1990 African Cup of Nations squads

Last updated March 29, 2024

The 1990 African Cup of Nations was an international football tournament held in Algeria from 2 to 16 March. Eight national teams where involved in this competition, below are their squads.

Group A

Algeria

Coach: Abdelhamid Kermali

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Larbi El Hadi	(1961-05-27)27 May 1961 (aged 28)	JS Kabylie
16	1 GK	Kamel Kadri	(1963-11-19)19 November 1963 (aged 26)	MC Alger
22	1 GK	Antar Osmani	(1960-02-22)22 February 1960 (aged 30)	ES Sétif

2	2 DF	Noureddine Bounaâs	(1965-10-18)18 October 1965 (aged 24)	MO Constantine
3	2 DF	Kamel Adjas	(1961-08-22)22 August 1961 (aged 28)	ES Sétif
4	2 DF	Ali Benhalima	(1962-01-21)21 January 1962 (aged 28)	MC Oran
5	2 DF	Rachid Adghigh*	(1961-07-01)1 July 1961 (aged 28)	JS Kabylie
5	2 DF	Messaoud Aït Abderrahmane*	(1970-11-11)11 November 1970 (aged 19)	JS Kabylie
13	2 DF	Lotfi Manaâ	(1964-11-21)21 November 1964 (aged 25)	USM Annaba
15	2 DF	Abdelhakim Serrar	(1961-04-24)24 April 1961 (aged 28)	ES Sétif
19	2 DF	Tarek Lazizi	(1971-06-08)8 June 1971 (aged 18)	MC Alger
20	2 DF	Fodil Megharia	(1961-05-23)23 May 1961 (aged 28)	Club Africain

6	3 MF	Mahieddine Meftah	(1968-09-25)25 September 1968 (aged 21)	JS Kabylie
8	3 MF	Djamel Amani	(1962-06-17)17 June 1962 (aged 27)	Royal Antwerp
14	3 MF	Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani	(1967-07-10)10 July 1967 (aged 22)	MC Oran
18	3 MF	Moussa Saïb	(1969-03-06)6 March 1969 (aged 20)	JS Kabylie

7	4 FW	Hamid Rahmouni	(1967-10-22)22 October 1967 (aged 22)	ES Sétif
9	4 FW	Djamel Menad	(1960-07-22)22 July 1960 (aged 29)	Nîmes Olympique
10	4 FW	Chérif Oudjani	(1964-12-09)9 December 1964 (aged 25)	FC Sochaux
11	4 FW	Rabah Madjer (c)	(1958-02-15)15 February 1958 (aged 32)	FC Porto
12	4 FW	Nacer Bouiche	(1965-05-16)16 May 1965 (aged 24)	JS Kabylie
17	4 FW	Mohamed Rahem	(1970-06-21)21 June 1970 (aged 19)	USM El Harrach
21	4 FW	Abderrazak Djahnit	(1968-01-02)2 January 1968 (aged 22)	JS Kabylie

* Rachid Adghigh seriously injured after the 2nd match, Algeria decided to replace him with Messaoud Aït Abderrahmane

Egypt

Coach: Hany Moustafa

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Thabet El-Batal	(1953-09-16)16 September 1953 (aged 36)	Al-Ahly
	1 GK	Islam Yusef		Tersana SC
	1 GK	Basim Khairatl		El Shams SC
	2 DF	Fawzi Gamal	(1966-10-23)23 October 1966 (aged 23)	Ismaily
	2 DF	Hamada Sedki	(1961-08-25)25 August 1961 (aged 28)	Al-Ahly
	2 DF	Hesham Ibrahim		Zamalek
	2 DF	Mohamed Saad		Al-Ahly
	2 DF	Talaat Mansour	(1967-02-26)26 February 1967 (aged 23)	Al Masry SC
	2 DF	Mosheer Hanafi	(1969-11-01)1 November 1969 (aged 20)	Al-Ahly
	2 DF	Nabil Mahmoud		Zamalek
	3 MF	Taha El-Sayed		Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC
	3 MF	Ehab Galal		El Shams SC
	3 MF	Abdulhameed Fathallah		Al-Ahly
	3 MF	Mohamed Saad Shehata	(1961-02-08)8 February 1961 (aged 29)	Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC
	3 MF	Essam Marei		Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC
	3 MF	Ashraf Abu Al wafa		Suez SC
	4 FW	Adel Abdel Rahman	(1967-12-11)11 December 1967 (aged 22)	Al-Ahly
	4 FW	Ahmed Hamouda		Al-Ahly
	4 FW	Emad Salah		Zamalek
	4 FW	Abdel Azim El-Shoura		Ghazl El Mahalla
	4 FW	Yasser Rayyan	(1970-03-26)26 March 1970 (aged 19)	El Mansoura
	4 FW	Tarek Yehia	(1961-09-10)10 September 1961 (aged 28)	Zamalek

Ivory Coast

Coach: Radivoje Ognjanović

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Alain Gouaméné	(1966-06-15)15 June 1966 (aged 23)	ASEC Mimosas
22	1 GK	Obou Macaire	(1970-12-28)28 December 1970 (aged 19)
5	2 DF	Sékana Diaby	(1968-08-10)10 August 1968 (aged 21)	RCF Paris
2	2 DF	Basile Aka Kouamé	(1963-04-06)6 April 1963 (aged 26)	ASEC Abidjan
13	2 DF	Omar Tiero
12	2 DF	Georges Lignon	(1968-12-29)29 December 1968 (aged 21)	Africa Sports
3	2 DF	Arsène Hobou	(1967-10-30)30 October 1967 (aged 22)	ASEC Abidjan
21	2 DF	Ruffin Lué	(1968-01-05)5 January 1968 (aged 22)	Africa Sports
7	3 MF	Saint-Joseph Gadji-Celi	(1961-03-01)1 March 1961 (aged 29)	ASEC Mimosas
16	3 MF	Serge Maguy	(1970-10-20)20 October 1970 (aged 19)	Africa Sports
	3 MF	Youssouf Fofana	(1966-07-26)26 July 1966 (aged 23)	AS Monaco
18	3 MF	Pascal Miézan	(1959-04-03)3 April 1959 (aged 30)	Africa Sports
8	3 MF	Oumar Ben Salah	(1964-07-02)2 July 1964 (aged 25)	Avignon Football 84
4	3 MF	Yao Amani	(1963-09-17)17 September 1963 (aged 26)	ASEC Abidjan
10	4 FW	Abdoulaye Traoré	(1967-03-04)4 March 1967 (aged 22)	Avignon Football 84
11	4 FW	Dali Benoit Yohoua	(1968-08-10)10 August 1968 (aged 21)	Africa Sports
	4 FW	Lucien Kassi-Kouadio	(1963-12-21)21 December 1963 (aged 26)	ASEC Abidjan
6		Monghi

Nigeria

Coach: Clemens Westerhof

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Alloysius Agu	(1967-07-12)12 July 1967 (aged 22)	ACB Lagos
2	2 DF	Abdul Aminu	(1965-02-21)21 February 1965 (aged 25)	El-Kanemi Warriors
3	2 DF	Andrew Uwe	(1967-10-12)12 October 1967 (aged 22)	KSV Roeselare
4	2 DF	Uche Okechukwu	(1967-09-27)27 September 1967 (aged 22)	Iwuanyanwu Nationale
6	3 MF	Thompson Oliha	(1968-10-04)4 October 1968 (aged 21)	Iwuanyanwu Nationale
7	3 MF	Ayodele Ogunlana		Ranchers Bees
8	3 MF	Moses Kpakor	(1965-06-01)1 June 1965 (aged 24)	BCC Lions
9	4 FW	Rashidi Yekini	(1963-10-23)23 October 1963 (aged 26)	Africa Sports
10	2 DF	Ademola Adeshina	(1964-04-06)6 April 1964 (aged 25)	Shooting Stars
11	3 MF	Emmanuel Okocha		Enugu Rangers
13	2 DF	Herbert Anijekwu	(1964-12-04)4 December 1964 (aged 25)	Enugu Rangers
14	4 FW	Daniel Amokachi	(1972-12-30)30 December 1972 (aged 17)	Ranchers Bees
15	2 DF	Benedict Iroha	(1969-11-29)29 November 1969 (aged 20)	Iwuanyanwu Nationale
16	3 MF	Wasiu Ipaye	(1968-07-06)6 July 1968 (aged 21)	First Bank FC
17	4 FW	Friday Elahor	(1967-11-14)14 November 1967 (aged 22)	Brøndby IF
18	1 GK	Christian Obi	(1967-01-02)2 January 1967 (aged 23)
19	2 DF	Isaac Semitoje	(1968-04-28)28 April 1968 (aged 21)	Bendel Insurance
20	3 MF	Baldwin Bazuaye	(1968-09-09)9 September 1968 (aged 21)	Bendel Insurance
	3 MF	Tajudeen Oyekanmi	(1973-02-23)23 February 1973 (aged 17)	Ranchers Bees

Group B

Cameroon

Coach: Valery Nepomnyashchy

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1 GK	William Andem	(1968-06-14)14 June 1968 (aged 21)	Union Douala
1 GK	Thomas Nkono	(1955-07-20)20 July 1955 (aged 34)	RCD Espanyol
2 DF	Bertin Ebwellé	(1962-09-11)11 September 1962 (aged 27)	Tonnerre Yaoundé
2 DF	Emmanuel Kundé	(1956-07-15)15 July 1956 (aged 33)	Canon Yaoundé
2 DF	Benjamin Massing	(1962-06-20)20 June 1962 (aged 27)	Créteil
2 DF	Jules Onana	(1964-06-12)12 June 1964 (aged 25)	Canon Yaoundé
2 DF	Jean-Claude Pagal	(1964-09-15)15 September 1964 (aged 25)	La Roche VF
2 DF	Stephen Tataw	(1963-03-31)31 March 1963 (aged 26)	Tonnerre Yaoundé
3 MF	Ernest Ebongué	(1962-05-15)15 May 1962 (aged 27)	Varzim S.C.
3 MF	André Kana-Biyik	(1965-09-01)1 September 1965 (aged 24)	FC Metz
3 MF	Thomas Libiih	(1967-11-17)17 November 1967 (aged 22)	Tonnerre Yaoundé
3 MF	Emmanuel Maboang	(1968-11-27)27 November 1968 (aged 21)	Canon Yaoundé
3 MF	Louis-Paul Mfédé	(1961-02-26)26 February 1961 (aged 29)	Canon Yaoundé
4 FW	Bonaventure Djonkep	(1961-08-20)20 August 1961 (aged 28)	Union Douala
4 FW	Eugène Ekéké	(1960-05-30)30 May 1960 (aged 29)	Valenciennes FC
4 FW	Cyril Makanaky	(1965-06-28)28 June 1965 (aged 24)	SC Toulon
4 FW	François Omam-Biyik	(1966-05-21)21 May 1966 (aged 23)	Stade Laval

Kenya

Coach: Mohammed Kheri

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1 GK	John Busolo		Leopards
1 GK	Washington Muhanji		Leopards
2 DF	Wycliffe Anyangu
2 DF	Austin Oduor		Gor Mahia
2 DF	Micky Weche
2 DF	Tobias Ochola
3 MF	Paul Ochieng		Gor Mahia
3 MF	Abbas Khamis Magongo		Gor Mahia
3 MF	John Lukoye
3 MF	George Onyango
3 MF	Sammy Onyango	(1961-03-03)3 March 1961 (aged 28)	Kisumu Posta
3 MF	Henry Nyandoro	(1969-10-20)20 October 1969 (aged 20)	Leopards
3 MF	Paul Onyera
4 FW	Henry Motego	(1964-05-21)21 May 1964 (aged 25)	Al-Oruba
4 FW	Peter Dawo	1964	Gor Mahia
4 FW	Mike Origi	(1967-11-16)16 November 1967 (aged 22)	Tusker
4 FW	John Odie
3 MF	Anthony Ndolo
3 MF	Mulupi Makuto

Senegal

Coach: Claude Le Roy

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
16	1 GK	Abdou M'Baye
1	1 GK	Cheikh Seck	(1958-01-08)8 January 1958 (aged 32)	ES Tunis
9	2 DF	Mustapha Diagne	(1966-08-15)15 August 1966 (aged 23)	Grenoble Foot
2	2 DF	Pape Fall	(1960-01-19)19 January 1960 (aged 30)	Caen
3	2 DF	Adolphe Mendy	(1960-01-16)16 January 1960 (aged 30)	ASC Port Autonome
5	2 DF	Roger Mendy	(1960-02-08)8 February 1960 (aged 30)	AS Monaco
	2 DF	Mamadou Tew	(1959-11-27)27 November 1959 (aged 30)	Club Brugge
12	3 MF	Adama Cissé	(1967-03-21)21 March 1967 (aged 22)	ASC Diaraf
10	3 MF	Jules Bocandé	(1958-11-25)25 November 1958 (aged 31)	OGC Nice
6	3 MF	Lamine Sagna	(1969-11-17)17 November 1969 (aged 20)	ASC Diaraf
15	3 MF	Sylvestre Coly		Casa Sport
	3 MF	Mamadou Gueye
	3 MF	Youssou Mbengue
8	3 MF	Baytir Samb
7	4 FW	Abdoulaye Diallo	(1963-01-27)27 January 1963 (aged 27)	Marseille
17	4 FW	Mamadou Diallo	(1971-08-21)21 August 1971 (aged 18)	Sotra FC
14	4 FW	Lamine N'Diaye	(1956-10-18)18 October 1956 (aged 33)	Mulhouse
18	4 FW	Moussa N'Dao	(1968-07-15)15 July 1968 (aged 21)	WAC Casablanca
	4 FW	Souleyman Sané	(1961-02-26)26 February 1961 (aged 29)	1. FC Nürnberg
19	4 FW	Mamadou Diarra	(1970-10-18)18 October 1970 (aged 19)	ASC Port Autonome

Zambia

Coach: Samuel Ndhlovu

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	David Chabala	(1960-02-02)2 February 1960 (aged 30)	Mufulira Wanderers
	2 DF	Whiteson Changwe	(1964-10-19)19 October 1964 (aged 25)	Kabwe Warriors
	2 DF	Samuel Chomba	(1964-01-05)5 January 1964 (aged 26)	Kabwe Warriors
	2 DF	John Soko	(1968-05-05)5 May 1968 (aged 21)	Kalulushi Modern Stars F.C.
	2 DF	Kapambwe Mulenga	1963 (aged 27)	Nkana Red Devils
	3 MF	Joel Bwalya	(1972-10-24)24 October 1972 (aged 17)	Mufulira Wanderers
	3 MF	Wisdom Mumba Chansa	(1964-04-17)17 April 1964 (aged 25)	Power Dynamos
	3 MF	Linos Makwaza	(1965-12-04)4 December 1965 (aged 24)	Power Dynamos
	3 MF	Eston Mulenga	(1961-08-06)6 August 1961 (aged 28)	Nkana Red Devils
	3 MF	Lucky Msiska	(1960-03-17)17 March 1960 (aged 29)	KSV Roeselare
	3 MF	Derby Makinka	(1965-09-05)5 September 1965 (aged 24)	Profund Warriors
	3 MF	Beston Chambeshi	(1960-04-04)4 April 1960 (aged 29)	Nkana Red Devils
	4 FW	Philemon Chisala	(1966-11-11)11 November 1966 (aged 23)	Mufulira Wanderers\|
	3 MF	Webster Chikabala	(1965-03-27)27 March 1965 (aged 24)	Nchanga Rangers
	4 FW	Kenneth Malitoli	(1966-08-20)20 August 1966 (aged 23)	Nkana Red Devils
	4 FW	Geoffrey Mulenga	(1967-10-12)12 October 1967 (aged 22)	FC Fribourg
	4 FW	Pearson Mwanza	(1968-01-01)1 January 1968 (aged 22)	Power Dynamos
	4 FW	Timothy Mwitwa	(1968-05-21)21 May 1968 (aged 21)	Kabwe Warriors

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