1959 African Cup of Nations squads

1959 African Cup of Nations squads
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International football competition

Below is a list of national squads who played in the 1959 African Cup of Nations.

Egypt

Coach: Pál Titkos

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Adel Hekal	(1934-03-23)23 March 1934 (aged 25)			Al-Ahly
	1GK	Abdel Galil Hemaida	(1923-12-28)28 December 1923 (aged 35)			Al-Ahly
	2DF	Tariq Selim	(1937-07-15)15 July 1937 (aged 21)			Al-Ahly
	2DF	Yaken Zaki	(1934-09-12)12 September 1934 (aged 24)			Zamalek
	2DF	Mimi El-Sherbini	(1937-07-26)26 July 1937 (aged 21)			Al-Ahly
	3MF	Gomaa Farag				Zamalek
	3MF	Saleh Selim (captain)	(1930-09-11)11 September 1930 (aged 28)			Al-Ahly
	3MF	Rifaat El-Fanagily	(1936-05-01)1 May 1936 (aged 23)			Al-Ahly
	3MF	Mahmoud El-Shaghby				Tersana
	3MF	Mohei Sharshar				Tersana
	4FW	Essam Baheeg	(1931-02-26)26 February 1931 (aged 28)			Zamalek
	4FW	Mahmoud El-Gohary	(1938-02-20)20 February 1938 (aged 21)			Al-Ahly
	4FW	Sherif El-Far	(1928-05-01)1 May 1928 (aged 31)			Zamalek
	4FW	Taha Ismail	(1939-02-08)8 February 1939 (aged 20)			Al-Ahly
	4FW	Alaa El-Hamouly	(1930-07-04)4 July 1930 (aged 28)			Zamalek

Ethiopia

Coach: Jiří Starosta

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Gilamichael Teklemariam				Adulis Club
	1GK	Damte Haile				Saint George SC
	1GK	Senaye Hapte Gebril				Ethiopian Air Force FC
	2DF	Amanuel Kidanemariam				GS Hamasien
	2DF	Awad Mohammed				Omedla SC
	2DF	Abdulkader Ahmed				Gumruk
	2DF	Girmay Fikremariam				GS Hamasien
	2DF	Abera "Goraw" Woldemichael				Saint George SC
	3MF	Omer Royale				Saint George SC
	3MF	Araya Kiflom				Tele SC
	3MF	Mengistu Worku	1940			Saint George SC
	3MF	Tesfaye Gebremedhin				Tele SC
	3MF	Samuel Zewde				Saint George SC
	3MF	Kebede Metaferia				Mechal SC
	3MF	Yonas Berhane				Mechal SC
	3MF	Nassir Berhe				Omedla SC
	3MF	Mekouria Tadesse				Mekuria
	4FW	Asrat Hailemariam				Mechal SC
	4FW	Girmay Tessema				Tele SC
	4FW	Tessaw Gebrewolde				Mechal SC
	4FW	Abraha Bayrou				Omedla SC
	4FW	Ayele Tessema				Mechal SC

Sudan

Coach: József Háda

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Sapt Dudu	1930			Al-Hilal Club
	1GK	Samir Mohamed Ali				Al Ahli SC (Khartoum)
	2DF	Mansour Ramadan				Al-Merreikh SC
	2DF	Ibrahim El-Kabir				Al Ahli SC (Khartoum)
	2DF	Hassan Mohamed Abdullah				Al-Merreikh SC
	2DF	Osman Dim (captain)				Al-Hilal Club
	2DF	Mutawakil Mohamed Elbashir				Al-Merreikh SC
	2DF	Hassan Eltayeb				Al-Ittihad SC (Bahri)
	3MF	Suleiman Dafaallah				Al-Mourada SC
	3MF	El Hadi Seyam				Al-Hilal Club
	3MF	Mahmoud Elzubeir				Al-Mourada SC
	3MF	Osman Abdellatif				Al-Tahrir SC (Bahri)
	3MF	Ahmed Jadin				Obeid Club
	3MF	Hamed Ibrahim Kamel				Alamal SC Atbara
	4FW	Boraî Bashir	1932			Al-Merreikh SC
	4FW	Siddiq Manzul	1929			Al-Hilal Club
	4FW	Abdelmutaleb "Drissa" Nasir				Al-Hilal Club
	4FW	Omer Eltoum				Al-Mourada SC
	4FW	Abdallah Ohag Farag				Al-Hilal Club

External links

African Nations Cup 1959 - Details and Scorers RSSSF
CAN 1959
Egyptian Results in African Cup of Nations

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Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.
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