Below are the squads for the Football at the 1973 All-Africa Games, hosted by Lagos, Nigeria, and which took place between 8 and 16 January 1973.
Head coach: Mohamed El Kenz and Abdelhamid Sellal
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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GK | Saïd Ouchène | 6 April 1943 (aged 29) | NA Hussein Dey | |
DF | Lahlali Akkak | 16 July 1952 (aged 20) | NA Hussein Dey | |
DF | Sid Ali Amar | 21 July 1944 (aged 28) | CR Belcourt | |
DF | Djelloul Djelly | 3 November 1947 (aged 25) | MC Oran | |
DF | Miloud Hadefi | 12 March 1949 (aged 23) | MC Oran | |
DF | Mohamed Khedis | 29 February 1952 (aged 20) | NA Hussein Dey | |
DF | Mohamed Madani | 23 May 1945 (aged 27) | USM Alger | |
DF | Tahar Benferhat | 23 March 1944 (aged 28) | JSM Tiaret | |
DF | Abdelwahab Zenir | 10 November 1950 (aged 22) | MC Alger | |
MF | Mustapha Dahleb | 8 February 1952 (aged 20) | CR Belcourt | |
MF | Abdelhafid Fendi | 29 May 1951 (aged 21) | MO Constantine | |
MF | Abdelhamid Salhi | 27 August 1947 (aged 25) | ES Sétif | |
FW | Rachid Dali | 30 December 1947 (aged 25) | JS Kabylie | |
FW | Abdellah Djebbar | 6 April 1952 (aged 20) | JS Kabylie | |
FW | Rabah Gamouh | 21 January 1952 (aged 20) | MO Constantine |
Head coach:
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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GK | Emmanuel Okala | 17 May 1951 (aged 21) | Enugu Rangers | |
GK | Eyo Essien | |||
DF | Anthony Igwe | 24 December 1945 (aged 27) | ||
DF | Victor Oduah (c) | Bendel Insurance | ||
DF | Morton Owolo | |||
DF | Sanni Mohammed | |||
DF | Tony Otah | Bendel Insurance | ||
DF | Godwin Achebe | |||
DF | Dominic Ezeani | Enugu Rangers | ||
MF | Haruna Ilerika | 27 October 1949 (aged 23) | Stationery Stores | |
MF | Yomi Bamiro | Shooting Stars | ||
FW | Jossy Dombraye | Sharks FC | ||
FW | Mathias Obianika | |||
FW | Yakubu Mambo | |||
FW | Kenneth Olayombo | 29 August 1947 (aged 25) | Lagos GO | |
FW | Sunday Oyarekhua | Police FC | ||
FW | Gideon Njoku | |||
Sam Ikedi | Bendel Insurance | |||
Sunny Izevbigie |
Head coach:
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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GK | Hassan Ali | 27 December 1949 (aged 23) | Tersana | |
GK | Hassan Mokhtar | 26 January 1944 (aged 28) | Ismaily | |
DF | Mohamed El-Seyagui | Ghazl El-Mahalla | ||
DF | Ahmed Rifaat | 21 July 1942 (aged 30) | Zamalek | |
DF | Hassan Darwish | 5 August 1951 (aged 21) | Ismaily | |
DF | Raafat Mekki | Tersana | ||
DF | Hany Mostafa | 27 October 1947 (aged 25) | Al-Ahly | |
MF | El-Said Abdel Gawad | Ghazl El-Mahalla | ||
MF | Hassan Shehata | 19 June 1947 (aged 25) | Zamalek | |
MF | Farouk Gaafar | 29 October 1952 (aged 20) | Zamalek | |
MF | Abdel Halim El-Hamalawi | Tersana | ||
MF | Shehta El Iskandarani | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | ||
FW | Sayed "Bazouka" Abdelrazak | 1 July 1946 (aged 26) | Ismaily | |
FW | Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Shafi | 25 December 1952 (aged 20) | Al-Ahly | |
FW | Ali Abo Greisha | 29 November 1948 (aged 24) | Ismaily | |
FW | Abdel Rahim Khalil | 27 August 1948 (aged 24) | Ghazl El-Mahalla | |
FW | Ali Khalil | Zamalek | ||
FW | Mohamed El-Tarafawi | Olympic Club |
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