2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations squads

The following is a list of squads for each national team competing at the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations . The tournament took place in Morocco from 24 June to 8 July 2023. It was the fourth U-23 age group competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The 8 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of maximum 26 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2001 were eligible to compete in the tournament. ^[1]

The full squad listings are below. The age listed for each player is on 24 June 2023, the first day of 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 who are of a different nationality than their own national team.

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

Group A

Congo

Head coach: Cyril Ndonga

Ghana

Head coach: Ibrahim Tanko ^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Ibrahim Danlad	(2002-12-02)2 December 2002 (aged 20)	Asante Kotoko
2	2 DF	Godfred Poku Wakii	(2003-10-16)16 October 2003 (aged 19)	Aduana Stars
3	4 FW	Ernest Nuamah	(2003-11-01)1 November 2003 (aged 19)	Nordsjælland
4	2 DF	Samuel Abbey-Ashie Quaye	(2001-04-14)14 April 2001 (aged 22)	Accra Great Olympics
5	2 DF	Nathaniel Adjei	(2002-08-21)21 August 2002 (aged 20)	Hammarby
6	3 MF	Emmanuel Essiam	(2003-12-19)19 December 2003 (aged 19)	Basel
7	2 DF	Terry Yegbe	(2001-01-25)25 January 2001 (aged 22)	SJK
8	3 MF	Dominic Nsobila	(2002-12-19)19 December 2002 (aged 20)	Accra Lions
9	4 FW	Godwin Bentil	(2001-01-30)30 January 2001 (aged 22)	Niort
10	4 FW	Issahaku Fatawu	(2004-03-08)8 March 2004 (aged 19)	Sporting CP
11	4 FW	Emmanuel Yeboah	(2003-02-25)25 February 2003 (aged 20)	Cluj
12	4 FW	Zubairu Ibrahim	(2004-06-02)2 June 2004 (aged 19)	Jedinstvo
13	1 GK	Jordan Amissah	(2001-08-02)2 August 2001 (aged 21)	Sheffield United
14	2 DF	Aaron Essel	(2005-07-30)30 July 2005 (aged 17)	Bechem United
15	2 DF	David Oppong Afrane	(2002-12-03)3 December 2002 (aged 20)	King Faisal Babes
16	1 GK	Haruna Aziz Dari	(2001-05-23)23 May 2001 (aged 22)	Bechem United
17	3 MF	Sylvester Simba	(2001-07-29)29 July 2001 (aged 21)	Dreams
18	4 FW	Daniel Afriyie	(2001-06-26)26 June 2001 (aged 21)	Zürich
19	3 MF	Hafiz Ibrahim	(2002-05-10)10 May 2002 (aged 21)	Attram de Visser
20	3 MF	Salim Adams	(2002-10-11)11 October 2002 (aged 20)	Cincinnati
21	3 MF	Abass Samari Salifu	(2004-07-02)2 July 2004 (aged 18)	Accra Lions
22	2 DF	Augustine Randolf	(2001-03-26)26 March 2001 (aged 22)	Karela United
23	2 DF	Ebenezer Adade	(2002-05-26)26 May 2002 (aged 21)	Dreams
24	2 DF	Edmund Arko-Mensah	(2001-09-09)9 September 2001 (aged 21)	Honka
25	4 FW	Emmanuel Appau	(2002-05-04)4 May 2002 (aged 21)	Bibiani Gold Stars

Guinea

Head coach: Morlaye Cissé ^[3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Lassana Diakhaby	(2004-05-01) 1 May 2004 (age 21)	Valenciennes
2	2 DF	Chérif Camara	(2002-10-21)21 October 2002 (aged 20)	Hafia
3	3 MF	Seydouba Cissé	(2001-03-10)10 March 2001 (aged 22)	Leganés
4	3 MF	Mohamed Lamine Soumah	(2002-07-07)7 July 2002 (aged 20)	Chartres
5	2 DF	Bangaly Cissé	(2002-12-28)28 December 2002 (aged 20)	SOAR
6	3 MF	Fodé Camara	(2002-06-23)23 June 2002 (aged 21)	Horoya
7	4 FW	Alseny Soumah	(2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22)	Horoya
8	3 MF	Ibrahima Breze Fofana	(2002-08-15)15 August 2002 (aged 20)	Hammarby
9	4 FW	Saran Mamoudou Kanté	(2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22)	Fello Star
10	4 FW	Momo Cissé	(2002-10-17)17 October 2002 (aged 20)	Stuttgart
11	4 FW	Ousmane Camara	(2001-11-03)3 November 2001 (aged 21)	Auxerre
12	4 FW	Algassime Bah	(2002-11-12)12 November 2002 (aged 20)	Olympiakos
13	2 DF	Naby Oularé	(2002-08-06)6 August 2002 (aged 20)	Boluspor
14	3 MF	Ousmane Coumbassa	(2001-07-27)27 July 2001 (aged 21)	Olympique Béja
15	2 DF	Mohamed Soumah	(2003-03-13)13 March 2003 (aged 20)	Kaloum
16	1 GK	Sékou Camara	(2002-05-25)25 May 2002 (aged 21)	Renaissance
17	4 FW	Salifou Soumah	(2003-10-03)3 October 2003 (aged 19)	Le Havre
18	4 FW	Sékou Tidiany Bangoura	(2002-04-05)5 April 2002 (aged 21)	Istanbul Basaksehir
19	3 MF	Cheick Thiam	(2003-09-27)27 September 2003 (aged 19)	Zulte Waregem
20	2 DF	Naby Camara	(2001-12-03)3 December 2001 (aged 21)	Sfaxien
21	2 DF	Madiou Keita	(2004-08-29)29 August 2004 (aged 18)	Auxerre
22	1 GK	Mory Keita	(2005-07-13)13 July 2005 (aged 17)	Fello Star
23	3 MF	Aguibou Camara	(2001-05-20)20 May 2001 (aged 22)	Olympiakos

Morocco

Head coach: Issame Charaï ^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Alaa Bellaarouch	(2002-02-01)1 February 2002 (aged 21)	Strasbourg
2	2 DF	Omar El Hilali	(2003-09-12)12 September 2003 (aged 19)	Espanyol
3	2 DF	Chadi Riad	(2003-06-17)17 June 2003 (aged 20)	Barcelona
4	2 DF	Redouane Halhal	(2003-03-05)5 March 2003 (aged 20)	Montpellier
5	2 DF	Ayman El Wafi	(2004-05-11)11 May 2004 (aged 19)	Lugano
6	3 MF	Benjamin Bouchouari	(2001-11-13)13 November 2001 (aged 21)	Saint-Étienne
7	4 FW	Couhaib Driouech	(2002-04-17)17 April 2002 (aged 21)	Excelsior
8	3 MF	Ismael Saibari	(2001-01-28)28 January 2001 (aged 22)	PSV
9	4 FW	Amine El Ouazzani	(2001-07-15)15 July 2001 (aged 21)	Guingamp
10	4 FW	Ibrahim Salah	(2001-08-30)30 August 2001 (aged 21)	Rennes
11	2 DF	Zakaria El Ouahdi	(2001-12-31)31 December 2001 (aged 21)	Molenbeek
12	1 GK	Elias Mago	(2004-03-23)23 March 2004 (aged 19)	Standard Liège
13	4 FW	Yanis Begraoui	(2001-07-04)4 July 2001 (aged 21)	Pau
14	3 MF	Oussama Targhalline	(2002-05-20)20 May 2002 (aged 21)	Le Havre
15	2 DF	Mehdi Boukamir	(2004-01-26)26 January 2004 (aged 19)	Charleroi
16	4 FW	Abde Ezzalzouli (captain)	(2001-12-25)25 December 2001 (aged 21)	Osasuna
17	3 MF	Oussama El Azzouzi	(2001-05-29)29 May 2001 (aged 22)	Union Saint-Gilloise
18	2 DF	Ayoub Amraoui	(2004-05-14)14 May 2004 (aged 19)	Nice
19	2 DF	Zakaria Labib	(2003-02-28)28 February 2003 (aged 20)	Raja Casablanca
20	4 FW	Hamza Igamane	(2002-11-02)2 November 2002 (aged 20)	AS FAR
21	4 FW	Abde Raihani	(2004-02-03)3 February 2004 (aged 19)	Atlético Madrid
22	1 GK	Rachid Ghanimi	(2001-04-25)25 April 2001 (aged 22)	Rapide Oued Zem
23	3 MF	Bilal El Khannouss	(2004-05-10)10 May 2004 (aged 19)	Genk
24	3 MF	Amir Richardson	(2002-01-24)24 January 2002 (aged 21)	Le Havre
25	4 FW	Younes Taha	(2002-11-27)27 November 2002 (aged 20)	Twente
26	2 DF	Akram Nakach	(2002-04-07)7 April 2002 (aged 21)	Union Touarga

Group B

Egypt

Head coach: Rogério Micale ^[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Hamza Alaa	(2001-03-01)1 March 2001 (aged 22)	Al Ahly
2	2 DF	Omar Fayed	(2003-07-04)4 July 2003 (aged 19)	Novi Pazar
3	2 DF	Mohamed El Maghrabi	(2001-04-28)28 April 2001 (aged 22)	Smouha
4	2 DF	Ahmed Eid	(2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22)	ENPPI
5	2 DF	Hossam Abdelmaguid	(2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 22)	Zamalek
6	3 MF	Mahmoud Gehad	(2001-08-20)20 August 2001 (aged 21)	Pharco
7	3 MF	Mahmoud Saber	(2001-07-30)30 July 2001 (aged 21)	Pyramids
8	3 MF	Ahmed Fawzi	(2002-05-23)23 May 2002 (aged 21)	Al Mokawloon Al Arab
9	4 FW	Osama Faisal	(2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22)	National Bank of Egypt
10	4 FW	Ibrahim Adel	(2001-04-23)23 April 2001 (aged 22)	Pyramids
11	4 FW	Emad Mayhoub	(2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22)	ENPPI
12	3 MF	Ahmed Koka	(2001-07-04)4 July 2001 (aged 21)	Al Ahly
13	1 GK	Mohamed Seha	(2001-05-01)1 May 2001 (aged 22)	Al Mokawloon Al Arab
14	4 FW	Ahmed Atef	(2002-12-19)19 December 2002 (aged 20)	Al Mokawloon Al Arab
15	2 DF	Mohamed Tarek	(2002-04-20)20 April 2002 (aged 21)	Zamalek
16	1 GK	Ali El Gabry	(2001-02-14)14 February 2001 (aged 22)	Ceramica Cleopatra
17	3 MF	Mohamed Shehata	(2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22)	Tala'ea El Gaish
18	4 FW	Mostafa Saad	(2001-08-22)22 August 2001 (aged 21)	Smouha
19	3 MF	Ali Zazaa	(2001-06-23)23 June 2001 (aged 22)	Future
20	2 DF	Mohamed Samir	(2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22)	Tala'ea El Gaish
21	2 DF	Mohamed Ashraf	(2001-10-01)1 October 2001 (aged 21)	Al Ahly
22	2 DF	Hatem Mohamed	(2001-10-26)26 October 2001 (aged 21)	Zamalek
23	4 FW	Abdelrahman Atef	(2001-06-04)4 June 2001 (aged 22)	Ghazl El Mahalla
26	2 DF	Mohamed Hamdy	(2003-02-26)26 February 2003 (aged 20)	ENPPI

Gabon

Head coach: Saturnin Ibela

Mali

Head coach: Alou Badra Diallo ^[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Lassine Diarra	(2002-11-11)11 November 2002 (aged 20)	Châteauroux
2	2 DF	Fodé Doucouré	(2001-02-03)3 February 2001 (aged 22)	Red Star
3	2 DF	Hamidou Diallo	(2002-01-26)26 January 2002 (aged 21)	Farense
4	2 DF	Lassine Soumaoro	(2002-12-19)19 December 2002 (aged 20)	Troyes
5	2 DF	Ibrahima Cissé	(2001-02-15)15 February 2001 (aged 22)	Schalke 04
6	3 MF	Mamady Diambou	(2002-11-11)11 November 2002 (aged 20)	Salzburg
8	3 MF	Boubacar Traoré	(2001-08-20)20 August 2001 (aged 21)	Wolverhampton
9	4 FW	Cheickna Doumbia	(2003-06-14)14 June 2003 (aged 20)	Shabab Al-Ahli
10	3 MF	Mamadou Sangare	(2002-06-26)26 June 2002 (aged 20)	Hartberg
11	4 FW	Issoufi Maïga	(2002-02-12)12 February 2002 (aged 21)	Trofense
12	3 MF	Abdoulaye Bathily	(2002-08-07)7 August 2002 (aged 20)	Sète
13	3 MF	Brahima Diarra	(2003-07-05)5 July 2003 (aged 19)	Huddersfield
14	4 FW	Ladji Mallé	(2001-11-12)12 November 2001 (aged 21)	Los Angeles FC
16	1 GK	Alkalifa Coulibaly	(2001-12-03)3 December 2001 (aged 21)	Onze Créateurs
17	2 DF	Hamed Diomandé	(2002-12-15)15 December 2002 (aged 20)	Afrique Football Élite
18	4 FW	Cheickna Diakité	(2004-12-25)25 December 2004 (aged 18)	Real Bamako
19	3 MF	Mohamadou Lamine Bah	(2001-10-23)23 October 2001 (aged 21)	Olympique Béja
20	4 FW	Alhassane Tamboura	(2001-06-29)29 June 2001 (aged 21)	Al-Dhaid
21	3 MF	Coli Saco	(2002-05-15)15 May 2002 (aged 21)	Pro Vercelli
22	1 GK	Madou Diakité	(2004-07-22)22 July 2004 (aged 18)	Terracina
24	4 FW	Mohamed Guindo	(2003-08-01)1 August 2003 (aged 19)	Pro Vercelli
25	2 DF	Koly Soumare	(2001-02-22)22 February 2001 (aged 22)	Valenciennes
26	2 DF	Zoumana Coulibaly	(2001-09-04)4 September 2001 (aged 21)	Afrique Football Élite

Niger

Head coach: Zakariaou Ibrahim Yahaya

References

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