2021 Africa Cup of Nations squads

2021 Africa Cup of Nations squads

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The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations was an international football tournament that was held in Cameroon from 9 January to 6 February 2022. The 24 national teams involved in the tournament were allowed to register a squad of up to 28 players, including a minimum of three goalkeepers, to allow teams to deal with any COVID-19 cases. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. ^[1]

The position and date of birth listed for each player is per the official squad list published by CAF. The age listed for each player is on 9 January 2022, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.

Group A

Burkina Faso

Coach: Kamou Malo

A 29-man provisional squad was announced on 24 December 2021. ^[2] The final 28-man squad was named on 4 January 2022. ^{[3] [4]}

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Aboubacar Sawadogo	(1989-08-10)10 August 1989 (aged 32)	17	0	Kadiogo
2	4 FW	Djibril Ouattara	(1999-09-19)19 September 1999 (aged 22)	3	0	OC Safi
3	2 DF	Oula Abass Traoré	(1995-09-29)29 September 1995 (aged 26)	7	0	Horoya
4	2 DF	Soumaïla Ouattara	(1995-07-04)4 July 1995 (aged 26)	4	0	Raja CA
5	2 DF	Patrick Malo	(1992-02-18)18 February 1992 (aged 29)	20	0	Hassania Agadir
6	3 MF	Saïdou Simporé	(1992-08-31)31 August 1992 (aged 29)	8	1	Al Ittihad
7	4 FW	Eric Traoré	(1996-05-21)21 May 1996 (aged 25)	10	1	Pyramids
8	3 MF	Dramane Nikièma	(1988-10-17)17 October 1988 (aged 33)	6	0	Horoya
9	2 DF	Issa Kaboré	(2001-05-12)12 May 2001 (aged 20)	15	1	Troyes
10	4 FW	Bertrand Traoré (captain)	(1995-09-06)6 September 1995 (aged 26)	59	12	Aston Villa
11	4 FW	Mohamed Konaté	(1997-12-12)12 December 1997 (aged 24)	11	2	Akhmat
12	2 DF	Edmond Tapsoba	(1999-02-02)2 February 1999 (aged 22)	16	0	Bayer Leverkusen
13	2 DF	Hermann Nikiema	(1988-11-30)30 November 1988 (aged 33)	5	1	Salitas
14	2 DF	Issoufou Dayo	(1991-08-06)6 August 1991 (aged 30)	53	5	RS Berkane
15	4 FW	Abdoul Tapsoba	(2001-08-23)23 August 2001 (aged 20)	7	5	Standard Liège
16	1 GK	Hervé Koffi	(1996-10-16)16 October 1996 (aged 25)	36	0	Charleroi
17	4 FW	Zakaria Sanogo	(1996-12-11)11 December 1996 (aged 25)	19	0	Ararat-Armenia
18	3 MF	Ismahila Ouédraogo	(1999-11-05)5 November 1999 (aged 22)	10	0	PAOK
19	4 FW	Hassane Bandé	(1998-10-30)30 October 1998 (aged 23)	11	0	Istra 1961
20	3 MF	Gustavo Sangaré	(1996-11-08)8 November 1996 (aged 25)	5	0	Quevilly-Rouen
21	4 FW	Cyrille Bayala	(1996-05-24)24 May 1996 (aged 25)	29	3	Ajaccio
22	3 MF	Blati Touré	(1994-08-04)4 August 1994 (aged 27)	20	0	Eskilstuna
23	1 GK	Farid Ouédraogo	(1996-12-26)26 December 1996 (aged 25)	2	0	USFA
24	3 MF	Adama Guira	(1988-04-24)24 April 1988 (aged 33)	31	0	Racing Rioja
25	2 DF	Steeve Yago	(1992-12-16)16 December 1992 (aged 29)	55	0	Aris Limassol
26	4 FW	Kouamé Botué	(2002-08-07)7 August 2002 (aged 19)	3	0	Ajaccio
27	1 GK	Kilian Nikiema	(2003-06-22)22 June 2003 (aged 18)	0	0	ADO Den Haag
28	4 FW	Dango Ouattara	(2002-02-11)11 February 2002 (aged 19)	0	0	Lorient

Cameroon

Coach: Toni Conceição

A 40-man provisional squad was announced on 10 December 2021. ^[5] A 28-man final squad was announced on 22 December 2021. ^[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Jean Efala	(1992-08-11)11 August 1992 (aged 29)	5	0	Akwa United
2	2 DF	Enzo Ebosse	(1999-03-11)11 March 1999 (aged 22)	0	0	Angers
3	4 FW	Moumi Ngamaleu	(1994-07-09)9 July 1994 (aged 27)	32	4	Young Boys
4	2 DF	Harold Moukoudi	(1997-11-27)27 November 1997 (aged 24)	7	0	Saint-Étienne
5	2 DF	Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui	(1990-11-23)23 November 1990 (aged 31)	44	4	Gent
6	2 DF	Ambroise Oyongo	(1991-06-22)22 June 1991 (aged 30)	43	2	Montpellier
7	4 FW	Clinton N'Jie	(1993-08-15)15 August 1993 (aged 28)	36	10	Dynamo Moscow
8	3 MF	André-Frank Zambo Anguissa	(1995-11-16)16 November 1995 (aged 26)	35	5	Napoli
9	4 FW	Stéphane Bahoken	(1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 29)	19	3	Angers
10	4 FW	Vincent Aboubakar (captain)	(1992-01-22)22 January 1992 (aged 29)	77	25	Al Nassr
11	4 FW	Christian Bassogog	(1995-10-18)18 October 1995 (aged 26)	37	6	Shanghai Shenhua
12	4 FW	Karl Toko Ekambi	(1992-09-14)14 September 1992 (aged 29)	40	5	Lyon
13	4 FW	Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting	(1989-03-23)23 March 1989 (aged 32)	61	17	Bayern Munich
14	3 MF	Samuel Gouet	(1997-12-14)14 December 1997 (aged 24)	11	0	Mechelen
15	3 MF	Pierre Kunde	(1995-07-26)26 July 1995 (aged 26)	24	1	Olympiacos
16	1 GK	Devis Epassy	(1993-02-02)2 February 1993 (aged 28)	5	0	OFI
17	2 DF	Olivier Mbaizo	(1997-08-15)15 August 1997 (aged 24)	6	0	Philadelphia Union
18	3 MF	Martin Hongla	(1998-03-16)16 March 1998 (aged 23)	11	0	Hellas Verona
19	2 DF	Collins Fai	(1992-11-23)23 November 1992 (aged 29)	40	0	Standard Liège
20	4 FW	Ignatius Ganago	(1999-02-16)16 February 1999 (aged 22)	7	0	Lens
21	2 DF	Jean-Charles Castelletto	(1995-01-26)26 January 1995 (aged 26)	4	0	Nantes
22	2 DF	Jérôme Onguéné	(1997-12-22)22 December 1997 (aged 24)	8	0	Red Bull Salzburg
23	1 GK	Simon Omossola	(1998-05-05)5 May 1998 (aged 23)	2	0	AS Vita
24	1 GK	André Onana	(1996-04-02)2 April 1996 (aged 25)	20	0	Ajax
25	2 DF	Nouhou Tolo	(1997-06-23)23 June 1997 (aged 24)	6	0	Seattle Sounders FC
26	3 MF	Jean Onana	(2000-01-08)8 January 2000 (aged 22)	3	0	Bordeaux
27	3 MF	James Léa Siliki	(1996-06-12)12 June 1996 (aged 25)	5	0	Middlesbrough
28	3 MF	Yvan Neyou	(1997-01-03)3 January 1997 (aged 25)	3	0	Saint-Étienne

Cape Verde

Coach: Bubista

A 26-man final squad was announced on 23 December 2021. ^[7] On 3 January 2022, Delmiro and Elber Evora were added to the squad to reach the maximum of 28 players. ^[8] On 7 January 2022, Djaniny withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Vagner Gonçalves. ^[9]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Vozinha	(1986-06-03)3 June 1986 (aged 35)	51	0	AEL Limassol
2	2 DF	Stopira (captain)	(1988-05-20)20 May 1988 (aged 33)	45	2	Fehérvár
3	2 DF	Diney	(1995-01-17)17 January 1995 (aged 26)	6	0	AS FAR
4	2 DF	Roberto Lopes	(1992-06-17)17 June 1992 (aged 29)	8	0	Shamrock Rovers
5	3 MF	Nuno Borges	(1988-03-31)31 March 1988 (aged 33)	8	0	Casa Pia
6	3 MF	Marco Soares	(1984-06-16)16 June 1984 (aged 37)	52	3	Arouca
7	3 MF	Patrick Andrade	(1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (aged 28)	8	0	Qarabağ
8	4 FW	Lisandro Semedo	(1996-03-12)12 March 1996 (aged 25)	8	1	Fortuna Sittard
9	4 FW	Gilson Tavares	(2001-12-29)29 December 2001 (aged 20)	4	0	Estoril Praia
10	3 MF	Jamiro Monteiro	(1993-11-28)28 November 1993 (aged 28)	12	1	Philadelphia Union
11	4 FW	Garry Rodrigues	(1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 31)	38	6	Olympiacos
12	1 GK	Márcio Rosa	(1997-02-23)23 February 1997 (aged 24)	2	0	Montalegre
13	2 DF	Steve Furtado	(1994-11-22)22 November 1994 (aged 27)	8	0	Beroe Stara Zagora
14	2 DF	Carlos Ponck	(1995-01-13)13 January 1995 (aged 26)	18	0	İstanbul Başakşehir
15	4 FW	Willis Furtado	(1997-09-04)4 September 1997 (aged 24)	3	0	Jerv
16	2 DF	Dylan Tavares	(1996-08-30)30 August 1996 (aged 25)	8	1	Neuchâtel Xamax
17	2 DF	Steven Fortès	(1992-04-17)17 April 1992 (aged 29)	8	0	Oostende
18	3 MF	Kenny Rocha Santos	(2000-01-03)3 January 2000 (aged 22)	10	0	Oostende
19	4 FW	Júlio Tavares	(1988-11-19)19 November 1988 (aged 33)	42	6	Al Faisaly
20	4 FW	Ryan Mendes	(1990-01-08)8 January 1990 (aged 32)	55	12	Al-Nasr
21	4 FW	Vagner Gonçalves	(1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 25)	3	1	Sion
22	2 DF	Jeffry Fortes	(1989-03-22)22 March 1989 (aged 32)	21	0	De Graafschap
23	1 GK	Kevin Sousa	(1994-06-06)6 June 1994 (aged 27)	0	0	Mindelense
24	3 MF	João Paulo	(1998-05-26)26 May 1998 (aged 23)	1	0	Feirense
25	4 FW	Willy Semedo	(1994-04-27)27 April 1994 (aged 27)	3	0	Pafos
26	3 MF	Nenass	(1995-07-05)5 July 1995 (aged 26)	1	0	Aalesunds FK
27	2 DF	Delmiro	(1988-08-29)29 August 1988 (aged 33)	1	0	Aris Limassol
28	1 GK	Elber Evora	(1999-12-02)2 December 1999 (aged 22)	0	0	AEL Limassol

Ethiopia

Coach: Wubetu Abate

A 25-man final squad was announced on 24 December 2021. ^[10]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Jemal Tassew	(1989-04-27)27 April 1989 (aged 32)	34	0	Fasil Kenema
2	2 DF	Suleman Hamid	(1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (aged 24)	9	0	Saint George
3	3 MF	Mesud Mohammed	(1990-02-18)18 February 1990 (aged 31)	22	3	Jimma Aba Jifar
4	2 DF	Mignot Debebe	(1995-09-02)2 September 1995 (aged 26)	4	0	Saint George
5	2 DF	Desta Yohannes	(1998-04-17)17 April 1998 (aged 23)	8	0	Adama City
6	3 MF	Gatoch Panom	(1994-11-30)30 November 1994 (aged 27)	42	7	Saint George
8	3 MF	Amanuel Yohannes	(1999-03-14)14 March 1999 (aged 22)	14	0	Ethiopian Coffee
9	4 FW	Getaneh Kebede (captain)	(1992-04-02)2 April 1992 (aged 29)	61	32	Wolkite City
10	4 FW	Abubeker Nassir	(2000-02-23)23 February 2000 (aged 21)	15	4	Ethiopian Coffee
11	4 FW	Amanuel Gebremichael	(1999-02-05)5 February 1999 (aged 22)	25	4	Saint George
12	3 MF	Yihun Endashew	(1992-11-05)5 November 1992 (aged 29)	13	0	Fasil Kenema
13	3 MF	Firew Solomon	(1992-09-18)18 September 1992 (aged 29)	9	0	Sidama Coffee
14	3 MF	Fitsum Alemu	(1995-07-15)15 July 1995 (aged 26)	4	0	Bahir Dar Kenema
15	2 DF	Aschalew Tamene	(1991-11-22)22 November 1991 (aged 30)	57	3	Fasil Kenema
16	2 DF	Yared Bayeh	(1995-01-22)22 January 1995 (aged 26)	25	1	Fasil Kenema
17	3 MF	Bezabeh Meleyo	(1995-06-26)26 June 1995 (aged 26)	4	0	Fasil Kenema
18	3 MF	Shimelis Bekele	(1990-10-17)17 October 1990 (aged 31)	66	10	El Gouna
19	4 FW	Shimeket Gugesa	(1995-01-01)1 January 1995 (aged 27)	17	0	Fasil Kenema
20	2 DF	Ramadan Yusef	(2001-02-12)12 February 2001 (aged 20)	19	0	Wolkite City
21	2 DF	Asrat Tunjo	(1996-11-29)29 November 1996 (aged 25)	8	0	Ethiopian Coffee
22	1 GK	Teklemariam Shanko	(1998-01-02)2 January 1998 (aged 24)	11	0	Ethiopian Coffee
23	1 GK	Fasil Gerbremichael	(2000-10-17)17 October 2000 (aged 21)	5	0	Bahir Dar Kenema
24	4 FW	Mesfin Tafesse	(2001-11-26)26 November 2001 (aged 20)	8	2	Hawassa City
25	2 DF	Ahmed Reshid	(1995-09-03)3 September 1995 (aged 26)	13	0	Bahir Dar Kenema
26	4 FW	Mujib Kassim	(1995-10-19)19 October 1995 (aged 26)	16	0	JS Kabylie
27	4 FW	Dawa Hotessa	(1996-03-09)9 March 1996 (aged 25)	8	1	Adama City
28	1 GK	Firew Getahun	(1996-09-08)8 September 1996 (aged 25)	0	0	Dire Dawa City

Group B

Guinea

Coach: Kaba Diawara

A 27-man final squad was announced on 22 December 2021. ^[11] On 26 December 2021, Antoine Conte and Florentin Pogba withdrew due to injury and were replaced by Fodé Camara and Youssouf Siby. ^[12]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Aly Keita	(1986-12-08)8 December 1986 (aged 35)	18	0	Östersund
2	3 MF	Morlaye Sylla	(1998-07-27)27 July 1998 (aged 23)	17	3	Horoya
3	2 DF	Issiaga Sylla	(1994-01-01)1 January 1994 (aged 28)	61	2	Toulouse
4	2 DF	Ibrahima Conté II	(1996-04-03)3 April 1996 (aged 25)	13	0	Niort
5	2 DF	Saïdou Sow	(2002-07-04)4 July 2002 (aged 19)	7	0	Saint-Étienne
6	3 MF	Amadou Diawara	(1997-07-17)17 July 1997 (aged 24)	18	0	Roma
7	3 MF	Ibrahima Cissé	(1994-02-28)28 February 1994 (aged 27)	12	1	Seraing
8	3 MF	Naby Keïta (captain)	(1995-02-10)10 February 1995 (aged 26)	44	8	Liverpool
9	4 FW	José Kanté	(1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 31)	21	4	Kairat
10	4 FW	Morgan Guilavogui	(1998-03-10)10 March 1998 (aged 23)	2	0	Paris FC
11	4 FW	Mohamed Bayo	(1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 23)	5	2	Clermont
12	3 MF	Ibrahima Conté I	(1991-04-03)3 April 1991 (aged 30)	53	4	Bnei Sakhnin
13	2 DF	Mohamed Ali Camara	(1997-08-28)28 August 1997 (aged 24)	10	0	Young Boys
14	3 MF	Ilaix Moriba	(2003-01-19)19 January 2003 (aged 18)	0	0	RB Leipzig
15	2 DF	Mikael Dyrestam	(1991-12-10)10 December 1991 (aged 30)	8	0	Sarpsborg 08
16	1 GK	Moussa Camara	(1998-11-27)27 November 1998 (aged 23)	18	0	Horoya
17	2 DF	Ousmane Kanté	(1989-09-21)21 September 1989 (aged 32)	8	0	Paris FC
18	4 FW	Seydouba Soumah	(1991-06-11)11 June 1991 (aged 30)	36	9	Kuwait SC
19	3 MF	Mamadou Kané	(1997-01-22)22 January 1997 (aged 24)	12	2	Neftçi
20	2 DF	Pa Konate	(1994-04-25)25 April 1994 (aged 27)	5	0	Botev Plovdiv
21	4 FW	Sory Kaba	(1995-04-10)10 April 1995 (aged 26)	16	3	OH Leuven
22	1 GK	Ibrahim Koné	(1989-12-05)5 December 1989 (aged 32)	5	0	Hibernians
23	3 MF	Aguibou Camara	(2001-05-20)20 May 2001 (aged 20)	9	1	Olympiacos
24	3 MF	Mory Konaté	(1993-11-15)15 November 1993 (aged 28)	0	0	Sint-Truiden
25	4 FW	Mamadou Diallo	(1994-09-19)19 September 1994 (aged 27)	0	0	Grenoble
26	2 DF	Fodé Camara	(2002-06-23)23 June 2002 (aged 19)	0	0	Horoya
27	3 MF	Youssouf Siby	(2000-04-15)15 April 2000 (aged 21)	0	0	Wakriya

Malawi

Coach: Mario Marinică

A 43-man provisional squad, including 13 standby players, was announced on 22 December 2021. ^[13] A 23-man final squad was announced on 1 January 2022. ^[14] Additionally to the squad named for the tournament, 5 players (Stain Davie, Paul Ndhlovu, Gerald Phiri Jr., Brighton Munthali, and Daniel Austin Chimbalanga) were named as reserves and will be available in case of eventualities. ^[15]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Charles Thomu	(1999-01-24)24 January 1999 (aged 22)	0	0	Silver Strikers
2	2 DF	Stanley Sanudi	(1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 26)	59	0	Mighty Wanderers
3	3 MF	Charles Petro	(2001-02-08)8 February 2001 (aged 20)	23	0	Sheriff Tiraspol
4	2 DF	Peter Cholopi	(1996-08-19)19 August 1996 (aged 25)	15	0	Mighty Wanderers
5	2 DF	Dennis Chembezi	(1997-01-15)15 January 1997 (aged 24)	25	0	Polokwane City
6	3 MF	Chikoti Chirwa	(1992-03-09)9 March 1992 (aged 29)	26	2	Red Lions
7	3 MF	Micium Mhone	(1992-01-19)19 January 1992 (aged 29)	39	3	Blue Eagles
8	3 MF	Chimwemwe Idana	(1998-09-07)7 September 1998 (aged 23)	25	2	Nyasa Big Bullets
9	4 FW	Richard Mbulu	(1994-01-25)25 January 1994 (aged 27)	33	5	Baroka
10	4 FW	Francisco Madinga	(2000-02-11)11 February 2000 (aged 21)	7	0	Dila Gori
11	4 FW	Gabadinho Mhango	(1992-09-27)27 September 1992 (aged 29)	55	12	Orlando Pirates
12	2 DF	Mark Fodya	(1997-12-22)22 December 1997 (aged 24)	4	0	Silver Strikers
13	4 FW	Peter Banda	(2000-09-22)22 September 2000 (aged 21)	15	0	Simba
14	4 FW	Robin Ngalande	(1992-11-02)2 November 1992 (aged 29)	42	1	Saint George
15	2 DF	Lawrence Chaziya	(1998-08-19)19 August 1998 (aged 23)	1	0	CIVO United
16	1 GK	Ernest Kakhobwe	(1993-06-26)26 June 1993 (aged 28)	24	0	Nyasa Big Bullets
17	3 MF	John Banda	(1992-02-06)6 February 1992 (aged 29)	71	7	Songo
18	4 FW	Zebron Kalima	(2002-05-13)13 May 2002 (aged 19)	1	0	Silver Strikers
19	2 DF	Limbikani Mzava (captain)	(1993-11-12)12 November 1993 (aged 28)	58	2	AmaZulu
20	4 FW	Yamikani Chester	(1994-12-20)20 December 1994 (aged 27)	27	0	Mighty Wanderers
21	2 DF	Gomezgani Chirwa	(1996-09-25)25 September 1996 (aged 25)	14	0	Nyasa Big Bullets
22	4 FW	Khuda Muyaba	(1993-01-26)26 January 1993 (aged 28)	18	4	Polokwane City
23	1 GK	William Thole	(1998-10-02)2 October 1998 (aged 23)	3	0	Mighty Wanderers
24	1 GK	Brighton Munthali	(1997-12-11)11 December 1997 (aged 24)	19	0	Silver Strikers
25	2 DF	Paul Ndhlovu	(1989-02-18)18 February 1989 (aged 32)	0	0	MAFCO
26	4 FW	Stain Davie	(1998-11-23)23 November 1998 (aged 23)	0	0	Silver Strikers
27	3 MF	Gerald Phiri Jr.	(1993-06-08)8 June 1993 (aged 28)	44	10	Al-Hilal Omdurman
28	2 DF	Daniel Austin Chimbalanga	(1999-01-19)19 January 1999 (aged 22)	0	0	MAFCO

Senegal

Coach: Aliou Cissé

A 27-man final squad was announced on 25 December 2021. ^[16] Alioune Badara Faty was later added to the squad to reach the maximum of 28 players. ^[17]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Seny Dieng	(1994-11-23)23 November 1994 (aged 27)	1	0	Queens Park Rangers
2	2 DF	Saliou Ciss	(1989-09-15)15 September 1989 (aged 32)	29	0	Nancy
3	2 DF	Kalidou Koulibaly (captain)	(1991-06-20)20 June 1991 (aged 30)	53	0	Napoli
4	2 DF	Pape Abou Cissé	(1995-09-14)14 September 1995 (aged 26)	6	1	Olympiacos
5	3 MF	Idrissa Gueye	(1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (aged 32)	84	6	Paris Saint-Germain
6	3 MF	Nampalys Mendy	(1992-06-23)23 June 1992 (aged 29)	8	0	Leicester City
7	4 FW	Keita Baldé	(1995-03-08)8 March 1995 (aged 26)	36	6	Cagliari
8	3 MF	Cheikhou Kouyaté	(1989-12-21)21 December 1989 (aged 32)	73	3	Crystal Palace
9	4 FW	Boulaye Dia	(1996-11-16)16 November 1996 (aged 25)	9	1	Villarreal
10	4 FW	Sadio Mané	(1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 29)	80	26	Liverpool
11	4 FW	Habib Diallo	(1995-06-18)18 June 1995 (aged 26)	10	2	Strasbourg
12	2 DF	Fodé Ballo-Touré	(1997-01-03)3 January 1997 (aged 25)	8	0	Milan
13	3 MF	Joseph Lopy	(1992-03-15)15 March 1992 (aged 29)	5	0	Sochaux
14	2 DF	Abdoulaye Seck	(1992-06-04)4 June 1992 (aged 29)	5	0	Antwerp
15	4 FW	Bamba Dieng	(2000-03-23)23 March 2000 (aged 21)	3	0	Marseille
16	1 GK	Édouard Mendy	(1992-03-01)1 March 1992 (aged 29)	16	0	Chelsea
17	3 MF	Pape Matar Sarr	(2002-09-14)14 September 2002 (aged 19)	4	0	Metz
18	4 FW	Ismaïla Sarr	(1998-02-25)25 February 1998 (aged 23)	40	9	Watford
19	4 FW	Famara Diédhiou	(1992-12-15)15 December 1992 (aged 29)	18	9	Alanyaspor
20	2 DF	Bouna Sarr	(1992-01-31)31 January 1992 (aged 29)	4	0	Bayern Munich
21	2 DF	Ibrahima Mbaye	(1994-11-19)19 November 1994 (aged 27)	6	0	Bologna
22	2 DF	Abdou Diallo	(1996-05-04)4 May 1996 (aged 25)	7	1	Paris Saint-Germain
23	1 GK	Alfred Gomis	(1993-09-05)5 September 1993 (aged 28)	13	0	Rennes
24	3 MF	Moustapha Name	(1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 26)	5	0	Paris FC
25	3 MF	Mamadou Loum	(1996-12-30)30 December 1996 (aged 25)	3	0	Alavés
26	3 MF	Pape Gueye	(1999-01-24)24 January 1999 (aged 22)	1	0	Marseille
27	4 FW	Mame Thiam	(1992-10-09)9 October 1992 (aged 29)	3	0	Kayserispor
28	1 GK	Alioune Badara Faty	(1999-05-03)3 May 1999 (aged 22)	0	0	Casa Sports

Zimbabwe

Coach: Norman Mapeza

A 30-man provisional squad was announced on 21 December 2021. ^[18] A 23-man final squad was announced on 29 December 2021. ^[19] Panashe Mutimbanyoka, Bill Antonio and Temptation Chiwunga were also registered for the tournament but did not travel to Cameroon. ^[20]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Petros Mhari	(1989-04-15)15 April 1989 (aged 32)	2	0	Platinum
2	2 DF	Godknows Murwira	(1993-07-04)4 July 1993 (aged 28)	2	0	Dynamos
3	2 DF	Jordan Zemura	(1999-11-14)14 November 1999 (aged 22)	4	0	Bournemouth
4	3 MF	Kelvin Madzongwe	(1990-05-01)1 May 1990 (aged 31)	7	0	Platinum
5	2 DF	Gerald Takwara	(1994-10-29)29 October 1994 (aged 27)	11	0	Venda Football Academy
6	2 DF	Alec Mudimu	(1995-04-08)8 April 1995 (aged 26)	26	0	Torpedo Kutaisi
7	3 MF	Ishmael Wadi	(1992-12-19)19 December 1992 (aged 29)	4	0	JDR Stars
8	3 MF	Kundai Benyu	(1997-12-12)12 December 1997 (aged 24)	2	0	Vestri
9	4 FW	David Moyo	(1994-12-17)17 December 1994 (aged 27)	5	0	Hamilton Academical
10	4 FW	Tino Kadewere	(1996-01-05)5 January 1996 (aged 26)	18	3	Lyon
11	3 MF	Never Tigere	(1990-12-16)16 December 1990 (aged 31)	4	1	Azam
12	2 DF	Bruce Kangwa	(1988-02-24)24 February 1988 (aged 33)	15	0	Azam
13	3 MF	Thabani Kamusoko	(1988-03-02)2 March 1988 (aged 33)	17	0	ZESCO United
14	2 DF	Onismor Bhasera	(1986-01-07)7 January 1986 (aged 36)	41	0	SuperSport United
15	2 DF	Teenage Hadebe	(1995-09-17)17 September 1995 (aged 26)	32	3	Houston Dynamo FC
16	3 MF	Kudakwashe Mahachi	(1993-09-29)29 September 1993 (aged 28)	41	4	SuperSport United
17	4 FW	Knowledge Musona (captain)	(1990-06-21)21 June 1990 (aged 31)	48	23	Al-Tai
18	4 FW	Prince Dube	(1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 24)	12	7	Azam
19	4 FW	Admiral Muskwe	(1998-08-21)21 August 1998 (aged 23)	3	1	Luton Town
20	2 DF	Peter Muduhwa	(1993-08-11)11 August 1993 (aged 28)	10	0	Highlanders
21	1 GK	Talbert Shumba	(1990-05-12)12 May 1990 (aged 31)	10	0	Free State Stars
22	2 DF	Takudzwa Chimwemwe	(1992-10-26)26 October 1992 (aged 29)	9	0	Nkana
23	1 GK	Martin Mapisa	(1998-05-25)25 May 1998 (aged 23)	2	0	Zamora
24	3 MF	Temptation Chiwunga	(1992-03-10)10 March 1992 (aged 29)	0	0	JDR Stars
25	3 MF	Bill Antonio	(2002-09-03)3 September 2002 (aged 19)	1	0	Dynamos
26	4 FW	Panashe Mutimbanyoka	(2002-02-21)21 February 2002 (aged 19)	0	0	Platinum

Group C

Comoros

Coach: Amir Abdou

A 26-man final squad was announced on 23 December 2021. ^[21] Following the squad announcement, Alexis Souahy and Ibroihim Djoudja were added to the squad to reach the maximum of 28 players. ^[22]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Salim Ben Boina	(1991-07-19)19 July 1991 (aged 30)	12	0	Marseille Endoume
2	2 DF	Kassim Abdallah	(1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 34)	26	0	Marignane Gignac
3	2 DF	Chaker Alhadhur	(1991-12-04)4 December 1991 (aged 30)	29	1	Ajaccio
4	2 DF	Younn Zahary	(1998-10-20)20 October 1998 (aged 23)	2	0	Cholet
5	2 DF	Abdallah Ali Mohamed	(1999-04-11)11 April 1999 (aged 22)	11	0	Stade Lausanne
6	2 DF	Jimmy Abdou (captain)	(1984-07-13)13 July 1984 (aged 37)	33	0	Martigues
7	4 FW	Faïz Selemani	(1993-11-14)14 November 1993 (aged 28)	14	2	Kortrijk
8	3 MF	Fouad Bachirou	(1990-04-15)15 April 1990 (aged 31)	26	0	Omonia
9	4 FW	Mohamed M'Changama	(1987-06-09)9 June 1987 (aged 34)	19	2	Nouadhibou
10	3 MF	Youssouf M'Changama	(1990-08-29)29 August 1990 (aged 31)	40	8	Guingamp
11	3 MF	Nakibou Aboubakari	(1993-03-10)10 March 1993 (aged 28)	6	0	Sète 34
12	2 DF	Kassim M'Dahoma	(1997-01-26)26 January 1997 (aged 24)	14	0	Avranches
13	3 MF	Rafidine Abdullah	(1994-01-15)15 January 1994 (aged 27)	12	0	Stade Lausanne
14	4 FW	Ali M'Madi	(1990-04-21)21 April 1990 (aged 31)	29	0	Épinal
15	2 DF	Benjaloud Youssouf	(1994-02-11)11 February 1994 (aged 27)	24	1	Châteauroux
16	1 GK	Moyadh Ousseni	(1993-04-02)2 April 1993 (aged 28)	1	0	Fréjus St-Raphaël
17	4 FW	Ibroihim Djoudja	(1994-05-06)6 May 1994 (aged 27)	9	3	TS Sporting
18	3 MF	Yacine Bourhane	(1998-09-30)30 September 1998 (aged 23)	4	0	Go Ahead Eagles
19	2 DF	Mohamed Youssouf	(1988-03-26)26 March 1988 (aged 33)	26	1	Ajaccio
20	4 FW	Ahmed Mogni	(1991-10-10)10 October 1991 (aged 30)	13	0	Annecy
21	4 FW	El Fardou Ben Nabouhane	(1989-06-10)10 June 1989 (aged 32)	28	15	Red Star Belgrade
22	4 FW	Saïd Bakari	(1994-09-22)22 September 1994 (aged 27)	16	0	RKC Waalwijk
23	1 GK	Ali Ahamada	(1991-08-19)19 August 1991 (aged 30)	26	0	Unattached
24	4 FW	Faiz Mattoir	(2000-07-12)12 July 2000 (aged 21)	4	1	Cholet
25	4 FW	Moussa Djoumoi	(1999-07-16)16 July 1999 (aged 22)	1	1	Saint-Priest
26	3 MF	Iyad Mohamed	(2001-03-05)5 March 2001 (aged 20)	1	0	Auxerre
27	2 DF	Kassim Ahamada	(1992-04-08)8 April 1992 (aged 29)	10	0	US Créteil
28	2 DF	Alexis Souahy	(1995-01-13)13 January 1995 (aged 26)	1	0	New Mexico United

Gabon

Coach: Patrice Neveu

A 30-man provisional squad was announced on 18 December 2021. ^[23]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Jean-Noël Amonome	(1997-12-24)24 December 1997 (aged 24)	4	0	AmaZulu
2	2 DF	Alex Moucketou-Moussounda	(2000-10-10)10 October 2000 (aged 21)	3	0	Aris Limassol
3	2 DF	Anthony Oyono	(2001-04-12)12 April 2001 (aged 20)	4	0	Boulogne
4	2 DF	Sidney Obissa	(2000-05-04)4 May 2000 (aged 21)	3	0	Olympic Charleroi
5	2 DF	Bruno Ecuele Manga	(1988-07-16)16 July 1988 (aged 33)	91	9	Dijon
6	2 DF	Johann Obiang	(1993-07-05)5 July 1993 (aged 28)	38	0	Rodez
7	4 FW	Aaron Boupendza	(1996-08-07)7 August 1996 (aged 25)	22	4	Al-Arabi
8	2 DF	Lloyd Palun	(1988-11-28)28 November 1988 (aged 33)	66	0	Bastia
9	4 FW	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (captain)	(1989-06-18)18 June 1989 (aged 32)	71	29	Barcelona
10	4 FW	Axel Méyé	(1995-06-06)6 June 1995 (aged 26)	27	2	Ittihad Tanger
11	4 FW	Jim Allevinah	(1995-02-27)27 February 1995 (aged 26)	12	2	Clermont
12	3 MF	Guélor Kanga	(1990-08-01)1 August 1990 (aged 31)	52	2	Red Star Belgrade
13	4 FW	Kévin Mayi	(1993-01-14)14 January 1993 (aged 28)	3	0	Ümraniyespor
14	4 FW	Louis Ameka	(1996-10-03)3 October 1996 (aged 25)	19	0	Maghreb de Fès
15	4 FW	Ulrick Eneme Ella	(2001-05-22)22 May 2001 (aged 20)	1	0	Brighton & Hove Albion
16	1 GK	Anthony Mfa Mezui	(1991-03-07)7 March 1991 (aged 30)	18	0	Rodange 91
17	3 MF	André Biyogo Poko	(1993-03-07)7 March 1993 (aged 28)	66	3	Altay
18	3 MF	Mario Lemina	(1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 28)	23	3	Nice
19	3 MF	Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali	(1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 29)	12	0	Gorica
20	4 FW	Denis Bouanga	(1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 27)	25	7	Saint-Étienne
21	1 GK	Junior Fotso Noubi	(1999-06-20)20 June 1999 (aged 22)	0	0	Vannes
22	4 FW	Fahd Ndzengue	(2000-07-07)7 July 2000 (aged 21)	2	0	Tabor Sežana
23	1 GK	Donald Nzé	(1992-04-05)5 April 1992 (aged 29)	3	0	Maniema Union
24	2 DF	David Sambissa	(1996-01-11)11 January 1996 (aged 25)	2	0	Cambuur
25	2 DF	Junior Assoumou	(1995-07-22)22 July 1995 (aged 26)	13	0	Le Mans
26	3 MF	Medwin Biteghé	(1996-09-01)1 September 1996 (aged 25)	6	0	Al-Hilal Benghazi
27	2 DF	Gilchrist Nguema	(1996-08-07)7 August 1996 (aged 25)	4	0	Unattached
28	2 DF	Yannis N'Gakoutou	(1998-09-30)30 September 1998 (aged 23)	0	0	Lyon La Duchère

Ghana

Coach: Milovan Rajevac

A 30-man provisional squad was announced on 21 December 2021. ^[24] A 28-man final squad was named on 3 January 2022. ^[25]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Abdul Manaf Nurudeen	(1999-02-08)8 February 1999 (aged 22)	0	0	Eupen
2	2 DF	Andy Yiadom	(1991-12-02)2 December 1991 (aged 30)	17	0	Reading
3	2 DF	Philomon Baffour	(2001-02-06)6 February 2001 (aged 20)	0	0	Dreams
4	2 DF	Jonathan Mensah	(1990-07-13)13 July 1990 (aged 31)	67	1	Columbus Crew
5	3 MF	Thomas Partey	(1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 28)	34	12	Arsenal
6	3 MF	Edmund Addo	(2000-05-17)17 May 2000 (aged 21)	1	0	Sheriff Tiraspol
7	4 FW	Abdul Fatawu Issahaku	(2004-03-08)8 March 2004 (aged 17)	2	0	Dreams
8	3 MF	Daniel-Kofi Kyereh	(1996-03-08)8 March 1996 (aged 25)	5	0	St. Pauli
9	4 FW	Jordan Ayew	(1991-09-11)11 September 1991 (aged 30)	73	18	Crystal Palace
10	4 FW	André Ayew (captain)	(1989-12-17)17 December 1989 (aged 32)	100	22	Al-Sadd
11	3 MF	Mubarak Wakaso	(1990-07-25)25 July 1990 (aged 31)	67	13	Shenzhen
12	1 GK	Lawrence Ati-Zigi	(1996-11-29)29 November 1996 (aged 25)	7	0	St. Gallen
13	4 FW	Richmond Boakye	(1993-01-28)28 January 1993 (aged 28)	15	6	Beitar Jerusalem
14	2 DF	Gideon Mensah	(1998-07-18)18 July 1998 (aged 23)	6	0	Bordeaux
15	3 MF	Joseph Paintsil	(1998-02-01)1 February 1998 (aged 23)	4	3	Genk
16	1 GK	Joe Wollacott	(1996-09-08)8 September 1996 (aged 25)	4	0	Swindon Town
17	2 DF	Baba Rahman	(1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 27)	40	1	Reading
18	2 DF	Daniel Amartey	(1994-12-01)1 December 1994 (aged 27)	33	0	Leicester City
19	4 FW	Samuel Owusu	(1996-03-28)28 March 1996 (aged 25)	15	1	Al-Fayha
20	3 MF	Mohammed Kudus	(2000-08-02)2 August 2000 (aged 21)	10	3	Ajax
21	3 MF	Iddrisu Baba	(1996-01-22)22 January 1996 (aged 25)	11	0	Mallorca
22	4 FW	Kamaldeen Sulemana	(2002-02-15)15 February 2002 (aged 19)	6	0	Rennes
23	2 DF	Alexander Djiku	(1994-08-09)9 August 1994 (aged 27)	11	0	Strasbourg
24	1 GK	Richard Attah	(1995-04-09)9 April 1995 (aged 26)	0	0	Hearts of Oak
25	4 FW	Benjamin Tetteh	(1997-07-10)10 July 1997 (aged 24)	2	0	Yeni Malatyaspor
26	2 DF	Abdul Mumin	(1998-06-06)6 June 1998 (aged 23)	0	0	Vitória de Guimarães
27	4 FW	Maxwell Abbey Quaye	(1998-02-02)2 February 1998 (aged 23)	0	0	Great Olympics
28	3 MF	David Abagna	(1998-09-09)9 September 1998 (aged 23)	0	0	Real Tamale

Morocco

Coach: Vahid Halilhodžić

A 25-man final squad was announced on 23 December 2021. ^[26] On 28 December 2021, Badr Benoun, Mohamed Chibi, and Soufiane Rahimi were added to the squad to reach the maximum of 28 players. ^[27] On 30 December 2021, Anas Zniti withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti. ^[28] On 10 January 2022, Badr Benoun withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Achraf Bencharki. ^[29]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Yassine Bounou	(1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (aged 30)	35	0	Sevilla
2	2 DF	Achraf Hakimi	(1998-11-04)4 November 1998 (aged 23)	41	5	Paris Saint-Germain
3	2 DF	Adam Masina	(1994-01-02)2 January 1994 (aged 28)	7	0	Watford
4	3 MF	Sofyan Amrabat	(1996-08-21)21 August 1996 (aged 25)	27	0	Fiorentina
5	2 DF	Nayef Aguerd	(1996-03-30)30 March 1996 (aged 25)	12	1	Rennes
6	2 DF	Romain Saïss (captain)	(1990-03-26)26 March 1990 (aged 31)	54	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
7	3 MF	Imran Louza	(1999-05-01)1 May 1999 (aged 22)	5	2	Watford
8	3 MF	Azzedine Ounahi	(2000-04-19)19 April 2000 (aged 21)	0	0	Angers
9	4 FW	Ayoub El Kaabi	(1993-06-25)25 June 1993 (aged 28)	28	19	Hatayspor
10	4 FW	Munir El Haddadi	(1995-09-01)1 September 1995 (aged 26)	8	2	Sevilla
11	3 MF	Fayçal Fajr	(1988-08-01)1 August 1988 (aged 33)	44	3	Sivasspor
12	1 GK	Munir Mohamedi	(1989-05-10)10 May 1989 (aged 32)	41	0	Hatayspor
13	3 MF	Ilias Chair	(1997-10-30)30 October 1997 (aged 24)	7	1	Queens Park Rangers
14	4 FW	Zakaria Aboukhlal	(2000-02-18)18 February 2000 (aged 21)	5	1	AZ
15	3 MF	Selim Amallah	(1996-11-15)15 November 1996 (aged 25)	12	3	Standard Liège
16	3 MF	Aymen Barkok	(1998-05-21)21 May 1998 (aged 23)	14	1	Eintracht Frankfurt
17	4 FW	Sofiane Boufal	(1993-09-17)17 September 1993 (aged 28)	22	1	Angers
18	2 DF	Sofian Chakla	(1993-09-02)2 September 1993 (aged 28)	3	0	OH Leuven
19	4 FW	Youssef En-Nesyri	(1997-06-01)1 June 1997 (aged 24)	40	11	Sevilla
20	2 DF	Sofiane Alakouch	(1998-07-29)29 July 1998 (aged 23)	2	0	Metz
21	2 DF	Souffian El Karouani	(2000-10-19)19 October 2000 (aged 21)	3	0	NEC
22	1 GK	Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti	(1996-04-05)5 April 1996 (aged 25)	17	0	Wydad Casablanca
23	4 FW	Ryan Mmaee	(1997-11-01)1 November 1997 (aged 24)	7	4	Ferencváros
24	2 DF	Samy Mmaee	(1996-09-08)8 September 1996 (aged 25)	5	0	Ferencváros
25	2 DF	Mohamed Chibi	(1993-01-21)21 January 1993 (aged 28)	5	1	AS FAR
26	4 FW	Achraf Bencharki	(1994-09-24)24 September 1994 (aged 27)	17	1	Zamalek
27	4 FW	Soufiane Rahimi	(1996-06-02)2 June 1996 (aged 25)	12	6	Al Ain
28	4 FW	Tarik Tissoudali	(1993-04-02)2 April 1993 (aged 28)	0	0	Gent

Group D

Egypt

Coach: Carlos Queiroz

A 40-man provisional squad was announced on 19 December 2021. ^[30] A 25-man final squad was announced on 29 December 2021. ^[31] On the next day, Ibrahim Adel, Marwan Hamdy and Mohamed Hamdy were added to the squad to reach the maximum of 28 players. ^[32] On 7 January 2022, Mohamed Hamdy withdrew from the squad due to a knee injury and was replaced by Marwan Dawoud. ^[33]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Mohamed El Shenawy	(1988-12-18)18 December 1988 (aged 33)	35	0	Al Ahly
2	2 DF	Mohamed Abdelmonem	(1999-02-01)1 February 1999 (aged 22)	2	0	Future
3	2 DF	Omar Kamal	(1993-09-29)29 September 1993 (aged 28)	5	0	Future
4	3 MF	Amr El Solia	(1990-04-02)2 April 1990 (aged 31)	39	1	Al Ahly
5	3 MF	Hamdy Fathy	(1994-09-29)29 September 1994 (aged 27)	16	2	Al Ahly
6	2 DF	Ahmed Hegazi	(1991-01-25)25 January 1991 (aged 30)	73	2	Al Ittihad
7	4 FW	Trézéguet	(1994-10-01)1 October 1994 (aged 27)	48	7	Aston Villa
8	3 MF	Emam Ashour	(1998-02-20)20 February 1998 (aged 23)	1	0	Zamalek
9	4 FW	Mohamed Sherif	(1996-02-04)4 February 1996 (aged 25)	14	5	Al Ahly
10	4 FW	Mohamed Salah (captain)	(1992-06-15)15 June 1992 (aged 29)	74	45	Liverpool
11	4 FW	Ramadan Sobhi	(1997-01-23)23 January 1997 (aged 24)	34	2	Pyramids
12	2 DF	Ayman Ashraf	(1991-04-09)9 April 1991 (aged 30)	25	2	Al Ahly
13	2 DF	Ahmed Abou El Fotouh	(1998-03-22)22 March 1998 (aged 23)	13	1	Zamalek
14	4 FW	Mostafa Mohamed	(1997-11-28)28 November 1997 (aged 24)	10	2	Galatasaray
15	2 DF	Mahmoud Hamdy	(1995-06-01)1 June 1995 (aged 26)	18	2	Zamalek
16	1 GK	Mohamed Abou Gabal	(1989-01-29)29 January 1989 (aged 32)	3	0	Zamalek
17	3 MF	Mohamed Elneny	(1992-07-11)11 July 1992 (aged 29)	83	8	Arsenal
18	3 MF	Mohanad Lasheen	(1996-05-29)29 May 1996 (aged 25)	5	0	Tala'ea El Gaish
19	3 MF	Abdallah El Said	(1985-07-13)13 July 1985 (aged 36)	56	6	Pyramids
20	2 DF	Mahmoud Alaa	(1991-01-28)28 January 1991 (aged 30)	13	0	Zamalek
21	3 MF	Ahmed Sayed	(1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 25)	13	1	Zamalek
22	4 FW	Omar Marmoush	(1999-02-07)7 February 1999 (aged 22)	2	1	VfB Stuttgart
23	1 GK	Mohamed Sobhy	(1999-07-15)15 July 1999 (aged 22)	0	0	Pharco
24	1 GK	Mahmoud Gad	(1998-10-01)1 October 1998 (aged 23)	0	0	ENPPI
25	2 DF	Akram Tawfik	(1997-11-08)8 November 1997 (aged 24)	8	1	Al Ahly
26	4 FW	Ibrahim Adel	(2001-04-23)23 April 2001 (aged 20)	1	0	Pyramids
27	2 DF	Marwan Dawoud	(1997-08-27)27 August 1997 (aged 24)	2	1	ENPPI
28	4 FW	Marwan Hamdy	(1996-11-15)15 November 1996 (aged 25)	10	1	Smouha

Guinea-Bissau

Coach: Baciro Candé

A 24-man final squad was announced on 30 December 2021. ^[34]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Jonas Mendes (captain)	(1989-11-20)20 November 1989 (aged 32)	50	0	Unattached
2	2 DF	Fali Candé	(1998-01-24)24 January 1998 (aged 23)	8	0	Portimonense
3	2 DF	Leonel Ucha	(1988-05-09)9 May 1988 (aged 33)	7	0	Marinhense
4	2 DF	Simão Júnior	(1998-08-29)29 August 1998 (aged 23)	2	0	Vilafranquense
5	3 MF	Panutche Camará	(1997-02-28)28 February 1997 (aged 24)	0	0	Plymouth Argyle
6	3 MF	Bura Nogueira	(1995-12-22)22 December 1995 (aged 26)	18	1	Farense
7	4 FW	Mauro Rodrigues	(2001-04-15)15 April 2001 (aged 20)	2	0	Sion
8	3 MF	Mimito Biai	(1997-12-12)12 December 1997 (aged 24)	0	0	Académica
9	4 FW	Steve Ambri	(1997-08-12)12 August 1997 (aged 24)	2	0	Sochaux
10	3 MF	Pelé	(1991-09-29)29 September 1991 (aged 30)	20	1	Monaco
11	4 FW	Jorginho	(1995-09-21)21 September 1995 (aged 26)	18	2	Wisła Płock
12	1 GK	Maurice Gomis	(1997-11-10)10 November 1997 (aged 24)	0	0	Ayia Napa
13	4 FW	Frédéric Mendy	(1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 33)	21	6	Vitória de Setúbal
14	2 DF	Fernandy Mendy	(1994-01-16)16 January 1994 (aged 27)	0	0	Alloa Athletic
15	2 DF	Jefferson Encada	(1998-04-17)17 April 1998 (aged 23)	4	0	Leixões
16	3 MF	Moreto Cassamá	(1998-02-16)16 February 1998 (aged 23)	12	0	Reims
17	4 FW	Mama Baldé	(1995-11-06)6 November 1995 (aged 26)	13	1	Troyes
18	4 FW	Piqueti	(1993-02-12)12 February 1993 (aged 28)	32	7	Al-Shoulla
19	4 FW	Joseph Mendes	(1991-03-30)30 March 1991 (aged 30)	13	4	Niort
20	3 MF	Sori Mané	(1996-04-03)3 April 1996 (aged 25)	16	0	Moreirense
21	2 DF	Nanu	(1994-05-17)17 May 1994 (aged 27)	18	0	Porto
22	2 DF	Opa Sanganté	(1991-02-01)1 February 1991 (aged 30)	8	0	Châteauroux
23	3 MF	Alfa Semedo	(1997-08-30)30 August 1997 (aged 24)	8	1	Vitória de Guimarães
24	1 GK	Manuel Baldé	(2002-11-14)14 November 2002 (aged 19)	0	0	Vizela

Nigeria

Interim coach: Augustine Eguavoen

A 28-man final squad was announced on 25 December 2021. ^[35] On 31 December 2021, Emmanuel Dennis, Victor Osimhen, Leon Balogun, and Shehu Abdullahi withdrew from the squad and were replaced by Semi Ajayi, Tyronne Ebuehi, Peter Olayinka, and Henry Onyekuru. ^[36] On 6 January 2022, Odion Ighalo withdrawn from the squad, thus reducing the squad to 27 players. ^[37] Newly appointed coach José Peseiro joined the team as an observer, while interim coach Eguavoen led the team. ^[38]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Maduka Okoye	(1999-08-28)28 August 1999 (aged 22)	12	0	Sparta Rotterdam
2	2 DF	Ola Aina	(1996-10-08)8 October 1996 (aged 25)	21	0	Torino
3	2 DF	Jamilu Collins	(1994-08-05)5 August 1994 (aged 27)	23	0	SC Paderborn
4	3 MF	Wilfred Ndidi	(1996-12-16)16 December 1996 (aged 25)	43	0	Leicester City
5	2 DF	William Troost-Ekong (captain)	(1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 28)	52	2	Watford
6	2 DF	Semi Ajayi	(1993-11-09)9 November 1993 (aged 28)	15	0	West Bromwich Albion
7	4 FW	Ahmed Musa	(1992-10-14)14 October 1992 (aged 29)	103	16	Fatih Karagümrük
8	3 MF	Frank Onyeka	(1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 24)	3	0	Brentford
10	3 MF	Joe Aribo	(1996-07-21)21 July 1996 (aged 25)	11	2	Rangers
11	4 FW	Henry Onyekuru	(1997-06-05)5 June 1997 (aged 24)	15	2	Olympiacos
12	2 DF	Zaidu Sanusi	(1997-06-13)13 June 1997 (aged 24)	6	0	Porto
13	3 MF	Chidera Ejuke	(1998-01-02)2 January 1998 (aged 24)	6	0	CSKA Moscow
14	4 FW	Kelechi Iheanacho	(1996-10-03)3 October 1996 (aged 25)	38	11	Leicester City
15	4 FW	Moses Simon	(1995-07-12)12 July 1995 (aged 26)	42	5	Nantes
16	1 GK	Daniel Akpeyi	(1986-08-03)3 August 1986 (aged 35)	18	0	Kaizer Chiefs
17	4 FW	Samuel Chukwueze	(1999-05-22)22 May 1999 (aged 22)	19	3	Villarreal
18	3 MF	Alex Iwobi	(1996-05-03)3 May 1996 (aged 25)	51	9	Everton
19	4 FW	Taiwo Awoniyi	(1997-08-12)12 August 1997 (aged 24)	1	0	Union Berlin
20	2 DF	Chidozie Awaziem	(1997-01-01)1 January 1997 (aged 25)	24	1	Alanyaspor
21	2 DF	Tyronne Ebuehi	(1995-12-16)16 December 1995 (aged 26)	10	0	Venezia
22	2 DF	Kenneth Omeruo	(1993-10-17)17 October 1993 (aged 28)	54	1	Leganés
23	1 GK	Francis Uzoho	(1998-10-28)28 October 1998 (aged 23)	18	0	Omonia
24	4 FW	Umar Sadiq	(1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 24)	0	0	Almería
25	3 MF	Kelechi Nwakali	(1998-06-05)5 June 1998 (aged 23)	0	0	Huesca
26	2 DF	Olisa Ndah	(1998-01-21)21 January 1998 (aged 23)	3	0	Orlando Pirates
27	1 GK	John Noble Barinyima	(1993-06-06)6 June 1993 (aged 28)	0	0	Enyimba
28	4 FW	Peter Olayinka	(1995-11-16)16 November 1995 (aged 26)	2	0	Slavia Prague

Sudan

Coach: Burhan Tia

A 34-man provisional squad was announced on 27 December 2021. ^[39] A 28-man final squad was announced on 5 January 2022. ^[40]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ali Abu Eshrein	(1989-12-06)6 December 1989 (aged 32)	21	0	Al-Hilal Omdurman
2	3 MF	Muhamed Kesra	(1996-10-25)25 October 1996 (aged 25)	1	0	Hay Al-Arab
3	2 DF	Elsadig Hassan	(1996-09-04)4 September 1996 (aged 25)	1	0	Al-Shorta El-Gadarif
4	2 DF	Amjad Ismail	(1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 29)	1	0	Al-Ahly Shendi
5	2 DF	Salah Nemer (captain)	(1992-02-05)5 February 1992 (aged 29)	10	0	Al-Merrikh
6	2 DF	Mustafa Karshoum	(1992-12-06)6 December 1992 (aged 29)	3	0	Al-Merrikh
7	2 DF	Mohamed Amin	(1998-11-06)6 November 1998 (aged 23)	1	0	Motala AIF
8	3 MF	Mohamed Hossein	(1998-09-18)18 September 1998 (aged 23)	0	0	Al-Merrikh
9	3 MF	Abdel Raouf	(1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 28)	1	0	Al-Hilal Omdurman
10	4 FW	Mohamed Abdelrahman	(1993-07-10)10 July 1993 (aged 28)	19	7	Al-Hilal Omdurman
11	3 MF	Gumaa Abas	(1994-11-03)3 November 1994 (aged 27)	1	0	Al-Hilal Omdurman
12	3 MF	Mustafa Elfadni	(1999-10-24)24 October 1999 (aged 22)	1	0	Al-Hilal Omdurman
13	2 DF	Awad Zaid	(1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 29)	0	0	Al-Ahli Khartoum
14	3 MF	Mohamed Al Rashed	(1994-06-01)1 June 1994 (aged 27)	13	1	Al-Merrikh
15	4 FW	Yasin Hamed	(1999-09-12)12 September 1999 (aged 22)	6	0	Nyíregyháza Spartacus
16	1 GK	Ishag Adam	(1999-01-01)1 January 1999 (aged 23)	1	0	Al-Hilal Omdurman
17	2 DF	Mazin Mohamedein	(2000-05-02)2 May 2000 (aged 21)	1	0	Tuti SC
18	3 MF	Sharif Omer	(1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 29)	0	0	Hilal Al-Fasher
19	3 MF	Dhiya Mahjoub	(1995-05-30)30 May 1995 (aged 26)	16	0	Al-Merrikh
20	3 MF	Suliman Zakaria	(1995-01-01)1 January 1995 (aged 27)	0	0	Hay Al-Arab
21	3 MF	Walieldin Khedr	(1995-09-15)15 September 1995 (aged 26)	18	0	Al-Hilal Omdurman
22	4 FW	Al-Jezoli Nouh	(2002-10-24)24 October 2002 (aged 19)	8	0	Al-Merrikh
23	1 GK	Mohamed Mustafa	(1996-02-19)19 February 1996 (aged 25)	3	0	Al-Merrikh
24	3 MF	Captain Bashir	(1994-06-01)1 June 1994 (aged 27)	1	0	Alamal Atbara
25	4 FW	Musab Ahmed	(1993-12-10)10 December 1993 (aged 28)	1	0	El Hilal El Obeid
26	3 MF	Alsheikh Muhamed	(1997-06-14)14 June 1997 (aged 24)	0	0	Khartoum NC
27	3 MF	Muhamed Almunzer	(2000-10-13)13 October 2000 (aged 21)	0	0	El Hilal El Obeid
28	2 DF	Moaiad Abdeen	(1996-05-21)21 May 1996 (aged 25)	3	0	Alamal Atbara

Group E

Algeria

Coach: Djamel Belmadi

A 28-man final squad was announced on 24 December 2021. ^{[41] [42]}

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Moustapha Zeghba	(1990-11-21)21 November 1990 (aged 31)	1	0	Damac
2	2 DF	Aïssa Mandi	(1991-10-22)22 October 1991 (aged 30)	67	3	Villarreal
3	2 DF	Mehdi Tahrat	(1990-01-24)24 January 1990 (aged 31)	15	0	Al-Gharafa
4	2 DF	Djamel Benlamri	(1989-12-25)25 December 1989 (aged 32)	28	2	Qatar SC
5	2 DF	Mohamed Amine Tougai	(2000-01-22)22 January 2000 (aged 21)	4	1	Espérance de Tunis
6	3 MF	Ramiz Zerrouki	(1998-05-26)26 May 1998 (aged 23)	8	1	Twente
7	4 FW	Riyad Mahrez (captain)	(1991-02-21)21 February 1991 (aged 30)	70	26	Manchester City
8	4 FW	Youcef Belaïli	(1992-03-14)14 March 1992 (aged 29)	30	8	Unattached
9	4 FW	Baghdad Bounedjah	(1991-11-24)24 November 1991 (aged 30)	52	24	Al Sadd
10	3 MF	Sofiane Feghouli	(1989-12-26)26 December 1989 (aged 32)	73	20	Galatasaray
11	3 MF	Yacine Brahimi	(1990-02-08)8 February 1990 (aged 31)	62	14	Al-Rayyan
12	3 MF	Haris Belkebla	(1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 27)	9	0	Brest
13	4 FW	Islam Slimani	(1988-06-18)18 June 1988 (aged 33)	80	39	Lyon
14	3 MF	Sofiane Bendebka	(1992-08-09)9 August 1992 (aged 29)	6	1	Al-Fateh
15	3 MF	Farid Boulaya	(1993-02-25)25 February 1993 (aged 28)	4	1	Metz
16	1 GK	Alexandre Oukidja	(1988-07-19)19 July 1988 (aged 33)	6	0	Metz
17	2 DF	Abdelkader Bedrane	(1992-04-02)2 April 1992 (aged 29)	10	0	Espérance de Tunis
18	4 FW	Adam Ounas	(1996-11-11)11 November 1996 (aged 25)	15	4	Napoli
19	3 MF	Adem Zorgane	(2000-01-06)6 January 2000 (aged 22)	4	0	Charleroi
20	2 DF	Youcef Atal	(1996-05-17)17 May 1996 (aged 25)	22	1	Nice
21	2 DF	Ramy Bensebaini	(1995-04-16)16 April 1995 (aged 26)	41	5	Borussia Mönchengladbach
22	3 MF	Ismaël Bennacer	(1997-12-01)1 December 1997 (aged 24)	31	2	Milan
23	1 GK	Raïs M'Bolhi	(1986-04-25)25 April 1986 (aged 35)	83	0	Al-Ettifaq
24	2 DF	Ilyes Chetti	(1995-01-22)22 January 1995 (aged 26)	8	0	Espérance de Tunis
25	2 DF	Houcine Benayada	(1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 29)	10	0	Étoile du Sahel
26	4 FW	Mohamed El Amine Amoura	(2000-05-09)9 May 2000 (aged 21)	4	4	Lugano
27	4 FW	Saïd Benrahma	(1995-08-10)10 August 1995 (aged 26)	14	1	West Ham United
28	2 DF	Réda Halaïmia	(1996-08-28)28 August 1996 (aged 25)	6	0	Beerschot

Equatorial Guinea

Coach: Juan Michá

A 28-man final squad was announced on 27 December 2021. ^[43] On 4 January 2022, Aitor Embela withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Felipe Ovono. ^[44]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Jesús Owono	(2001-03-01)1 March 2001 (aged 20)	10	0	Alavés
2	2 DF	Miguel Ángel Mayé	(1995-12-08)8 December 1995 (aged 26)	10	0	Futuro Kings
3	2 DF	Marvin Anieboh	(1997-08-26)26 August 1997 (aged 24)	7	0	Cacereño
4	3 MF	Federico Bikoro	(1996-03-17)17 March 1996 (aged 25)	32	2	Hércules
5	2 DF	Cosme Anvene	(1990-03-03)3 March 1990 (aged 31)	11	0	Deportivo Unidad
6	4 FW	Iban Salvador	(1995-12-11)11 December 1995 (aged 26)	27	4	Fuenlabrada
7	3 MF	Rubén Belima	(1992-02-11)11 February 1992 (aged 29)	26	0	Hércules
8	3 MF	José Machín	(1996-08-14)14 August 1996 (aged 25)	15	0	Monza
9	4 FW	Óscar Siafá	(1997-09-12)12 September 1997 (aged 24)	5	0	Olympiacos Volos
10	4 FW	Emilio Nsue (captain)	(1989-09-30)30 September 1989 (aged 32)	28	13	Unattached
11	2 DF	Basilio Ndong	(1999-01-17)17 January 1999 (aged 22)	23	0	Start
12	1 GK	Mariano Mba	(1999-08-03)3 August 1999 (aged 22)	0	0	Deportivo Unidad
13	1 GK	Manuel Sapunga	(1992-11-23)23 November 1992 (aged 29)	0	0	Futuro Kings
14	3 MF	Jannick Buyla	(1998-10-06)6 October 1998 (aged 23)	8	0	Gimnàstic
15	2 DF	Carlos Akapo	(1993-03-12)12 March 1993 (aged 28)	23	1	Cádiz
16	2 DF	Saúl Coco	(1999-02-09)9 February 1999 (aged 22)	9	2	Las Palmas
17	3 MF	Josete Miranda	(1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 23)	25	2	Niki Volos
18	4 FW	Dorian Jr.	(2001-05-12)12 May 2001 (aged 20)	1	0	Langreo
19	4 FW	Luis Nlavo	(2001-07-09)9 July 2001 (aged 20)	7	2	Braga
20	3 MF	Santiago Eneme	(2000-09-29)29 September 2000 (aged 21)	7	0	Nantes
21	2 DF	Esteban Obiang	(1998-05-07)7 May 1998 (aged 23)	11	0	Antequera
22	3 MF	Pablo Ganet	(1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 27)	26	3	Murcia
23	2 DF	Luis Meseguer	(1999-09-07)7 September 1999 (aged 22)	13	1	Navalcarnero
24	3 MF	Álex Balboa	(2001-03-06)6 March 2001 (aged 20)	4	0	Alavés
25	1 GK	Felipe Ovono	(1993-07-26)26 July 1993 (aged 28)	40	0	Futuro Kings
26	3 MF	Javier Akapo	(1996-09-03)3 September 1996 (aged 25)	1	0	Ibiza Islas Pitiusas
27	4 FW	Pedro Oba Asu	(2000-05-18)18 May 2000 (aged 21)	11	4	Futuro Kings
28	2 DF	Luis Enrique Nsue	(1998-01-16)16 January 1998 (aged 23)	1	0	Cano Sport

Ivory Coast

Coach: Patrice Beaumelle

A 28-man final squad was announced on 23 December 2021. ^[45] On 31 December 2021, Sylvain Gbohouo was temporarily banned by FIFA, due to being found guilty of taking the prohibited substance trimetazidine and could not participate. ^[46] A few days later, N'Drin Ulrich Edan was called up to replace him. ^[47]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ira Eliezer Tapé	(1997-08-31)31 August 1997 (aged 24)	2	0	San Pédro
2	4 FW	Karim Konaté	(2004-03-21)21 March 2004 (aged 17)	1	0	ASEC Mimosas
3	2 DF	Ghislain Konan	(1995-12-27)27 December 1995 (aged 26)	13	0	Reims
4	3 MF	Jean Michaël Seri	(1991-07-19)19 July 1991 (aged 30)	34	4	Fulham
5	2 DF	Wilfried Kanon	(1993-07-06)6 July 1993 (aged 28)	52	3	Pyramids
6	2 DF	Willy Boly	(1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (aged 30)	10	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
7	2 DF	Odilon Kossounou	(2001-01-04)4 January 2001 (aged 21)	11	0	Bayer Leverkusen
8	3 MF	Franck Kessié	(1996-12-19)19 December 1996 (aged 25)	52	5	Milan
9	4 FW	Wilfried Zaha	(1992-11-10)10 November 1992 (aged 29)	21	5	Crystal Palace
10	4 FW	Jean Evrard Kouassi	(1994-09-25)25 September 1994 (aged 27)	6	1	Wuhan
11	3 MF	Maxwel Cornet	(1996-09-27)27 September 1996 (aged 25)	24	5	Burnley
12	3 MF	Habib Maïga	(1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 25)	10	0	Metz
13	4 FW	Jérémie Boga	(1997-01-03)3 January 1997 (aged 25)	7	1	Sassuolo
14	2 DF	Simon Deli	(1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 30)	19	0	Adana Demirspor
15	4 FW	Max Gradel	(1987-11-30)30 November 1987 (aged 34)	91	15	Sivasspor
16	1 GK	N'Drin Ulrich Edan	(1992-10-19)19 October 1992 (aged 29)	0	0	AFAD
17	2 DF	Serge Aurier (captain)	(1992-12-24)24 December 1992 (aged 29)	74	3	Villarreal
18	3 MF	Ibrahim Sangaré	(1997-12-02)2 December 1997 (aged 24)	17	3	PSV Eindhoven
19	4 FW	Nicolas Pépé	(1995-05-20)20 May 1995 (aged 26)	28	6	Arsenal
20	3 MF	Serey Dié	(1984-11-07)7 November 1984 (aged 37)	55	2	Sion
21	2 DF	Eric Bailly	(1994-04-12)12 April 1994 (aged 27)	41	2	Manchester United
22	4 FW	Sébastien Haller	(1994-06-22)22 June 1994 (aged 27)	8	3	Ajax
23	1 GK	Badra Ali Sangaré	(1986-05-30)30 May 1986 (aged 35)	17	0	JDR Stars
24	4 FW	Christian Kouamé	(1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 24)	7	0	Anderlecht
25	3 MF	Hamed Traorè	(2000-02-16)16 February 2000 (aged 21)	3	0	Sassuolo
26	1 GK	Abdoul Karim Cissé	(1985-10-20)20 October 1985 (aged 36)	6	0	ASEC Mimosas
27	3 MF	Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro	(1992-10-11)11 October 1992 (aged 29)	17	0	Lazio
28	4 FW	Yohan Boli	(1993-09-17)17 September 1993 (aged 28)	11	0	Al-Rayyan

Sierra Leone

Coach: John Keister

A 40-man provisional squad was announced on 21 December 2021. ^[48] A 28-man final squad was announced on 31 December 2021. ^[49] On 8 January 2022, Alhassan Koroma withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Augustus Kargbo. ^[50]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Mohamed Nbalie Kamara	(1999-04-29)29 April 1999 (aged 22)	9	0	East End Lions
2	2 DF	Osman Kakay	(1997-08-25)25 August 1997 (aged 24)	6	0	Queens Park Rangers
3	2 DF	Kevin Wright	(1995-12-28)28 December 1995 (aged 26)	3	0	Örebro SK
4	3 MF	Medo	(1987-11-16)16 November 1987 (aged 34)	33	2	Unattached
5	2 DF	Steven Caulker	(1991-12-29)29 December 1991 (aged 30)	0	0	Gaziantep
6	3 MF	John Kamara	(1988-05-12)12 May 1988 (aged 33)	18	1	Unattached
7	3 MF	Kwame Quee	(1996-07-09)9 July 1996 (aged 25)	20	3	Víkingur Reykjavík
8	3 MF	Saidu Fofanah	(1997-09-14)14 September 1997 (aged 24)	5	1	Kallon
9	4 FW	Augustine Williams	(1997-08-03)3 August 1997 (aged 24)	1	0	Unattached
10	4 FW	Kei Kamara	(1984-09-01)1 September 1984 (aged 37)	35	7	HIFK
11	4 FW	Sullay Kaikai	(1995-08-26)26 August 1995 (aged 26)	4	1	Wycombe Wanderers
12	4 FW	Alhaji Kamara	(1994-04-16)16 April 1994 (aged 27)	7	5	Randers
13	4 FW	Augustus Kargbo	(1999-08-24)24 August 1999 (aged 22)	2	0	Crotone
14	4 FW	Mohamed Buya Turay	(1995-01-10)10 January 1995 (aged 26)	6	0	Henan Songshan Longmen
15	2 DF	Yeami Dunia	(1996-12-16)16 December 1996 (aged 25)	25	0	Bo Rangers
16	1 GK	Ibrahim Sesay	(2004-10-18)18 October 2004 (aged 17)	1	0	Bo Rangers
17	2 DF	Umaru Bangura (captain)	(1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 34)	46	4	Neuchâtel Xamax
18	2 DF	David Sesay	(1998-09-18)18 September 1998 (aged 23)	2	0	Wealdstone
19	4 FW	Mustapha Bundu	(1997-02-27)27 February 1997 (aged 24)	6	1	AGF
20	2 DF	Saidu Mansaray	(2001-02-21)21 February 2001 (aged 20)	4	0	Bo Rangers
21	3 MF	Idris Kanu	(1999-12-05)5 December 1999 (aged 22)	1	0	Peterborough United
22	3 MF	Issa Kallon	(1996-01-03)3 January 1996 (aged 26)	0	0	Cambuur
23	1 GK	Isaac Caulker	(1991-01-25)25 January 1991 (aged 30)	0	0	Kallon
24	3 MF	Prince Barrie	(1997-08-18)18 August 1997 (aged 24)	7	0	Bo Rangers
25	2 DF	Daniel Francis	(2002-07-10)10 July 2002 (aged 19)	2	0	Rot Weiss Ahlen
26	3 MF	Saidu Bah Kamara	(2002-03-03)3 March 2002 (aged 19)	0	0	Bo Rangers
27	3 MF	Abu Dumbuya	(1999-01-29)29 January 1999 (aged 22)	6	0	East End Lions
28	4 FW	Musa Noah Kamara	(2000-08-06)6 August 2000 (aged 21)	4	0	Unattached

Group F

Gambia

Coach: Tom Saintfiet

A 40-man provisional squad was announced on 11 December 2021. ^[51] A 28-man final squad was announced on 21 December 2021. ^[52]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Modou Jobe	(1988-10-27)27 October 1988 (aged 33)	26	0	Black Leopards
2	3 MF	Yusupha Bobb	(1996-06-22)22 June 1996 (aged 25)	10	0	Piacenza
3	4 FW	Ablie Jallow	(1998-11-14)14 November 1998 (aged 23)	16	3	Seraing
4	3 MF	Dawda Ngum	(1990-09-02)2 September 1990 (aged 31)	18	0	Unattached
5	2 DF	Omar Colley	(1992-10-24)24 October 1992 (aged 29)	32	0	Sampdoria
6	3 MF	Sulayman Marreh	(1996-01-15)15 January 1996 (aged 25)	24	1	Gent
7	4 FW	Lamin Jallow	(1994-07-22)22 July 1994 (aged 27)	17	1	Fehérvár
8	3 MF	Ebrima Darboe	(2001-06-06)6 June 2001 (aged 20)	6	0	Roma
9	4 FW	Assan Ceesay	(1994-03-17)17 March 1994 (aged 27)	23	11	Zürich
10	4 FW	Musa Barrow	(1998-11-14)14 November 1998 (aged 23)	17	2	Bologna
11	4 FW	Modou Barrow	(1992-10-13)13 October 1992 (aged 29)	12	2	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
12	2 DF	James Gomez	(2001-11-14)14 November 2001 (aged 20)	4	1	Horsens
13	2 DF	Pa Modou Jagne (captain)	(1989-12-26)26 December 1989 (aged 32)	38	2	Dietikon
14	2 DF	Noah Sonko Sundberg	(1996-06-06)6 June 1996 (aged 25)	6	0	Levski Sofia
15	3 MF	Ebrima Sohna	(1988-12-14)14 December 1988 (aged 33)	37	3	Fortune
16	2 DF	Mohammed Mbye	(1989-06-18)18 June 1989 (aged 32)	13	0	Ifö Bromölla IF
17	4 FW	Bubacarr Jobe	(1994-11-21)21 November 1994 (aged 27)	11	3	Norrby IF
18	1 GK	Baboucarr Gaye	(1998-02-24)24 February 1998 (aged 23)	5	0	Rot-Weiß Koblenz
19	4 FW	Ebrima Colley	(2000-02-01)1 February 2000 (aged 21)	10	0	Spezia
20	4 FW	Bubacarr Trawally	(1994-11-10)10 November 1994 (aged 27)	14	0	Ajman
21	2 DF	Saidy Janko	(1995-10-22)22 October 1995 (aged 26)	3	0	Valladolid
22	1 GK	Sheikh Sibi	(1998-02-21)21 February 1998 (aged 23)	3	0	Virtus Verona
23	4 FW	Muhammed Badamosi	(1998-12-27)27 December 1998 (aged 23)	10	1	Kortrijk
24	4 FW	Dembo Darboe	(1998-08-17)17 August 1998 (aged 23)	2	0	Shakhtyor Soligorsk
25	2 DF	Bubacarr Sanneh	(1994-11-14)14 November 1994 (aged 27)	26	1	Unattached
26	2 DF	Ibou Touray	(1994-12-24)24 December 1994 (aged 27)	7	0	Salford City
27	4 FW	Yusupha Njie	(1994-01-03)3 January 1994 (aged 28)	2	0	Boavista
28	3 MF	Ebou Adams	(1996-01-15)15 January 1996 (aged 25)	8	0	Forest Green Rovers

Mali

Coach: Mohamed Magassouba

A 28-man final squad was announced on 27 December 2021. ^[53]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ibrahim Mounkoro	(1990-02-23)23 February 1990 (aged 31)	8	0	TP Mazembe
2	2 DF	Hamari Traoré (captain)	(1992-01-27)27 January 1992 (aged 29)	36	1	Rennes
3	2 DF	Charles Traoré	(1992-01-01)1 January 1992 (aged 30)	8	0	Nantes
4	3 MF	Amadou Haidara	(1998-01-31)31 January 1998 (aged 23)	21	2	RB Leipzig
5	2 DF	Boubakar Kouyaté	(1997-04-15)15 April 1997 (aged 24)	10	0	Metz
6	2 DF	Massadio Haïdara	(1992-12-02)2 December 1992 (aged 29)	7	0	Lens
7	4 FW	Moussa Doumbia	(1994-08-15)15 August 1994 (aged 27)	30	5	Reims
8	3 MF	Diadie Samassékou	(1996-01-11)11 January 1996 (aged 25)	21	1	1899 Hoffenheim
9	4 FW	El Bilal Touré	(1996-10-07)7 October 1996 (aged 25)	9	2	Reims
10	4 FW	Kalifa Coulibaly	(1991-08-21)21 August 1991 (aged 30)	26	5	Nantes
11	3 MF	Lassana Coulibaly	(1996-04-10)10 April 1996 (aged 25)	26	0	Salernitana
12	2 DF	Moussa Sissako	(2000-11-10)10 November 2000 (aged 21)	2	0	Standard Liège
13	2 DF	Senou Coulibaly	(1994-09-04)4 September 1994 (aged 27)	3	0	Dijon
14	4 FW	Adama Malouda Traoré	(1995-06-05)5 June 1995 (aged 26)	41	8	Sheriff Tiraspol
15	2 DF	Mamadou Fofana	(1998-01-21)21 January 1998 (aged 23)	22	2	Amiens
16	1 GK	Djigui Diarra	(1995-02-27)27 February 1995 (aged 26)	48	0	Young Africans
17	2 DF	Falaye Sacko	(1995-05-01)1 May 1995 (aged 26)	22	1	Vitória de Guimarães
18	4 FW	Ibrahima Koné	(1999-06-16)16 June 1999 (aged 22)	6	8	Sarpsborg 08
19	4 FW	Moussa Djenepo	(1998-06-15)15 June 1998 (aged 23)	21	3	Southampton
20	3 MF	Yves Bissouma	(1996-08-30)30 August 1996 (aged 25)	19	3	Brighton & Hove Albion
21	3 MF	Adama Noss Traoré	(1995-06-28)28 June 1995 (aged 26)	23	3	Hatayspor
22	1 GK	Ismael Diawara	(1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 27)	1	0	Malmö FF
23	3 MF	Aliou Dieng	(1997-10-16)16 October 1997 (aged 24)	19	1	Al Ahly
24	2 DF	Issaka Samaké	(1994-10-20)20 October 1994 (aged 27)	18	2	Horoya
25	4 FW	Lassine Sinayoko	(1999-12-08)8 December 1999 (aged 22)	4	0	Auxerre
26	3 MF	Mohamed Camara	(2000-01-06)6 January 2000 (aged 22)	7	1	Red Bull Salzburg
27	3 MF	Rominigue Kouamé	(1996-12-07)7 December 1996 (aged 25)	10	0	Troyes
28	3 MF	Hamidou Traoré	(1996-10-07)7 October 1996 (aged 25)	1	0	Giresunspor

Mauritania

Coach: Didier Gomes Da Rosa

A 30-man provisional squad was announced on 23 December 2021. ^[54] A 28-man final squad was announced on 31 December 2021. ^[55]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	M'Backé N'Diaye	(1994-12-19)19 December 1994 (aged 27)	2	0	Nouakchott Kings
2	2 DF	Souleymane Karamoko	(1992-07-29)29 July 1992 (aged 29)	0	0	Nancy
3	2 DF	Aly Abeid	(1997-12-11)11 December 1997 (aged 24)	41	2	Valenciennes
4	2 DF	Harouna Abou Demba	(1991-12-31)31 December 1991 (aged 30)	15	0	Unattached
5	2 DF	Abdoul Ba (captain)	(1994-02-08)8 February 1994 (aged 27)	48	0	Al-Ahli Tripoli
6	3 MF	Khassa Camara	(1992-10-22)22 October 1992 (aged 29)	43	2	NorthEast United
7	4 FW	Idrissa Thiam	(2000-09-02)2 September 2000 (aged 21)	2	0	ASAC Concorde
8	3 MF	Guessouma Fofana	(1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 29)	4	0	CFR Cluj
9	4 FW	Hemeya Tanjy	(1998-05-01)1 May 1998 (aged 23)	22	2	Nouadhibou
10	4 FW	Adama Ba	(1993-08-27)27 August 1993 (aged 28)	40	6	RS Berkane
11	4 FW	Oumar Camara	(1992-08-19)19 August 1992 (aged 29)	5	0	Beroe Stara Zagora
12	3 MF	Almike N'Diaye	(1996-10-26)26 October 1996 (aged 25)	7	1	GOAL FC
13	2 DF	Diadié Diarra	(1993-01-23)23 January 1993 (aged 28)	10	0	GOAL FC
14	3 MF	Mohamed Dellahi Yali	(1997-11-01)1 November 1997 (aged 24)	49	2	Al-Nasr Benghazi
15	2 DF	Souleymane Doukara	(1991-09-29)29 September 1991 (aged 30)	0	0	Giresunspor
16	1 GK	Mohamed El Mokhtar	(2002-10-10)10 October 2002 (aged 19)	0	0	Douanes
17	3 MF	Abdallahi Mahmoud	(2000-05-04)4 May 2000 (aged 21)	13	0	Istra 1961
18	3 MF	Bodda Mouhsine	(1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 27)	11	0	Nouadhibou
19	4 FW	Ibréhima Coulibaly	(1989-08-30)30 August 1989 (aged 32)	13	0	Le Mans
20	2 DF	Houssen Abderrahmane	(1995-02-03)3 February 1995 (aged 26)	13	0	Francs Borains
21	2 DF	Hassan Houbeib	(1993-10-31)31 October 1993 (aged 28)	4	0	Al-Zawraa
22	1 GK	Babacar Diop	(1995-09-17)17 September 1995 (aged 26)	5	0	Nouadhibou
23	3 MF	Mouhamed Soueid	(1991-12-31)31 December 1991 (aged 30)	6	0	Nouadhibou
24	3 MF	Yacoub Sidi Ethmane	(1995-12-10)10 December 1995 (aged 26)	6	1	AS Vita
25	4 FW	Pape Ibnou Ba	(1993-01-05)5 January 1993 (aged 29)	0	0	Le Havre
26	3 MF	Beyatt Lekweiry	(2005-04-11)11 April 2005 (aged 16)	0	0	Douanes
27	4 FW	Aboubakar Kamara	(1995-03-07)7 March 1995 (aged 26)	5	1	Aris
28	3 MF	Abdoulkader Thiam	(1998-10-03)3 October 1998 (aged 23)	8	0	Boulogne

Tunisia

Coach: Mondher Kebaier

A 28-man final squad was announced on 30 December 2021. ^[56] On 4 January 2022, it was announced that Youssef Msakni and Seifeddine Jaziri tested positive for COVID-19, but the Tunisian Football Federation were not allowed to replace them ahead of the tournament. ^[57] On 5 January 2022, Firas Ben Larbi withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Issam Jebali. ^[58]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Farouk Ben Mustapha	(1989-07-01)1 July 1989 (aged 32)	43	0	Espérance de Tunis
2	2 DF	Bilel Ifa	(1990-03-09)9 March 1990 (aged 31)	26	0	Club Africain
3	2 DF	Montassar Talbi	(1998-05-26)26 May 1998 (aged 23)	10	0	Rubin Kazan
4	2 DF	Omar Rekik	(2001-12-20)20 December 2001 (aged 20)	1	0	Arsenal
5	2 DF	Oussama Haddadi	(1992-01-28)28 January 1992 (aged 29)	27	0	Yeni Malatyaspor
6	2 DF	Dylan Bronn	(1995-06-19)19 June 1995 (aged 26)	33	2	Metz
7	4 FW	Youssef Msakni (captain)	(1990-10-28)28 October 1990 (aged 31)	77	14	Al-Arabi
8	3 MF	Saîf-Eddine Khaoui	(1995-04-27)27 April 1995 (aged 26)	24	4	Clermont
9	4 FW	Yoann Touzghar	(1986-11-28)28 November 1986 (aged 35)	5	1	Troyes
10	4 FW	Wahbi Khazri	(1991-02-08)8 February 1991 (aged 30)	65	22	Saint-Étienne
11	4 FW	Seifeddine Jaziri	(1993-02-12)12 February 1993 (aged 28)	18	8	Zamalek
12	2 DF	Ali Maâloul	(1990-01-01)1 January 1990 (aged 32)	74	2	Al Ahly
13	2 DF	Ali Abdi	(1993-12-20)20 December 1993 (aged 28)	4	0	Caen
14	3 MF	Hannibal Mejbri	(2003-01-21)21 January 2003 (aged 18)	9	0	Manchester United
15	3 MF	Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane	(1999-09-06)6 September 1999 (aged 22)	15	0	Espérance de Tunis
16	1 GK	Aymen Dahmen	(1997-01-28)28 January 1997 (aged 24)	1	0	CS Sfaxien
17	3 MF	Ellyes Skhiri	(1995-05-10)10 May 1995 (aged 26)	40	3	1. FC Köln
18	3 MF	Ghailene Chaalali	(1994-02-28)28 February 1994 (aged 27)	25	1	Espérance de Tunis
19	3 MF	Hamza Rafia	(1999-04-22)22 April 1999 (aged 22)	15	0	Standard Liège
20	2 DF	Mohamed Dräger	(1996-06-25)25 June 1996 (aged 25)	24	3	Nottingham Forest
21	2 DF	Hamza Mathlouthi	(1992-07-25)25 July 1992 (aged 29)	34	0	Zamalek
22	1 GK	Bechir Ben Saïd	(1992-11-29)29 November 1992 (aged 29)	0	0	US Monastir
23	4 FW	Naïm Sliti	(1992-07-27)27 July 1992 (aged 29)	59	12	Al-Ettifaq
24	2 DF	Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida	(1995-12-15)15 December 1995 (aged 26)	6	0	Espérance de Tunis
25	3 MF	Anis Ben Slimane	(2001-03-16)16 March 2001 (aged 20)	14	4	Brøndby
26	1 GK	Ali Jemal	(1990-06-09)9 June 1990 (aged 31)	0	0	Étoile du Sahel
27	4 FW	Issam Jebali	(1991-12-25)25 December 1991 (aged 30)	3	0	OB
28	3 MF	Aïssa Laïdouni	(1996-12-13)13 December 1996 (aged 25)	11	1	Ferencváros

Player representation

By age

• Oldest: Marco Soares (37 years, 167 days)
• Youngest: Beyatt Lekweiry (16 years, 233 days)

Goalkeepers

• Oldest: Abdoul Karim Cissé (36 years, 41 days)
• Youngest: Ibrahim Sesay (17 years, 43 days)

Captains

• Oldest: Jimmy Abdou (37 years, 140 days)
• Youngest: Naby Keïta (26 years, 293 days)

By club

Clubs with 5 or more players represented are listed.

Players	Club
9	Zamalek
8	Al Ahly, Al-Hilal Omdurman
7	Metz, Al-Merrikh, Espérance de Tunis
6	Fasil Kenema, Horoya
5	Standard Liège, Pyramids, Arsenal, Saint George, Nantes, Saint-Étienne, Olympiacos, Silver Strikers, Nouadhibou, Bo Rangers

By club nationality

Players	CAF clubs
31	Egypt
27	Sudan
27	Ethiopia
17	Malawi, South Africa
12	Tunisia
10	Morocco
9	Mauritania, Sierra Leone
7	Equatorial Guinea, Guinea
6	Zimbabwe
5	Ghana, Tanzania
4	DR Congo, Ivory Coast
3	Burkina Faso, Libya
2	Nigeria, Zambia
1	Algeria, Cape Verde, Gambia, Mozambique, Senegal

Players	Clubs outside CAF
105	France
52	England
29	Spain
27	Belgium
25	Italy
21	Portugal
20	Turkey
16	Germany
15	Netherlands
13	Switzerland
10	Greece, Saudi Arabia
9	Cyprus
8	Qatar
7	Sweden
6	Hungary, United States
5	Denmark, Norway
4	Bulgaria, China, Russia
3	Croatia, Moldova, Scotland, United Arab Emirates
2	Austria, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Serbia
1	Armenia, Belarus, Czech Republic, Finland, India, Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, South Korea

By club confederation

Players	Clubs
407	UEFA
210	CAF
29	AFC
6	CONCACAF
0	CONMEBOL
0	OFC

By representatives of domestic league

National squad	Players
Sudan	26
Ethiopia	25
Egypt	22
Malawi	17
Sierra Leone	9
Mauritania	8
Tunisia	8
Equatorial Guinea	7
Zimbabwe	6
Ghana	5
Guinea	4
Ivory Coast	4
Burkina Faso	3
Morocco	2
Cape Verde	1
Gambia	1
Nigeria	1
Senegal	1
Algeria	0
Cameroon	0
Comoros	0
Gabon	0
Guinea-Bissau	0
Mali	0

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