2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations squads

Main article: 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations

The 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations is an international football tournament that is to be held in Senegal from 28 November to 12 December 2015.

The 8 under-23 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 21 players. ^[1] Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. All players must be born on or after 1 January 1993. ^[2]

Players marked in boldface have been capped at full international level.

Group A

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  Senegal

Head coach: Serigne Saliou Dia

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Pape Ndiaye	(1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 22)	ASC Niarry Tally
2	3 MF	Ousseynou Thioune	(1993-11-16)16 November 1993 (aged 22)	Diambars FC
3	3 MF	Nestor Mendy	(1995-02-26)26 February 1995 (aged 20)	Diambars FC
4	2 DF	Ibrahima Diedhiou	(1994-10-13)13 October 1994 (aged 21)	Eupen
5	3 MF	Boubacar Cissokho	(1994-12-06)6 December 1994 (aged 20)	ASC SUNEOR
6	3 MF	Sidy Sarr	(1996-06-05)5 June 1996 (aged 19)	Kortrijk
7	4 FW	Sylvain Badji	(1994-06-28)28 June 1994 (aged 21)	AS Douanes
8	3 MF	Samba Ndiaye	(1994-01-12)12 January 1994 (aged 21)	Eupen
9	4 FW	Ibrahima Keita	(1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 21)	AS Douanes
10	3 MF	Abdoulaye Ba	(1993-10-12)12 October 1993 (aged 22)	ASC Niarry Tally
11	4 FW	Ismaïla Sarr	(1998-02-25)25 February 1998 (aged 17)	Génération Foot
12	4 FW	Mouhamadou Diallo	(1995-06-18)18 June 1995 (aged 20)	Metz
13	2 DF	Alhassane Sylla	(1995-08-24)24 August 1995 (aged 20)	Diambars FC
14	2 DF	Adama Mbengue	(1993-12-01)1 December 1993 (aged 21)	Diambars FC
15	2 DF	Elhadji Pape Diaw	(1994-12-31)31 December 1994 (aged 20)	ASV Geel
16	1 GK	Pape Dieng	(1994-11-10)10 November 1994 (aged 21)	AS Dakar Sacré-Coeur
17	2 DF	Modou Diagne	(1994-01-03)3 January 1994 (aged 21)	Nancy
18	4 FW	Moussa Seydi	(1996-08-21)21 August 1996 (aged 19)	Metz
19	2 DF	Moussa Wagué	(1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 17)	Aspire Academy
20	4 FW	Cheikhou Dieng	(1993-11-23)23 November 1993 (aged 22)	Sandefjord
21	1 GK	Mouhamed Mbaye	(1997-10-13)13 October 1997 (aged 18)	Aspire Academy

  South Africa

Head coach: Owen Da Gama

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Jody February	(1996-05-12)12 May 1996 (aged 19)	Ajax Cape Town
2	2 DF	Denwin Farmer	(1996-05-19)19 May 1996 (aged 19)	Supersport United
3	2 DF	Tshepo Rikhotso	(1993-02-26)26 February 1993 (aged 22)	Bloemfontein Celtic
4	2 DF	Zitha Macheke	(1994-01-04)4 January 1994 (aged 21)	Chippa United
5	2 DF	Rivaldo Coetzee	(1996-10-16)16 October 1996 (aged 19)	Ajax Cape Town
6	2 DF	Kwanda Mngonyama	(1993-09-25)25 September 1993 (aged 22)	Maritzburg
7	3 MF	Riyaad Norodien	(1995-03-26)26 March 1995 (aged 20)	Ajax Cape Town
8	3 MF	Abbubaker Mobara	(1994-02-18)18 February 1994 (aged 21)	Ajax Cape Town
9	4 FW	Sibusiso Sibeko	(1995-03-24)24 March 1995 (aged 20)	Golden Arrows
10	3 MF	Menzi Masuku	(1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 22)	Orlando Pirates
11	3 MF	Keagan Dolly	(1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 22)	Mamelodi Sundowns
12	3 MF	Phumlani Ntshangase	(1994-12-24)24 December 1994 (aged 20)	Bidvest Wits
13	4 FW	Phakamani Mahlambi	(1997-09-12)12 September 1997 (aged 18)	Bidvest Wits
14	3 MF	Gift Motupa	(1994-09-23)23 September 1994 (aged 21)	Orlando Pirates
15	3 MF	Paseka Mako	(1994-04-01)1 April 1994 (aged 21)	Cape Town All Stars
16	1 GK	Ricardo Goss	(1994-04-02)2 April 1994 (aged 21)	Golden Arrows
17	4 FW	Siphelele Ntshangase	(1993-05-11)11 May 1993 (aged 22)	Black Leopards
18	3 MF	Deolin Mekoa	(1993-08-10)10 August 1993 (aged 22)	Maritzburg
19	2 DF	Tebogo Moerane	(1995-04-07)7 April 1995 (aged 20)	Bidvest Wits
20	4 FW	Dumisani Zuma	(1995-05-22)22 May 1995 (aged 20)	Bloemfontein Celtic
21	1 GK	Kyle Peters	(1993-04-14)14 April 1993 (aged 22)	Cape Town All Stars

  Tunisia

Head coach: Maher Kanzari

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Saifeddine Charfi	(1995-03-28)28 March 1995 (aged 20)	Club Africain
2	2 DF	Wajdi Kechrida	(1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 20)	Étoile du Sahel
3	2 DF	Slimane Kchok	(1994-05-07)7 May 1994 (aged 21)	CA Bizertin
4	2 DF	Seddik Mejri	(1994-05-31)31 May 1994 (aged 21)	CA Bizertin
5	2 DF	Ali Machani	(1993-07-12)12 July 1993 (aged 22)	Espérance
6	3 MF	Yassine Meriah	(1993-07-02)2 July 1993 (aged 22)	CS Sfaxien
7	4 FW	Chedly Ghrab	(1993-05-15)15 May 1993 (aged 22)	CA Bizertin
8	3 MF	Ghailene Chaalali	(1994-02-28)28 February 1994 (aged 21)	Espérance
9	4 FW	Seifeddine Jaziri	(1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 22)	Club Africain
10	3 MF	Ilyes Jelassi	(1994-02-07)7 February 1994 (aged 21)	Espérance
11	4 FW	Edem Rjaibi	(1994-04-05)5 April 1994 (aged 21)	Espérance
12	3 MF	Ahmed Khalil	(1994-12-21)21 December 1994 (aged 20)	Club Africain
13	2 DF	Ali Abdi	(1993-12-20)20 December 1993 (aged 21)	Espérance
14	4 FW	Haythem Jouini	(1993-05-07)7 May 1993 (aged 22)	Espérance
15	3 MF	Zoubayer Darraji	(1993-05-14)14 May 1993 (aged 22)	CA Bizertin
16	1 GK	Sabri Ben Hsan	(1996-06-13)13 June 1996 (aged 19)	CS Sfaxien
17	3 MF	Nader Ghandri	(1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (aged 20)	Club Africain
18	4 FW	Saad Bguir	(1994-03-22)22 March 1994 (aged 21)	Espérance
19	2 DF	Wissem Bousnina	(1994-04-06)6 April 1994 (aged 21)	CS Hammam-Lif
20	4 FW	Khaldoun Mansour	(1993-12-23)23 December 1993 (aged 21)	EO Sidi Bouzid
21	1 GK	Wassim Karoui	(1997-01-07)7 January 1997 (aged 18)	Espérance

  Zambia

Head coach: Fighton Simukonda

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Kenny Mumba	(1993-10-11)11 October 1993 (aged 22)	Red Arrows
2	3 MF	Patrick Ngoma	(1997-05-21)21 May 1997 (aged 18)	Red Arrows
3	2 DF	Benedict Chepeshi	(1996-06-10)10 June 1996 (aged 19)	Red Arrows
4	2 DF	Boyd Mkandawire	(1997-04-11)11 April 1997 (aged 18)	NAPSA Stars
5	2 DF	Solomon Sakala	(1997-04-28)28 April 1997 (aged 18)	Kabwe Warriors
6	4 FW	Friday Samu	(1995-05-09)9 May 1995 (aged 20)	Green Buffaloes
7	3 MF	Salulani Phiri	(1994-04-10)10 April 1994 (aged 21)	Zanaco
8	3 MF	John Ching'andu	(1993-12-10)10 December 1993 (aged 21)	ZESCO United
9	4 FW	Ronald Kampamba	(1994-05-26)26 May 1994 (aged 21)	ENPPI
10	4 FW	Spencer Sautu	(1996-03-10)10 March 1996 (aged 19)	Red Arrows
11	3 MF	Lubambo Musonda	(1995-03-01)1 March 1995 (aged 20)	Ulisses
12	2 DF	Benson Sakala	(1996-09-12)12 September 1996 (aged 19)	Red Arrows
13	2 DF	Kapota Kavawe	(1996-12-27)27 December 1996 (aged 18)	Nkana
14	3 MF	Jackson Chirwa	(1995-06-11)11 June 1995 (aged 20)	Green Buffaloes
15	3 MF	Paul Katema	(1997-09-19)19 September 1997 (aged 18)	Red Arrows
16	1 GK	Toaster Nsabata	(1993-11-24)24 November 1993 (aged 22)	Zanaco
17	4 FW	Conlyde Luchanga	(1997-03-11)11 March 1997 (aged 18)	Lusaka Dynamos
18	2 DF	Billy Mutale	(1993-06-21)21 June 1993 (aged 22)	Power Dynamos
19	4 FW	Aubrey Chirwa	(1994-02-12)12 February 1994 (aged 21)	FC Platinum
20	3 MF	Taonga Bwembya	(1995-06-11)11 June 1995 (aged 20)	Mufulira Wanderers
21	1 GK	Tresford Lawrence Mulenga	(1998-08-21)21 August 1998 (aged 17)	Kabwe Warriors

Group B

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  Algeria

Head coach: Pierre-André Schürmann

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Abdelkader Salhi	(1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 22)	ASO Chlef
2	2 DF	Réda Halaïmia	(1996-08-28)28 August 1996 (aged 19)	MC Oran
3	2 DF	Ayoub Abdellaoui	(1993-02-16)16 February 1993 (aged 22)	USM Alger
4	2 DF	Nour El Islam Salah	(1993-03-17)17 March 1993 (aged 22)	ASO Chlef
5	3 MF	Ryad Kenniche	(1993-04-30)30 April 1993 (aged 22)	ES Sétif
6	3 MF	Mohamed Benkhemassa	(1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (aged 22)	USM Alger
7	3 MF	Zinedine Ferhat	(1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 22)	USM Alger
8	3 MF	Oussama Chita	(1996-10-31)31 October 1996 (aged 19)	MC Alger
9	4 FW	Oussama Darfalou	(1993-09-29)29 September 1993 (aged 22)	USM Alger
10	4 FW	Abderrahmane Meziane	(1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 21)	RC Arbaâ
11	4 FW	Zakaria Haddouche	(1993-08-19)19 August 1993 (aged 22)	ES Sétif
12	2 DF	Raouf Benguit	(1996-04-05)5 April 1996 (aged 19)	Paradou AC
13	2 DF	Miloud Rebiai	(1993-12-12)12 December 1993 (aged 21)	ES Sétif
14	4 FW	Khalil Semahi	(1995-01-22)22 January 1995 (aged 20)	ASO Chlef
15	2 DF	Houari Ferhani	(1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 22)	RC Arbaâ
16	1 GK	Farid Chaâl	(1994-07-03)3 July 1994 (aged 21)	USM El Harrach
17	2 DF	Redouane Cherifi	(1993-02-22)22 February 1993 (aged 22)	USM Bel-Abbès
18	4 FW	Abdelhakim Amokrane	(1994-05-10)10 May 1994 (aged 21)	DRB Tadjenanet
19	3 MF	Ahmed Gagaâ	(1994-01-15)15 January 1994 (aged 21)	JS Kabylie
20	3 MF	Zakaria Draoui	(1994-02-20)20 February 1994 (aged 21)	CR Belouizdad
21	1 GK	Oussama Methazem	(1993-12-16)16 December 1993 (aged 21)	RC Arbaâ

  Egypt

Head coach: Hossam El-Badry

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Mossad Awad	(1993-01-15)15 January 1993 (aged 22)	Al Ahly
2	2 DF	Mohamed Adel Gomaa	(1993-03-31)31 March 1993 (aged 22)	Zamalek
3	2 DF	Mohamed Hany	(1996-02-02)2 February 1996 (aged 19)	Al Ahly
4	2 DF	Ragab Abdelnabi	(1993-01-05)5 January 1993 (aged 22)	Wadi Degla
5	2 DF	Yasser Ibrahim	(1993-02-10)10 February 1993 (aged 22)	Smouha
6	3 MF	Ramy Rabia	(1993-05-20)20 May 1993 (aged 22)	Al Ahly
7	3 MF	Karim Walid	(1997-08-08)8 August 1997 (aged 18)	Haras El-Hodood
8	3 MF	Mohamed Mohamed	(1994-02-02)2 February 1994 (aged 21)	Ismaily
9	4 FW	Mohamed Salem	(1994-01-01)1 January 1994 (aged 21)	Zamalek
10	4 FW	Mahmoud Mansour	(1993-01-04)4 January 1993 (aged 22)	Ismaily
11	4 FW	Kahraba	(1994-04-13)13 April 1994 (aged 21)	Zamalek
12	3 MF	Mohamed Saleh	(1993-05-20)20 May 1993 (aged 22)	Tala'ea El-Gaish
13	3 MF	Mohamed Sharf Edin	(1995-03-15)15 March 1995 (aged 20)	Al Ahly
14	4 FW	Ramadan Sobhy	(1997-01-23)23 January 1997 (aged 18)	Al Ahly
15	4 FW	Mostafa Fathi	(1994-05-12)12 May 1994 (aged 21)	Zamalek
16	1 GK	Hassan Shahin	(1993-03-10)10 March 1993 (aged 22)	Arab Contractors
17	2 DF	Osama Ibrahim	(1993-04-01)1 April 1993 (aged 22)	ENPPI
18	4 FW	Hussein Ragab	(1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 22)	Misr El-Makasa
19	2 DF	Mahmoud Attia	(1995-06-01)1 June 1995 (aged 20)	Tala'ea El-Gaish
20	3 MF	Mamdouh Elsayed	(1993-03-11)11 March 1993 (aged 22)	Wadi Degla
21	1 GK	Mahmoud Aly	(1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 22)	Misr El-Makasa

  Mali

Head coach: Cheick Oumar Kone

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Germain Berthe	(1993-10-24)24 October 1993 (aged 22)	Horoya AC
2	4 FW	Kevin Traoré	(1996-08-30)30 August 1996 (aged 19)	Karlsruher SC
3	2 DF	Mamadou Koné	(1997-08-22)22 August 1997 (aged 18)	Onze Créateurs
4	3 MF	Idrissa Sogodogo	(1995-01-01)1 January 1995 (aged 20)	Lafia Club Bamako
5	4 FW	Nouhoun Samassekou	(1995-12-25)25 December 1995 (aged 19)	Espérance
6	3 MF	Boubacar Diarra	(1994-04-18)18 April 1994 (aged 21)	TP Mazembe
7	4 FW	Souleymane Sissoko	(1996-04-10)10 April 1996 (aged 19)	Wydad Casablanca
8	3 MF	Diadie Samassekou	(1996-01-11)11 January 1996 (aged 19)	Red Bull Salzburg
9	4 FW	Adama Niane	(1993-06-16)16 June 1993 (aged 22)	Nantes
10	3 MF	Souleymane Diarra	(1995-01-30)30 January 1995 (aged 20)	Újpest
11	3 MF	Adama Traoré	(1995-06-05)5 June 1995 (aged 20)	TP Mazembe
12	2 DF	Souleymane Coulibaly	(1996-08-08)8 August 1996 (aged 19)	Club Africain
13	2 DF	Aboubacar Doumbia	(1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 20)	AS Real Bamako
14	3 MF	Adama Doumbia	(1996-04-09)9 April 1996 (aged 19)	Jeanne d'Arc
15	2 DF	Youssouf Traoré	(1998-01-22)22 January 1998 (aged 17)	Djoliba AC
16	1 GK	Djigui Diarra	(1995-02-27)27 February 1995 (aged 20)	Stade Malien
17	4 FW	Yves Bissouma	(1996-08-30)30 August 1996 (aged 19)	AS Real Bamako
18	3 MF	Moussa Bagayoko	(1998-12-18)18 December 1998 (aged 16)	AS Black Stars de Badalabougou
19	4 FW	Abdoulaye Diarra	(1994-12-28)28 December 1994 (aged 20)	Stade Malien
20	3 MF	Aliou Dieng	(1997-10-16)16 October 1997 (aged 18)	Djoliba AC
21	1 GK	N'Tji Samaké	(1994-06-27)27 June 1994 (aged 21)	CS Duguwolofila

  Nigeria

Head coach: Samson Siasia

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Nnamdi Iwu	(1994-06-29)29 June 1994 (aged 21)	Heartland
2	2 DF	Seth Sincere	(1998-04-28)28 April 1998 (aged 17)	Rhapsody FC Abuja
3	2 DF	Ndifreke Udo	(1998-08-15)15 August 1998 (aged 17)	Abia Warriors
4	3 MF	Godspower Aniefiok	(1997-01-27)27 January 1997 (aged 18)	Kano Pillars
5	2 DF	Zaharaddeen Bello	(1997-12-21)21 December 1997 (aged 17)	Kano Pillars
6	2 DF	Segun Oduduwa	(1995-10-10)10 October 1995 (aged 20)	Nathaniels Boys FC
7	4 FW	Tiongoli Tonbara	(1996-06-28)28 June 1996 (aged 19)	Bayelsa United FC
8	3 MF	Peter Etebo	(1995-11-09)9 November 1995 (aged 20)	Warri Wolves
9	4 FW	Victor Osimhen	(1998-12-29)29 December 1998 (aged 16)	Ultimate Strikers Academy
10	3 MF	Mohammed Usman	(1994-03-02)2 March 1994 (aged 21)	Taraba
11	4 FW	Junior Ajayi	(1996-01-29)29 January 1996 (aged 19)	CS Sfaxien
12	2 DF	Iroha Chukwuebuka	(1996-07-13)13 July 1996 (aged 19)	Diamond FC Umuahia
13	2 DF	Olulayo Seun	(1996-02-08)8 February 1996 (aged 19)	Sunshine Stars FC
14	2 DF	Azubuike Okechukwu	(1997-04-19)19 April 1997 (aged 18)	Yeni Malatyaspor
15	2 DF	Chizoba Amaefule	(1994-10-28)28 October 1994 (aged 21)	Unattached
16	1 GK	Yusuf Mohammed	(1996-12-22)22 December 1996 (aged 18)	Kano Pillars
17	4 FW	Stanley Dimgba	(1993-03-29)29 March 1993 (aged 22)	Warri Wolves
18	4 FW	Taiwo Awoniyi	(1997-08-12)12 August 1997 (aged 18)	Eintracht Frankfurt
19	4 FW	Yaro Bature	(1995-12-15)15 December 1995 (aged 19)	Nasarawa United
20	4 FW	Eyo Ebong	(1995-05-13)13 May 1995 (aged 20)	Warri Wolves
21	1 GK	Emmanuel Daniel	(1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 21)	Enugu Rangers

References

1. "CAF - Competitions - U-23 Africa Cup of Nations - Regulations". cafonline.com. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
2. FIFA.com
3. "Group A rosters" (PDF). CAF. November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
4. "Group B Roster" (PDF). CAF. November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.