Below is a list of squads used in the 1962 African Cup of Nations .
Coach: Mohamed El-Guindi & Hanafy Bastan
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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GK | Adel Hekal | 23 March 1934 (aged 27) | Al-Ahly | |||
GK | Abdel-Gelil Hemaida | 28 December 1923 (aged 38) | Al-Ahly | |||
DF | Mimi El-Sherbini | 26 July 1937 (aged 24) | Al-Ahly | |||
DF | Amin El-Esnawi | 23 June 1936 (aged 25) | Suez | |||
DF | Ahmed Mostafa | 12 September 1934 (aged 27) | Zamalek | |||
DF | Tarek Selim | 15 July 1937 (aged 24) | Al-Ahly | |||
MF | Rifaat El-Fanagily | 1 May 1936 (aged 25) | Al-Ahly | |||
MF | Mohammed "Shehta" Seddiq | 14 April 1940 (aged 21) | Ismaily | |||
MF | Raafat Attia | 6 February 1934 (aged 27) | Zamalek | |||
MF | Saleh Selim | 11 September 1930 (aged 31) | Al-Ahly | |||
MF | Mohamed Badawai | 24 May 1935 (aged 26) | Al-Masry | |||
MF | Samir Qotb | 16 March 1938 (aged 23) | Zamalek | |||
FW | Badawi Abdel Fattah | 24 May 1935 (aged 26) | Tersana | |||
FW | Moustafa Reyadh | 5 April 1941 (aged 20) | Tersana | |||
FW | Taha Ismail | 8 February 1939 (aged 22) | Al-Ahly | |||
FW | Ahmed Effat | Zamalek |
Coach: Yidnekatchew Tessema
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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GK | Gilamichael Teklemariam | Adulis Club | ||||
GK | Berhane Bayene | Omedla SC | ||||
DF | Asmelash Berhe | Ethio-Cement FC | ||||
DF | Berhe Goitom | Tele SC | ||||
DF | Awad Mohammed | Omedla SC | ||||
MF | Girma Tekle | Cotton Factory Club | ||||
MF | Mengistu Worku | 1940 | Saint George | |||
MF | Kiflom Araya | Tele SC | ||||
MF | Luciano Vassallo (captain) | 15 August 1935 (aged 26) | Cotton Factory Club | |||
MF | Tesfaye Gebremedhin | Tele SC | ||||
FW | Getachew Wolde | Cotton Factory Club | ||||
FW | Italo Vassallo | Cotton Factory Club | ||||
FW | Tsegaye Tesfaye | Ethio-Cement FC | ||||
FW | Tekle Kidane | 30 August 1939 (aged 22) | Tele SC | |||
FW | Netsere Woldeselassie | Saint George | ||||
FW | Haile Tesfagabre | Tele SC | ||||
FW | Negassie Gebremichael |
Coach: Frane Matošić
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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22 | GK | Moncef Kechiche | AS Marsa | |||
1 | GK | Khaled Gharbi | ES Tunis | |||
2 | DF | Mohsen Keffala | Stade Tunisien | |||
7 | DF | Azaïez Jaballah | SA Menzel Bourguiba | |||
9 | DF | Abdelmajid Chetali | 4 July 1939 (aged 22) | ES Sahel | ||
3 | DF | Ridha Rouatbi | ES Sahel | |||
4 | DF | Ahmed Sghaïer | 2 January 1937 (aged 25) | US Tunisienne | ||
5 | MF | Khemais Chekir | US Monastir | |||
6 | DF | Nourredine Aloui | ES Tunis | |||
13 | MF | Ali Klibi | 3 September 1942 (aged 19) | ES Tunis | ||
17 | MF | Chedly Laaouini | 16 November 1916 (aged 45) | ES Tunis | ||
11 | MF | Fethi Chérif | CS Hammam-Lif | |||
16 | MF | Haj Ali | 10 October 1937 (aged 24) | ES Tunis | ||
14 | MF | Rachid Meddeb | 22 October 1940 (aged 21) | ES Tunis | ||
21 | MF | Tahar Mâammer | CS Hammam-Lif | |||
8 | MF | Taoufik Ben Othman | 24 March 1939 (aged 22) | AS Marsa | ||
20 | FW | Driss Haddad | 29 August 1941 (aged 20) | CA Bizertin | ||
15 | FW | Moncef Chérif | 8 November 1940 (aged 21) | Stade Tunisien | ||
12 | FW | Mohamed Salah Jedidi | 7 March 1938 (aged 23) | Club Africain | ||
10 | FW | Ammar Merrichkou | June 20, 1942 (aged 19) | AS Marsa |
Coach: Polycarp Kakooza & Samson Yiga
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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GK | John Agard (captain) | Bitumastic FC | ||||
GK | John Ngabeki | Police FC | ||||
DF | David Ssimbwa | Express FC | ||||
DF | George Kakaire | |||||
DF | David Otti | 1940 | Bitumastic FC | |||
DF | Rustico Kasozi | Mulago | ||||
DF | Hassan Fauza | KDS Club | ||||
DF | Ibrahim Dafala | 2 February 1935 (aged 26) | Express FC | |||
MF | John Bunyenyezi | Ntare Club | ||||
MF | Clive Bond | Uganda FA | ||||
MF | Sam Bukenya | UEB FC | ||||
MF | Jimmy Semugabi | UEB FC | ||||
FW | Edward Semambo | Mutungo FC | ||||
FW | Odong Kongo | Acholi FA | ||||
FW | Joseph Mabirizi | Mutungo FC | ||||
FW | Francis "Jogoo" Atema | KDS Club | ||||
FW | Baker Kasigwa | Bitumastic FC | ||||
MF | Ben Omoding |
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