Below is a list of national squads who played in the 1959 African Cup of Nations .
Coach: Pál Titkos
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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GK | Adel Hekal | 23 March 1934 (aged 25) | Al-Ahly | |||
GK | Abdel Galil Hemaida | 28 December 1923 (aged 35) | Al-Ahly | |||
DF | Tariq Selim | 15 July 1937 (aged 21) | Al-Ahly | |||
DF | Yaken Zaki | 12 September 1934 (aged 24) | Zamalek | |||
DF | Mimi El-Sherbini | 26 July 1937 (aged 21) | Al-Ahly | |||
MF | Gomaa Farag | Zamalek | ||||
MF | Saleh Selim (captain) | 11 September 1930 (aged 28) | Al-Ahly | |||
MF | Rifaat El-Fanagily | 1 May 1936 (aged 23) | Al-Ahly | |||
MF | Mahmoud El-Shaghby | Tersana | ||||
MF | Mohei Sharshar | Tersana | ||||
FW | Essam Baheeg | 26 February 1931 (aged 28) | Zamalek | |||
FW | Mahmoud El-Gohary | 20 February 1938 (aged 21) | Al-Ahly | |||
FW | Sherif El-Far | 1 May 1928 (aged 31) | Zamalek | |||
FW | Taha Ismail | 8 February 1939 (aged 20) | Al-Ahly | |||
FW | Alaa El-Hamouly | 4 July 1930 (aged 28) | Zamalek |
Coach: Jiří Starosta
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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GK | Gilamichael Teklemariam | Adulis Club | ||||
GK | Damte Haile | Saint George SC | ||||
GK | Senaye Hapte Gebril | Ethiopian Air Force FC | ||||
DF | Amanuel Kidanemariam | GS Hamasien | ||||
DF | Awad Mohammed | Omedla SC | ||||
DF | Abdulkader Ahmed | Gumruk | ||||
DF | Girmay Fikremariam | GS Hamasien | ||||
DF | Abera "Goraw" Woldemichael | Saint George SC | ||||
MF | Omer Royale | Saint George SC | ||||
MF | Araya Kiflom | Tele SC | ||||
MF | Mengistu Worku | 1940 | Saint George SC | |||
MF | Tesfaye Gebremedhin | Tele SC | ||||
MF | Samuel Zewde | Saint George SC | ||||
MF | Kebede Metaferia | Mechal SC | ||||
MF | Yonas Berhane | Mechal SC | ||||
MF | Nassir Berhe | Omedla SC | ||||
MF | Mekouria Tadesse | Mekuria | ||||
FW | Asrat Hailemariam | Mechal SC | ||||
FW | Girmay Tessema | Tele SC | ||||
FW | Tessaw Gebrewolde | Mechal SC | ||||
FW | Abraha Bayrou | Omedla SC | ||||
FW | Ayele Tessema | Mechal SC |
Coach: József Háda
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