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1982 African Cup of Nations squads
1980 1984
International football competition

Below is a list of squads used in the 1982 African Cup of Nations.

Group A

Cameroon

Coach: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Branko Žutić

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Thomas Nkono (1955-07-20)20 July 1955 (aged 26) Cameroon Canon Yaoundé
2DF Ibrahim Aoudou (1955-08-23)23 August 1955 (aged 26) France Cannes
2DF Edmond Enoka (1955-12-17)17 December 1955 (aged 26) Cameroon Dragon Douala
2DF Emmanuel Kundé (1956-07-15)15 July 1956 (aged 25) Cameroon Canon Yaoundé
2DF René Ndjeya (1953-10-09)9 October 1953 (aged 28) Cameroon Union Douala
2DF François Ndoumbé (1954-01-30)30 January 1954 (aged 28) Cameroon Union Douala
2DF Elie Onana (1951-10-13)13 October 1951 (aged 30) Cameroon Federal Foumban
3MF Théophile Abega (1954-07-09)9 July 1954 (aged 27) Cameroon Canon Yaoundé
3MF Joseph Enanga (1958-08-28)28 August 1958 (aged 23) Cameroon Union Douala
8 3MF Grégoire Mbida (1952-01-27)27 January 1952 (aged 30) Cameroon Canon Yaoundé
3MF Ephrem Mbom (1955-10-19)19 October 1955 (aged 26) Cameroon Canon Yaoundé
3MF Charles Toubé (1958-01-22)22 January 1958 (aged 24) Cameroon Tonnerre Yaoundé
4FW Bonaventure Djonkep (1961-08-20)20 August 1961 (aged 20) Cameroon Union Douala
4FW Ernest Ebongué (1962-05-15)15 May 1962 (aged 19) Cameroon Tonnerre Yaoundé
4FW Eugène Ekoulé Cameroon Union Douala
4FW Roger Milla (1952-05-20)20 May 1952 (aged 29) France Bastia
18 4FW Jacques N'Guea (1955-01-08)8 January 1955 (aged 27) Cameroon Canon Yaoundé

Ghana

Coach: Ghana Charles Gyamfi

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Joseph Carr Ghana Asante Kotoko
2DF Haruna Yusif Ghana Asante Kotoko
2DF Charles Kwame Sampson Ghana Hasaacas
2DF Sampson "Gaddafi" Lamptey Ghana Hearts of Oak
2DF Seth Ampadu Ghana Asante Kotoko
1GK John Baker Ghana Eleven Wise
3MF John Essien Ghana Hasaacas
13 4FW Emmanuel Quarshie (c) Egypt Zamalek
9 4FW Opoku Afriyie Ghana Asante Kotoko
3MF Opoku Nti (1961-01-23)23 January 1961 (aged 21) Ghana Asante Kotoko
4FW George Alhassan Gabon FC 105
3MF Windsor Kofi Abbrey Ghana Hasaacas
3MF Acquaye Mclean Ghana Great Olympics
2DF Akwasi Appiah Ghana Asante Kotoko
2DF Hesse Odamtten Ghana Hearts of Oak
8 2DF Isaac Paha Ghana Hasaacas
3MF Albert Asaase Ghana Asante Kotoko
3MF Abedi Pele (1964-11-05)5 November 1964 (aged 17) Ghana Real Tamale United
4FW Ben Kayede Ghana Great Olympics
3MF Kofi Badu Ghana Asante Kotoko
3MF John Bannerman Ghana Asante Kotoko
22 1GK Michael Owusu Mensah Ghana Okwahu United

Libya

Coach: Hungary Bela Gutal

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ramzy Al-Kouafi Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi SC
21 1GK Mesbah Shanqab 1963 Libya Al-Ahly Tripoli SC
2 2DF Sassi Al-Ajeli 1960 Libya Al-Madina SC
4 2DF Mehdi Al-Kharef Libya Al Dhahra SC
5 2DF Saleh Sola 1955 Libya Al-Ahly Tripoli SC
3 2DF Ali Musa Al-Beshari 1962 Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi SC
14 2DF Abdallah Zeiyu 1958 Libya Al-Hilal Benghazi SC
15 3MF Mohamed Majdoub Libya
18 3MF Abdel Razak Al-Farjani Libya Al Dhahra SC
9 4FW Abdel Razak Jaranah Libya Al-Wahda SC
6 3MF Suleiman Omar 1959 Libya Al-Ittihad Club
12 3MF Abubaker Ben-Suleiman Libya
10 3MF Fawzi Al-Issawi (1960-02-27)27 February 1960 (aged 22) Libya Al-Nasr Club
8 3MF Abdel Fatah Al-Farjani Libya Al Dhahra SC
11 3MF Abdel Salam Al-Maghribi Libya Al-Madina SC
16 3MF Salem Al-Jehani Libya
17 4FW Abdel Moneim Ghonaïm 1953 Libya Darnes SC
7 4FW Faraj Al-Bor'osi 1960 Libya Al-Nasr Club
13 4FW Mohammad Al-Teer Libya
19 4FW Basheer Al-Rayani 1955 Libya Al-Ittihad Club
20 3MF Abubaker Ben Brahim Libya Al-Ahly Tripoli SC
22 2DF Mahfod Al-Hadi Libya

Tunisia

Coach: Poland Ryszard Kulesza

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Kamel Karia (1950-12-12)12 December 1950 (aged 31) Tunisia ES Tunis
1GK Mokhtar Naili (1953-09-03)3 September 1953 (aged 28) Tunisia Club Africain
2DF Hachemi Ouahchi (1960-12-25)25 December 1960 (aged 21) Tunisia ES Sahel
2DF Abdelhamid Kanzari Tunisia ES Tunis
2DF Khaled Ben Yahia (1959-11-12)12 November 1959 (aged 22) Tunisia ES Tunis
2DF Ali Kaabi (1953-11-15)15 November 1953 (aged 28) Tunisia CO Médenine
2DF Amor Jebali (1956-12-24)24 December 1956 (aged 25) Tunisia AS Marsa
10 3MF Tarak Dhiab (1954-07-15)15 July 1954 (aged 27) Tunisia ES Tunis
3MF Kamel Seddik Tunisia CS Hammam-Lif
3MF Lotfi Hsoumi Tunisia ES Sahel
4FW Riadh Fahem Tunisia ES Tunis
3MF Kamel Gabsi Tunisia ES Sahel
4FW Lassaad Abdelli (1960-09-18)18 September 1960 (aged 21) Tunisia Club Africain
4FW Samir Ben Messaoud Tunisia AS Marsa
2DF Abderrazek Chebbi
4FW Hamadi Chergui
4FW Mohamed Hedi Gomri

Group B

Algeria

Coach: Mahieddine Khalef

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mehdi Cerbah (1953-01-03)3 January 1953 (aged 29) Algeria RS Kouba
2 2DF Rabah Djenadi (1959-06-03)3 June 1959 (aged 22) Algeria JH Djazaïr
3 2DF Mustapha Kouici (1954-04-16)16 April 1954 (aged 27) Algeria CM Belcourt
4 2DF Meziane Ighil (1954-01-12)12 January 1954 (aged 28) Algeria MA Hussein Dey
5 2DF Chaabane Merzekane (1959-03-08)8 March 1959 (aged 22) Algeria MA Hussein Dey
6 3MF Ali Bencheikh (1955-01-09)9 January 1955 (aged 27) Algeria MP Alger
7 4FW Salah Assad (1958-06-10)10 June 1958 (aged 23) Algeria RS Kouba
8 3MF Ali Fergani (c) (1952-09-21)21 September 1952 (aged 29) Algeria JE Tizi-Ouzou
9 3MF Mohamed Saïd Amokrane (1957-01-25)25 January 1957 (aged 25) Algeria USM Ain Beida
10 3MF Lakhdar Belloumi (1958-12-29)29 December 1958 (aged 23) Algeria GCR Mascara
11 4FW Rabah Madjer (1958-12-15)15 December 1958 (aged 23) Algeria MA Hussein Dey
12 2DF Salah Larbès (1952-09-16)16 September 1952 (aged 29) Algeria JE Tizi-Ouzou
13 3MF Hocine Yahi (1960-04-25)25 April 1960 (aged 21) Algeria CM Belcourt
14 4FW Djamel Zidane (1955-04-28)28 April 1955 (aged 26) Belgium KV Kortrijk
15 3MF Lyes Bahbouh (1957-04-06)6 April 1957 (aged 24) Algeria JE Tizi-Ouzou
16 4FW Ahmed Aït El-Hocine (1957-06-30)30 June 1957 (aged 24) Algeria MA Hussein Dey
17 2DF Abdelkader Horr (1953-11-10)10 November 1953 (aged 28) Algeria MA Hussein Dey
18 3MF Mohamed Kaci Said (1958-05-02)2 May 1958 (aged 23) Algeria RS Kouba
19 2DF Redouane Drici (1959-03-07)7 March 1959 (aged 22) Algeria RS Kouba
20 4FW Mohamed Kheloufi (1959-05-12)12 May 1959 (aged 22) Algeria JH Djazaïr
21 1GK Mourad Amara (1959-02-19)19 February 1959 (aged 23) Algeria JE Tizi-Ouzou
22 1GK Yacine Bentalaa (1955-09-24)24 September 1955 (aged 26) Algeria RS Kouba

Ethiopia

Coach: Mengistu Worku

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Tesfaye Gibru
1GK Kebret Lemma
2DF Ejigu Mulualem
2DF Taffesse Tamerat
2DF Tesfaye Kebede
2DF Urge Ayele
3MF Goshu Hailu
3MF Mondemu Bekele Ermias
2DF Demissie Tagnachew
4FW Dagnew Tesfamichael
2DF Solomon Asefa
4FW Gebre Nigussie
3MF Teka Kassahun
4FW Christos Tefera
Abreha Girma
4FW Aberra Hadish

Nigeria

Coach: Brazil Otto Glória

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Peter Fregene (1947-05-17)17 May 1947 (aged 34) Nigeria Lagos ECN
1GK Best Ogedegbe (1954-09-03)3 September 1954 (aged 27) Nigeria Shooting Stars F.C.
12 2DF Ademola Adeshina (1964-06-04)4 June 1964 (aged 17) Nigeria
2DF Tunde Bamidele (1953-05-13)13 May 1953 (aged 28) Nigeria
2DF Leotis Boateng (1951-03-08)8 March 1951 (aged 30) Nigeria
2DF Stephen Keshi (1962-01-31)31 January 1962 (aged 20) Nigeria New Nigeria Bank
2DF Charles Yantchio Nigeria
3MF Mudashiru Lawal (1954-06-08)8 June 1954 (aged 27) Nigeria Shooting Stars F.C.
10 3MF Henry Nwosu (1963-06-14)14 June 1963 (aged 18) Nigeria New Nigeria Bank
3MF Okey Isima (1956-08-24)24 August 1956 (aged 25) Nigeria
3MF Sylvanus Okpala (1961-09-03)3 September 1961 (aged 20) Nigeria Enugu Rangers
3MF Felix Owolabi (1956-01-24)24 January 1956 (aged 26) Nigeria
9 4FW Emmanuel Osigwe (1952-04-06)6 April 1952 (aged 29) Nigeria
20 4FW Richard Owubokiri (1961-06-16)16 June 1961 (aged 20) Nigeria ACB Lagos
Adegoke Adelabu Nigeria
3MF Anthony Orji Nigeria
4FW Fatai Yekini Nigeria

Zambia

Coach: Romania Ted Dumitru replaced by Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ante Bušelić

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Michael Bwalya Zambia Green Buffaloes
1GK Ghost Mulenga (1954-01-06)6 January 1954 (aged 28) Zambia Red Arrows
1GK Emmanuel Mwape (1950-01-06)6 January 1950 (aged 32) Zambia Nkana Red Devils
2DF Jones Chilengi (1955-01-30)30 January 1955 (aged 27) Zambia Green Buffaloes
2DF Kaiser Kalambo (1953-06-06)6 June 1953 (aged 28) Zambia Ndola United
2DF Milton Muke (1951-06-10)10 June 1951 (aged 30) Zambia Green Buffaloes
2DF Emmy Musonda Zambia Green Buffaloes
2DF Michael Musonda Zambia Power Dynamos
3MF Alex Chola (1956-06-06)6 June 1956 (aged 25) Zambia Power Dynamos
3MF Aaron Njovu Zambia Red Arrows
3MF Willie Phiri (1953-06-03)3 June 1953 (aged 28) Zambia Nchanga Rangers
3MF Jericho Shinde Zambia Rhokana United
4FW Jack Chanda Zambia Roan United
4FW Fanny Hangunyu Zambia Red Arrows
4FW Peter Kaumba (1958-03-31)31 March 1958 (aged 23) Zambia Power Dynamos
4FW Ashious Melu (1957-06-06)6 June 1957 (aged 24) Zambia Mufulira Wanderers
4FW Patrick Phiri (1956-05-03)3 May 1956 (aged 25) Zambia Red Arrows
4FW Pele Kaimana Zambia Green Buffaloes
2DF John Kalusa Zambia Rhokana United
3MF Chris Kaoma Zambia Green Buffaloes
4FW Godfrey Munshya Zambia Kabwe Warriors
2DF Fabiano Mwaba Zambia Kabwe United

References

  1. Ted Dumitru could not enter Libya, due to passport problems.

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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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