2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations squads

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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

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Congo

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Head coach: Cyril Ndonga

Ghana

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Head coach: Ibrahim Tanko[2]

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

Guinea

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Head coach: Morlaye Cissé[3]

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

Morocco

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Head coach: Morocco Issame Charaï[4]

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

Group B

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Egypt

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Head coach: Brazil Rogério Micale[5]

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

Gabon

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Head coach: Saturnin Ibela

Mali

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Head coach: Alou Badra Diallo[6]

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

Niger

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Head coach: Zakariaou Ibrahim Yahaya

References

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  1. ^ "Regulations of the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ "U-23 AFCON: Ghana officially announces squad for tournament". Citi Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ "CAN U23 : voici la liste définitive du Syli Espoir" (in French). Guinée 360. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Maroc : la liste pour la CAN U23 avec 2 Mondialistes et un ancien joueur de l'OM" (in French). Afrik Foot. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. ^ "روجيرو ميكالي يعلن قائمة منتخب مصر الأولمبي لكأس الأمم الأفريقية تحت 23 عاما المؤهلة لأولمبياد "باريس 2024" 🇪🇬". Instagram (in Arabic). Egyptian Football Association. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  6. ^ "CAN U23 : la liste du Mali avec un talent de Premier League et 3 nouveaux !" (in French). Afrik Foot. Retrieved 12 May 2024.