1982 African Cup of Nations squads
← 1980 1984 → |
International football competition
Below is a list of squads used in the 1982 African Cup of Nations.
Group A
Cameroon
Coach: 
Branko Žutić
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Thomas Nkono | (1955-07-20)20 July 1955 (aged 26) |  Canon Yaoundé | ||||
| 2DF | Ibrahim Aoudou | (1955-08-23)23 August 1955 (aged 26) |  Cannes | ||||
| 2DF | Edmond Enoka | (1955-12-17)17 December 1955 (aged 26) | Dragon Douala | ||||
| 2DF | Emmanuel Kundé | (1956-07-15)15 July 1956 (aged 25) | Canon Yaoundé | ||||
| 2DF | René Ndjeya | (1953-10-09)9 October 1953 (aged 28) | Union Douala | ||||
| 2DF | François Ndoumbé | (1954-01-30)30 January 1954 (aged 28) | Union Douala | ||||
| 2DF | Elie Onana | (1951-10-13)13 October 1951 (aged 30) | Federal Foumban | ||||
| 3MF | Théophile Abega | (1954-07-09)9 July 1954 (aged 27) | Canon Yaoundé | ||||
| 3MF | Joseph Enanga | (1958-08-28)28 August 1958 (aged 23) | Union Douala | ||||
| 8 | 3MF | Grégoire Mbida | (1952-01-27)27 January 1952 (aged 30) | Canon Yaoundé | |||
| 3MF | Ephrem Mbom | (1955-10-19)19 October 1955 (aged 26) | Canon Yaoundé | ||||
| 3MF | Charles Toubé | (1958-01-22)22 January 1958 (aged 24) | Tonnerre Yaoundé | ||||
| 4FW | Bonaventure Djonkep | (1961-08-20)20 August 1961 (aged 20) | Union Douala | ||||
| 4FW | Ernest Ebongué | (1962-05-15)15 May 1962 (aged 19) | Tonnerre Yaoundé | ||||
| 4FW | Eugène Ekoulé | Union Douala | |||||
| 4FW | Roger Milla | (1952-05-20)20 May 1952 (aged 29) | Bastia | ||||
| 18 | 4FW | Jacques N'Guea | (1955-01-08)8 January 1955 (aged 27) | Canon Yaoundé |
Ghana
Coach: 
Charles Gyamfi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Joseph Carr | Asante Kotoko | ||
| 2DF | Haruna Yusif | Asante Kotoko | |||
| 2DF | Charles Kwame Sampson | Hasaacas | |||
| 2DF | Sampson "Gaddafi" Lamptey | Hearts of Oak | |||
| 2DF | Seth Ampadu | Asante Kotoko | |||
| 1GK | John Baker | Eleven Wise | |||
| 3MF | John Essien | Hasaacas | |||
| 13 | 4FW | Emmanuel Quarshie (c) |  Zamalek | ||
| 9 | 4FW | Opoku Afriyie | Asante Kotoko | ||
| 3MF | Opoku Nti | (1961-01-23)23 January 1961 (aged 21) | Asante Kotoko | ||
| 4FW | George Alhassan |  FC 105 | |||
| 3MF | Windsor Kofi Abbrey | Hasaacas | |||
| 3MF | Acquaye Mclean | Great Olympics | |||
| 2DF | Akwasi Appiah | Asante Kotoko | |||
| 2DF | Hesse Odamtten | Hearts of Oak | |||
| 8 | 2DF | Isaac Paha | Hasaacas | ||
| 3MF | Albert Asaase | Asante Kotoko | |||
| 3MF | Abedi Pele | (1964-11-05)5 November 1964 (aged 17) | Real Tamale United | ||
| 4FW | Ben Kayede | Great Olympics | |||
| 3MF | Kofi Badu | Asante Kotoko | |||
| 3MF | John Bannerman | Asante Kotoko | |||
| 22 | 1GK | Michael Owusu Mensah | Okwahu United |
Libya
Coach: 
Bela Gutal
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Ramzy Al-Kouafi |  Al-Ahly Benghazi SC | ||||
| 21 | 1GK | Mesbah Shanqab | 1963 | Al-Ahly Tripoli SC | |||
| 2 | 2DF | Sassi Al-Ajeli | 1960 | Al-Madina SC | |||
| 4 | 2DF | Mehdi Al-Kharef | Al Dhahra SC | ||||
| 5 | 2DF | Saleh Sola | 1955 | Al-Ahly Tripoli SC | |||
| 3 | 2DF | Ali Musa Al-Beshari | 1962 | Al-Ahly Benghazi SC | |||
| 14 | 2DF | Abdallah Zeiyu | 1958 | Al-Hilal Benghazi SC | |||
| 15 | 3MF | Mohamed Majdoub | | ||||
| 18 | 3MF | Abdel Razak Al-Farjani | Al Dhahra SC | ||||
| 9 | 4FW | Abdel Razak Jaranah | Al-Wahda SC | ||||
| 6 | 3MF | Suleiman Omar | 1959 | Al-Ittihad Club | |||
| 12 | 3MF | Abubaker Ben-Suleiman | | ||||
| 10 | 3MF | Fawzi Al-Issawi | (1960-02-27)27 February 1960 (aged 22) | Al-Nasr Club | |||
| 8 | 3MF | Abdel Fatah Al-Farjani | Al Dhahra SC | ||||
| 11 | 3MF | Abdel Salam Al-Maghribi | Al-Madina SC | ||||
| 16 | 3MF | Salem Al-Jehani | | ||||
| 17 | 4FW | Abdel Moneim Ghonaïm | 1953 | Darnes SC | |||
| 7 | 4FW | Faraj Al-Bor'osi | 1960 | Al-Nasr Club | |||
| 13 | 4FW | Mohammad Al-Teer | | ||||
| 19 | 4FW | Basheer Al-Rayani | 1955 | Al-Ittihad Club | |||
| 20 | 3MF | Abubaker Ben Brahim | Al-Ahly Tripoli SC | ||||
| 22 | 2DF | Mahfod Al-Hadi | |
Tunisia
Coach: 
Ryszard Kulesza
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Kamel Karia | (1950-12-12)12 December 1950 (aged 31) |  ES Tunis | ||||
| 1GK | Mokhtar Naili | (1953-09-03)3 September 1953 (aged 28) | Club Africain | ||||
| 2DF | Hachemi Ouahchi | (1960-12-25)25 December 1960 (aged 21) | ES Sahel | ||||
| 2DF | Abdelhamid Kanzari | ES Tunis | |||||
| 2DF | Khaled Ben Yahia | (1959-11-12)12 November 1959 (aged 22) | ES Tunis | ||||
| 2DF | Ali Kaabi | (1953-11-15)15 November 1953 (aged 28) | CO Médenine | ||||
| 2DF | Amor Jebali | (1956-12-24)24 December 1956 (aged 25) | AS Marsa | ||||
| 10 | 3MF | Tarak Dhiab | (1954-07-15)15 July 1954 (aged 27) | ES Tunis | |||
| 3MF | Kamel Seddik | CS Hammam-Lif | |||||
| 3MF | Lotfi Hsoumi | ES Sahel | |||||
| 4FW | Riadh Fahem | ES Tunis | |||||
| 3MF | Kamel Gabsi | ES Sahel | |||||
| 4FW | Lassaad Abdelli | (1960-09-18)18 September 1960 (aged 21) | Club Africain | ||||
| 4FW | Samir Ben Messaoud | AS Marsa | |||||
| 2DF | Abderrazak Chebbi | ||||||
| 4FW | Hamadi Chergui | ||||||
| 4FW | Mohamed Hedi Gomri |
Group B
Algeria
Coach: Mahieddine Khalef
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Mehdi Cerbah | (1953-01-03)3 January 1953 (aged 29) |  RS Kouba | |||
| 2 | 2DF | Rabah Djenadi | (1959-06-03)3 June 1959 (aged 22) | JH Djazaïr | |||
| 3 | 2DF | Mustapha Kouici | (1954-04-16)16 April 1954 (aged 27) | CM Belcourt | |||
| 4 | 2DF | Meziane Ighil | (1954-01-12)12 January 1954 (aged 28) | MA Hussein Dey | |||
| 5 | 2DF | Chaabane Merzekane | (1959-03-08)8 March 1959 (aged 22) | MA Hussein Dey | |||
| 6 | 3MF | Ali Bencheikh | (1955-01-09)9 January 1955 (aged 27) | MP Alger | |||
| 7 | 4FW | Salah Assad | (1958-06-10)10 June 1958 (aged 23) | RS Kouba | |||
| 8 | 3MF | Ali Fergani (c) | (1952-09-21)21 September 1952 (aged 29) | JE Tizi-Ouzou | |||
| 9 | 3MF | Mohamed Saïd Amokrane | (1957-01-25)25 January 1957 (aged 25) | USM Ain Beida | |||
| 10 | 3MF | Lakhdar Belloumi | (1958-12-29)29 December 1958 (aged 23) | GCR Mascara | |||
| 11 | 4FW | Rabah Madjer | (1958-12-15)15 December 1958 (aged 23) | MA Hussein Dey | |||
| 12 | 2DF | Salah Larbès | (1952-09-16)16 September 1952 (aged 29) | JE Tizi-Ouzou | |||
| 13 | 3MF | Hocine Yahi | (1960-04-25)25 April 1960 (aged 21) | CM Belcourt | |||
| 14 | 4FW | Djamel Zidane | (1955-04-28)28 April 1955 (aged 26) |  KV Kortrijk | |||
| 15 | 3MF | Lyes Bahbouh | (1957-04-06)6 April 1957 (aged 24) | JE Tizi-Ouzou | |||
| 16 | 4FW | Ahmed Aït El-Hocine | (1957-06-30)30 June 1957 (aged 24) | MA Hussein Dey | |||
| 17 | 2DF | Abdelkader Horr | (1953-11-10)10 November 1953 (aged 28) | MA Hussein Dey | |||
| 18 | 3MF | Mohamed Kaci Said | (1958-05-02)2 May 1958 (aged 23) | RS Kouba | |||
| 19 | 2DF | Redouane Drici | (1959-03-07)7 March 1959 (aged 22) | RS Kouba | |||
| 20 | 4FW | Mohamed Kheloufi | (1959-05-12)12 May 1959 (aged 22) | JH Djazaïr | |||
| 21 | 1GK | Mourad Amara | (1959-02-19)19 February 1959 (aged 23) | JE Tizi-Ouzou | |||
| 22 | 1GK | Yacine Bentalaa | (1955-09-24)24 September 1955 (aged 26) | RS Kouba |
Ethiopia
Coach: Mengistu Worku
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Tesfaye Gibru | ||||||
| 1GK | Kebret Lemma | ||||||
| 2DF | Ejigu Mulualem | ||||||
| 2DF | Taffesse Tamerat | ||||||
| 2DF | Tesfaye Kebede | ||||||
| 2DF | Urge Ayele | ||||||
| 3MF | Goshu Hailu | ||||||
| 3MF | Mondemu Bekele Ermias | ||||||
| 2DF | Demissie Tagnachew | ||||||
| 4FW | Dagnew Tesfamichael | ||||||
| 2DF | Solomon Asefa | ||||||
| 4FW | Gebre Nigussie | ||||||
| 3MF | Teka Kassahun | ||||||
| 4FW | Christos Tefera | ||||||
| Abreha Girma | |||||||
| 4FW | Aberra Hadish |
Nigeria
Coach: 
Otto Glória
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Peter Fregene | (1947-05-17)17 May 1947 (aged 34) |  Lagos ECN | ||||
| 1GK | Best Ogedegbe | (1954-09-03)3 September 1954 (aged 27) | Shooting Stars F.C. | ||||
| 12 | 2DF | Ademola Adeshina | (1964-06-04)4 June 1964 (aged 17) | | |||
| 2DF | Tunde Bamidele | (1953-05-13)13 May 1953 (aged 28) | | ||||
| 2DF | Leotis Boateng | (1951-03-08)8 March 1951 (aged 30) | | ||||
| 2DF | Stephen Keshi | (1962-01-31)31 January 1962 (aged 20) | New Nigeria Bank | ||||
| 2DF | Charles Yantchio | | |||||
| 3MF | Mudashiru Lawal | (1954-06-08)8 June 1954 (aged 27) | Shooting Stars F.C. | ||||
| 10 | 3MF | Henry Nwosu | (1963-06-14)14 June 1963 (aged 18) | New Nigeria Bank | |||
| 3MF | Okey Isima | (1956-08-24)24 August 1956 (aged 25) | | ||||
| 3MF | Sylvanus Okpala | (1961-09-03)3 September 1961 (aged 20) | Enugu Rangers | ||||
| 3MF | Felix Owolabi | (1956-01-24)24 January 1956 (aged 26) | | ||||
| 9 | 4FW | Emmanuel Osigwe | (1952-04-06)6 April 1952 (aged 29) | | |||
| 20 | 4FW | Richard Owubokiri | (1961-06-16)16 June 1961 (aged 20) | ACB Lagos | |||
| Adegoke Adelabu | | ||||||
| 3MF | Anthony Orji | | |||||
| 4FW | Fatai Yekini | |
Zambia
Coach: 
Ted Dumitru replaced by Ante Bušelić[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Michael Bwalya |  Green Buffaloes | |||||
| 1GK | Ghost Mulenga | (1954-01-06)6 January 1954 (aged 28) | Red Arrows | ||||
| 1GK | Emmanuel Mwape | (1950-01-06)6 January 1950 (aged 32) | Nkana Red Devils | ||||
| 2DF | Jones Chilengi | (1955-01-30)30 January 1955 (aged 27) | Green Buffaloes | ||||
| 2DF | Kaiser Kalambo | (1953-06-06)6 June 1953 (aged 28) | Ndola United | ||||
| 2DF | Milton Muke | (1951-06-10)10 June 1951 (aged 30) | Green Buffaloes | ||||
| 2DF | Emmy Musonda | Green Buffaloes | |||||
| 2DF | Michael Musonda | Power Dynamos | |||||
| 3MF | Alex Chola | (1956-06-06)6 June 1956 (aged 25) | Power Dynamos | ||||
| 3MF | Aaron Njovu | Red Arrows | |||||
| 3MF | Willie Phiri | (1953-06-03)3 June 1953 (aged 28) | Nchanga Rangers | ||||
| 3MF | Jericho Shinde | Rhokana United | |||||
| 4FW | Jack Chanda | Roan United | |||||
| 4FW | Fanny Hangunyu | Red Arrows | |||||
| 4FW | Peter Kaumba | (1958-03-31)31 March 1958 (aged 23) | Power Dynamos | ||||
| 4FW | Ashious Melu | (1957-06-06)6 June 1957 (aged 24) | Mufulira Wanderers | ||||
| 4FW | Patrick Phiri | (1956-05-03)3 May 1956 (aged 25) | Red Arrows | ||||
| 4FW | Pele Kaimana | Green Buffaloes | |||||
| 2DF | John Kalusa | Rhokana United | |||||
| 3MF | Chris Kaoma | Green Buffaloes | |||||
| 4FW | Godfrey Munshya | Kabwe Warriors | |||||
| 2DF | Fabiano Mwaba | Kabwe United |
References
- ^ Ted Dumitru could not enter Libya, due to passport problems.
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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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