged 21) Morocco RS Settat
2DF Houssine Bouchkhachekh Morocco MC Oujda
2DF Mbarek El Filali (1955-05-12)12 May 1955 (aged 24) Morocco MC Oujda
2DF Essedik Hannoun Morocco RS Settat
2DF Ahmed Limane (c) Morocco MAS Fes
2DF Mustapha Tahiri (1953-07-08)8 July 1953 (aged 26) Morocco MC Oujda
2DF Abdelillah Marzak (1957-05-02)2 May 1957 (aged 22) Morocco
3MF Saïd Benzemouri Morocco Wydad AC
3MF Aziz Bouderbala (1960-12-26)26 December 1960 (aged 19) Morocco Wydad AC
3MF Abdelaziz Daidi Morocco CODM Meknes
3MF Abdellatif Houmama (1956-01-01)1 January 1956 (aged 24) Morocco Kénitra AC
3MF Mohamed Timoumi (1960-01-15)15 January 1960 (aged 20) Morocco Union de Touarga
3MF Mohamed Mouh (1955-09-18)18 September 1955 (aged 24) Morocco AS Salé
4FW Khalid Labied (1955-08-24)24 August 1955 (aged 24) Morocco Fath US
4FW Jamal Jebrane (1957-08-20)20 August 1957 (aged 22) Morocco Kénitra AC
4FW Abdelmajid Shaita (1955-01-19)19 January 1955 (aged 25) Morocco Wydad AC
4FW Mohamed Bentaibi Morocco
4FW Mohamed Loukhaili Morocco

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The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively.
There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only.
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