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Below are the squads for the Football at the 1978 All-Africa Games, hosted by Algiers, Algeria, and which took place between 13 and 28 July 1978.
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Below are the squads for the Football at the 1978 All-Africa Games, hosted by Algiers, Algeria, and which took place between 13 and 28 July 1978.
Head coach: Rachid Mekhloufi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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| GK | Mehdi Cerbah | 3 January 1953 (aged 25) |  JE Tizi Ouzou | |
| GK | Abderrazak Harb | 13 March 1950 (aged 28) | DNC Alger | |
| GK | Mohamed Rahmani | 10 December 1958 (aged 19) | EP Sétif | |
| DF | Abdelmalek Ali Messaoud | 17 January 1955 (aged 23) | USK Alger | |
| DF | Mustapha Kouici | 16 April 1954 (aged 24) | CM Belcourt | |
| DF | Bouzid Mahiouz | 13 January 1952 (aged 26) | MP Alger | |
| DF | Miloud Hadefi | 12 March 1949 (aged 29) | MP Oran | |
| DF | Djamel Keddou | 30 January 1952 (aged 26) | USK Alger | |
| DF | Abdelkader Horr | 10 November 1953 (aged 24) | DNC Alger | |
| MF | Abdelaziz Safsafi | 14 February 1954 (aged 24) | RS Kouba | |
| MF | Abdelkader Ighili | 15 April 1953 (aged 25) | CM Belcourt | |
| MF | Sid Ahmed Belkedrouci | 20 December 1950 (aged 27) | MP Oran | |
| MF | Ali Bencheikh | 9 January 1955 (aged 23) | MP Alger | |
| MF | Lyès Bahbouh | 6 April 1957 (aged 21) | JE Tizi Ouzou | |
| MF | Rachid Baris | 22 March 1952 (aged 26) | JE Tizi Ouzou | |
| FW | Salah Assad | 10 June 1958 (aged 20) | RS Kouba | |
| FW | Omar Betrouni (c) | 3 November 1949 (aged 28) | MP Alger | |
| FW | Redouane Guemri | 30 November 1956 (aged 21) | ASC Oran | |
| FW | Kamel Aouis | 18 May 1952 (aged 26) | JE Tizi Ouzou | |
| FW | Rabah Madjer | 15 December 1958 (aged 19) | MA Hussein Dey | |
| FW | Derradji Bendjaballah | 23 November 1959 (aged 18) | EP Sétif |
Head coach: Taha Ismail
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Thabet El-Batal | 16 September 1953 (aged 24) |  Al-Ahly | |
| GK | Adel El-Maamour | 30 November 1954 (aged 23) | Zamalek | |
| DF | Samy Mansour | Zamalek | ||
| DF | Mihai Osman | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | ||
| DF | Mohamed Bedeir | |||
| MF | Mahmoud El Khawaga | Zamalek | ||
| MF | Taha Basry | 2 October 1946 (aged 31) | Zamalek | |
| MF | Hamdi Nouh | El-Mokawloon El-Arab | ||
| MF | Sabri El-Menyawi | |||
| MF | Ramadan El-Sayed | Factory 36 Club | ||
| MF | Mahmoud El Khatib | 30 October 1954 (aged 23) | Al-Ahly | |
| MF | Mokhtar Mokhtar | 17 August 1952 (aged 25) | Al-Ahly | |
| FW | Mohamed "Hamama" Abdallah | 1 January 1954 (aged 24) | Zamalek | |
| FW | Omar Abdallah | Ghazl El-Mahalla |
Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mohammad Lagha |  Al-Ittihad Tripoli | ||
| DF | Saleh Sola | 1955 | Al-Ahli Tripoli | |
| DF | Abu Bakr Bani | 25 October 1957 (aged 20) | Al-Ittihad Tripoli | |
| MF | Fawzi Al-Issawi | 27 February 1960 (aged 18) | Al-Nasr Benghazi | |
| FW | Naser Belhaj | Al-Madina | ||
| FW | Youssef Al-Shoushan | Al-Ahli Tripoli | ||
| FW | Basheer Al-Rayani | 1955 | Al-Ittihad Tripoli | |
| Mohammad Al-Aib | Al-Ittihad Tripoli | |||
| Fathi Soltan | 13 August 1953 (aged 24) | Al-Ittihad Derna | ||
| Ali Ibrahim Al-Shoushan |
Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Joseph-Antoine Bell | 8 October 1954 (aged 23) |  Union Douala | |
| DF | Augustin Tatchoum | |||
| DF | Ibrahim Aoudou | 23 August 1955 (aged 22) | Canon Yaoundé | |
| DF | Jacques Ename | Tonnerre Yaoundé | ||
| DF | Paul N'Lend | Tonnerre Yaoundé | ||
| MF | Jean-Daniel Eboué | Canon Yaoundé | ||
| MF | Jean-Pierre Djemba | 20 June 1950 (aged 28) | ||
| MF | Théophile Abega | 9 July 1954 (aged 24) | Canon Yaoundé | |
| MF | Guy Jacques Manga | |||
| FW | Gustave "Zibinoh" Fouda-Zibi | 27 October 1956 (aged 21) | Tonnerre Yaoundé | |
| FW | Ismael Pierre "Solo" Beb | Union Douala |
Head coach: C. A. Alakija and Lekan Salami
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Emmanuel Okala | 17 May 1951 (aged 27) |  Enugu Rangers | |
| GK | Best Ogedegbe | 3 September 1954 (aged 23) | Shooting Stars | |
| DF | Annas Ahmed | |||
| DF | Christian Chukwu | 4 January 1951 (aged 27) | Enugu Rangers | |
| DF | Godwin Odiye | 17 April 1956 (aged 22) | National Bank of Lagos | |
| DF | Tunde Bamidele | 13 May 1953 (aged 25) | Taraba United | |
| MF | Felix Owolabi | 24 January 1956 (aged 22) | Shooting Stars | |
| MF | Muda Lawal | 8 June 1954 (aged 24) | Shooting Stars | |
| MF | Shefiu Mohammed | 20 May 1956 (aged 22) | ||
| MF | Christopher Ogu | Bendel Insurance | ||
| FW | Segun Odegbami | 27 August 1952 (aged 25) | Shooting Stars | |
| FW | Aloysius Atuegbu | 29 April 1953 (aged 25) | Enugu Rangers | |
| FW | Thompson Usiyan | 27 April 1956 (aged 22) |  AS Mountaineers | |
| FW | Adokiye Amiesimaka | 23 November 1956 (aged 21) | Enugu Rangers |
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