1988 African Cup of Nations squads

Last updated March 29, 2024

Below is a list of squads used in the 1988 African Cup of Nations .

Group A

Algeria

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Nacerdine Drid (c)	(1957-01-22)22 January 1957 (aged 31)	Mouloudia d'Oran
16	1 GK	Kamel Kadri	(1963-11-19)19 November 1963 (aged 24)	Mouloudia d'Alger
22	1 GK	Layachi Nouri	(1960-09-23)23 September 1960 (aged 27)	Union d'El Harrach
5	2 DF	Abderrazak Belgherbi	(1961-10-29)29 October 1961 (aged 26)	Olympique de Chlef
4	2 DF	Ali Benhalima	(1962-01-21)21 January 1962 (aged 26)	Association d'Oran
19	2 DF	Mohamed Chaib	(1958-05-20)20 May 1958 (aged 29)	RS Kouba
2	2 DF	Mokhtar Kechamli	(1962-11-02)2 November 1962 (aged 25)	Association d'Oran
3	2 DF	Rachid Maatar	(1959-06-27)27 June 1959 (aged 28)	Nancy
20	2 DF	Fodil Megharia	(1961-05-23)23 May 1961 (aged 26)	Olympique de Chlef
15	2 DF	Chaabane Merzekane	(1959-03-08)8 March 1959 (aged 29)	Mouloudia d'Alger
10	3 MF	Lakhdar Belloumi	(1958-12-29)29 December 1958 (aged 29)	Mouloudia d'Oran
12	3 MF	Kamel Djahmoune	(1961-06-16)16 June 1961 (aged 26)	Mouloudia d'Alger
21	3 MF	Kader Ferhaoui	(1965-03-19)19 March 1965 (aged 22)	Montpellier
6	3 MF	Mohamed Kaci Said	(1958-05-02)2 May 1958 (aged 29)	RS Kouba
18	3 MF	Abdelouahab Maïche	(1959-11-30)30 November 1959 (aged 28)	Mouloudia d'Alger
8	3 MF	Hocine Yahi	(1960-04-25)25 April 1960 (aged 27)	Jeunesse de Belcourt
17	3 MF	Said Meghichi	(1961-02-05)5 February 1961 (aged 27)	Mouloudia d'Alger
13	4 FW	Ahmed Chawki Bentayeb	(1962-05-01)1 May 1962 (aged 25)	Union d'Aïn Béïda
7	4 FW	Ali Bouafia	(1964-08-05)5 August 1964 (aged 23)	Lyon
14	4 FW	Hakim Medane	(1966-09-05)5 September 1966 (aged 21)	JS Tizi Ouzou
9	4 FW	Djamel Menad	(1960-07-22)22 July 1960 (aged 27)	Nîmes

Ivory Coast

Coach: Yeo Martial

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Zagouli Gbolié
16	1 GK	Alain Gouaméné	(1966-06-15)15 June 1966 (aged 21)	ASEC Mimosas
6	2 DF	Sékana Diaby	(1968-08-10)10 August 1968 (aged 19)	Laval
	2 DF	Boris Diecket	(1963-03-31)31 March 1963 (aged 24)	Tours
3	2 DF	Arsène Hobou	(1967-10-30)30 October 1967 (aged 20)	ASEC Mimosas
2	2 DF	Aka Kouamé	(1963-04-06)6 April 1963 (aged 24)	ASEC Mimosas
13	2 DF	Patrice Lago		Africa Sports
5	2 DF	Rufin Lué	(1968-01-05)5 January 1968 (aged 20)	Africa Sports
12	2 DF	Laurent Zahui	(1960-08-10)10 August 1960 (aged 27)	Rodez
8	3 MF	Oumar Ben Salah	(1964-07-02)2 July 1964 (aged 23)	Sète
7	3 MF	Saint-Joseph Gadji-Celi	(1961-05-01)1 May 1961 (aged 26)	Sète
9	3 MF	Youssouf Fofana	(1966-07-26)26 July 1966 (aged 21)	AS Monaco
17	3 MF	Serge Maguy	(1970-10-20)20 October 1970 (aged 17)	Africa Sports
18	3 MF	Pascal Miézan	(1959-04-03)3 April 1959 (aged 28)	Africa Sports
	3 MF	Didier Otokoré	(1969-03-26)26 March 1969 (aged 18)	Auxerre
15	3 MF	François Zahoui	(1962-08-21)21 August 1962 (aged 25)	Toulon
14	4 FW	Ignace Guédé-Gba	(1964-10-10)10 October 1964 (aged 23)	Africa Sports
10	4 FW	Abdoulaye Traoré	(1967-03-04)4 March 1967 (aged 21)	Sète
4	4 FW	Yao Lambert Amani	(1963-09-17)17 September 1963 (aged 24)	Africa Sports

Morocco

Coach: José Faria

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Badou Zaki (c)	(1959-04-02)2 April 1959 (aged 28)	RCD Mallorca
22	1 GK	Khalil Azmi	(1964-08-23)23 August 1964 (aged 23)	Wydad Casablanca
4	2 DF	Mustapha El Biyaz	(1960-12-12)12 December 1960 (aged 27)	F.C. Penafiel
2	2 DF	Tijani El Maataoui	(1963-12-17)17 December 1963 (aged 24)	Raja Casablanca
3	2 DF	Abdelmajid Lamriss	(1959-02-12)12 February 1959 (aged 29)	FAR Rabat
18	3 MF	Hassan Benabicha	(1964-04-15)15 April 1964 (aged 23)	WAC
8	3 MF	Aziz Bouderbala	(1960-12-26)26 December 1960 (aged 27)	FC Sion
6	3 MF	Abdelmajid Dolmy	(1953-04-19)19 April 1953 (aged 34)	CLAS Casablanca
7	3 MF	Mustafa El Haddaoui	(1961-07-28)28 July 1961 (aged 26)	AS Saint-Étienne
17	3 MF	Abderrazad Khairi	(1962-11-20)20 November 1962 (aged 25)	FAR Rabat
10	3 MF	Mohamed Timoumi	(1960-01-15)15 January 1960 (aged 28)	KSC Lokeren
16	4 FW	Moulay Hachem El Gharef	(1965-06-30)30 June 1965 (aged 22)	CD Tenerife
19	4 FW	Hassan Fadil	(1963-02-03)3 February 1963 (aged 25)	RCD Mallorca
9	4 FW	Abdelkrim Merry "Krimau"	(1955-01-13)13 January 1955 (aged 33)	Matra Racing
20	4 FW	Hassan Nader	(1965-07-08)8 July 1965 (aged 22)	Wydad Casablanca
21	3 MF	Abderrahim Hamraoui		Raja Casablanca
13	2 DF	Mourad Jabrane		Maghreb Fes
12	3 MF	Mustapha Kiddi		Kawkab
15	2 DF	Hassan Mouahid		Raja Casablanca
14	2 DF	Lahcen Ouadani	(1959-02-14)14 February 1959 (aged 29)	FAR Rabat

Zaire

Coach: Otto Pfister

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
2	1 GK	Mpangi Merikani	(1967-04-04)4 April 1967 (aged 20)	DC Motema Pembe
15	2 DF	John Buana N'Galula	(1968-06-23)23 June 1968 (aged 19)	Boom FC
	2 DF	Abayi Kalau
8	3 MF	Makindu Makengo	(1964-04-13)13 April 1964 (aged 24)
5	2 DF	Tshota Mutombo
	2 DF	Mansoni Ngombo	(1963-10-25)25 October 1963 (aged 24)	Beerschot
	2 DF	Kalombo N'Kongolo	(1961-07-17)17 July 1961 (aged 26)	S.C. Espinho
	3 MF	Lemba Basuala	(1965-03-03)3 March 1965 (aged 23)	O Elvas
6	3 MF	Jacques Kinkomba Kingambo	(1962-01-04)4 January 1962 (aged 26)	Sint-Truiden
19	3 MF	Mourceau Lutonadio Di Vita	(1965-06-05)5 June 1965 (aged 22)	Beerschot
16	3 MF	Tueba Menayane	(1963-03-13)13 March 1963 (aged 25)	S.L. Benfica
20	3 MF	Jean-Santos Muntubila	(1958-12-20)20 December 1958 (aged 29)	SC Bastia
12	3 MF	N'Dinga Mbote	(1966-09-11)11 September 1966 (aged 21)	Vitória Guimarães
18	4 FW	Eugène Kabongo	(1960-11-03)3 November 1960 (aged 27)	Olympique Lyonnais
	4 FW	Richard Mapuata N'Kiambi	(1965-02-27)27 February 1965 (aged 23)	Belenenses
7	4 FW	Gaston Mobati	(1961-09-04)4 September 1961 (aged 26)	Lille OSC
	4 FW	Monduone N'Kama	(1960-07-28)28 July 1960 (aged 27)	Vitória Guimarães

Group B

Cameroon

Coach: Claude Le Roy

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Joseph-Antoine Bell	(1954-10-08)8 October 1954 (aged 33)	Olympique de Marseille
16	1 GK	Jacques Songo'o	(1964-03-17)17 March 1964 (aged 23)	Tonnerre Yaoundé
21	2 DF	Richard Abena	(1960-05-25)25 May 1960 (aged 27)	Canon Yaoundé
6	2 DF	Emmanuel Kundé	(1956-07-15)15 July 1956 (aged 31)	Canon Yaoundé
4	2 DF	Benjamin Massing	(1962-06-20)20 June 1962 (aged 25)	US Creteil
5	2 DF	Victor Ndip Akem	(1967-08-18)18 August 1967 (aged 20)	Canon Yaounde
20	2 DF	Charles Ntamark	(1964-07-22)22 July 1964 (aged 23)	Boreham Wood
14	2 DF	Stephen Tataw	(1963-03-31)31 March 1963 (aged 24)	Tonnerre Yaoundé
2	3 MF	André Kana-Biyik	(1965-09-01)1 September 1965 (aged 22)	Diamant Yaoundé
8	3 MF	Emile Mbouh-Mbouh	(1966-05-30)30 May 1966 (aged 21)	Diamant Yaoundé
10	3 MF	Louis-Paul Mfédé	(1961-02-26)26 February 1961 (aged 27)	Canon Yaoundé
19	3 MF	Bertin Ollé Ollé	(1961-11-30)30 November 1961 (aged 26)	Tonnerre Yaoundé
18	4 FW	Bonaventure Djonkep	(1961-08-20)20 August 1961 (aged 26)	Union Douala
	4 FW	Eugène Ekéké	(1960-05-30)30 May 1960 (aged 27)	Stade Quimperois
12	4 FW	Cyril Makanaky	(1965-06-28)28 June 1965 (aged 22)	SC Toulon
17	4 FW	Jean-Denis Mandengué
9	4 FW	Roger Milla	(1952-05-20)20 May 1952 (aged 35)	Montpellier HSC
	4 FW	François Omam-Biyik	(1966-05-21)21 May 1966 (aged 21)	Stade Lavallois
13	2 DF	Bertin Ebwellé	(1962-09-11)11 September 1962 (aged 25)	Tonnerre Yaoundé

Egypt

'Coach: Mike Smith'

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Thabet El-Batal	(1953-09-16)16 September 1953 (aged 34)		Al-Ahly
2	2 DF	Ibrahim Hassan	(1966-08-10)10 August 1966 (aged 21)		Al Ahly
3	2 DF	Rabie Yassin	(1960-09-07)7 September 1960 (aged 27)		Al Ahly
4	2 DF	Mohamed Omar	(1958-09-03)3 September 1958 (aged 29)		Al-Ittihad Alexandria
5	2 DF	Hamada Sedki	(1961-08-25)25 August 1961 (aged 26)		Al Ahly
6	3 MF	Ayman Younes	(1964-02-20)20 February 1964 (aged 24)		Zamalek
7	3 MF	Ismail Youssef	(1964-06-28)28 June 1964 (aged 23)		Zamalek
8	3 MF	Shawky Ghareeb	(1959-02-26)26 February 1959 (aged 29)		Ghazl El-Mehalla
9	4 FW	Hossam Hassan	(1966-08-10)10 August 1966 (aged 21)		Al Ahly
10	4 FW	Gamal Abdelhamid	(1957-11-24)24 November 1957 (aged 30)		Zamalek
11	4 FW	Emad Soliman	(1959-07-23)23 July 1959 (aged 28)		Ismaily SC
12	1 GK	Ahmed Shobair	(1960-09-28)28 September 1960 (aged 27)		Al Ahly
13	2 DF	Ahmed Ramzy	(1965-10-25)25 October 1965 (aged 22)	27	Zamalek
14	2 DF	Mohamed Saad			Al-Ahly
15	4 FW	Mohamed Ramadan	(1970-11-15)15 November 1970 (aged 17)		Tersana SC
16	2 DF	Ashraf Kasem	(1966-07-25)25 July 1966 (aged 21)		Zamalek
17	3 MF	Osama Orabi	(1962-01-25)25 January 1962 (aged 26)		Al Ahly
18	3 MF	Tarek Soliman	(1962-01-24)24 January 1962 (aged 26)		Al Masry SC
19	2 DF	Hesham Yakan	(1962-08-10)10 August 1962 (aged 25)		Zamalek
20	3 MF	Tarek Yehia	(1961-09-10)10 September 1961 (aged 26)		Zamalek
21	4 FW	Ahmed El-Kass	(1965-07-08)8 July 1965 (aged 22)	42	El-Olympi Alexandria
22	1 GK	Ayman Taher	(1966-01-07)7 January 1966 (aged 22)	?	Zamalek

Kenya

Coach: Chris Makokha

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1 GK	Washington Muhanji		Scarlet
1 GK	David Ochieng		Gor Mahia
2 DF	Wycliffe Anyangu		AFC Leopards
2 DF	Hassan Juma		AFC Leopards
2 DF	Tobias Ochola
2 DF	Austin Oduor		Gor Mahia
2 DF	Gabriel Olang
2 DF	Micky Weche		AFC Leopards
3 MF	George Adembo		Gor Mahia
3 MF	Wilberforce Mulamba		AFC Leopards
3 MF	Douglas Mutua	(1962-05-30)30 May 1962 (aged 25)	Kenya Breweries
3 MF	Paul Ochieng
3 MF	John Okelo		Gor Mahia
3 MF	George Onyango
3 MF	Sammy Onyango	(1961-03-03)3 March 1961 (aged 27)	Gor Mahia
4 FW	Sammy Ayoyi
4 FW	Peter Dawo	1964	Gor Mahia
4 FW	Henry Motego	(1964-05-21)21 May 1964 (aged 23)	Shabana Kisii
4 FW	David Odhiambo

Nigeria

Coach: Manfred Honer

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Peter Rufai	(1963-08-24)24 August 1963 (aged 24)	K.S.C. Lokeren
2	2 DF	Uche Okafor	(1967-08-08)8 August 1967 (aged 20)	ACB Lagos
4	2 DF	Stephen Keshi	(1962-01-31)31 January 1962 (aged 26)	R.S.C. Anderlecht
5	2 DF	Yisa Sofoluwe	(1967-12-28)28 December 1967 (aged 20)	Abiola Babes
6	3 MF	Michael Odu
7	4 FW	Humphrey Edobor	(1966-03-12)12 March 1966 (aged 22)
8	3 MF	Samuel Okwaraji	(1964-05-19)19 May 1964 (aged 23)	VfB Stuttgart
10	3 MF	Henry Nwosu	(1963-06-14)14 June 1963 (aged 24)	ACB Lagos
12	2 DF	Augustine Eguavoen	(1965-08-19)19 August 1965 (aged 22)	K.A.A. Gent
13	2 DF	Bright Omokaro	(1965-02-24)24 February 1965 (aged 23)	Flash Flamingoes
14	4 FW	Rashidi Yekini	(1963-10-23)23 October 1963 (aged 24)	Africa Sports
15	2 DF	Sunday Eboigbe		El-Kanemi
16	2 DF	Andrew Uwe	(1967-10-12)12 October 1967 (aged 20)	Leventis United
17	3 MF	Folorunso Okenla	(1967-10-09)9 October 1967 (aged 20)
18	4 FW	Ndubuisi Okosieme	(1966-09-28)28 September 1966 (aged 21)	Flash Flamingoes
	4 FW	Michael Obiku	(1968-09-24)24 September 1968 (aged 19)	Iwuanyanwu Nationale
	4 FW	Joseph Oluwole Odegbami	(1962-10-05)5 October 1962 (aged 25)	Plateau United
11	3 MF	Ademola Adeshina	(1964-06-04)4 June 1964 (aged 23)	Shooting Stars

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