2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations squads

The 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations was an international association football tournament held in Egypt. The twelve national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 21 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Each player had to have been born after 1 January 2003. All ages as of the start of the tournament. The squads for the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations were announced on 14 February 2023.[1]

Group A

Egypt

Egypt announced their squad of 26 players on 9 February 2023.[2][3][4]

Head coach: Mahmoud Gaber

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Ahmed Nader	(2003-06-16)16 June 2003 (aged 19)	Vizela
2	2DF	Ahmed Reda	(2003-05-15)15 May 2003 (aged 19)	Ghazl El Mahalla
3	3MF	Tarek Alaa	(2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 20)	Zamalek
4	2DF	Youssef Shaaban	(2003-05-04)4 May 2003 (aged 19)	Pyramids
5	2DF	Omar Fayed	(2003-07-04)4 July 2003 (aged 19)	Al Mokawloon Al Arab
6	2DF	Abdelrahman Rashdan	(2003-06-01)1 June 2003 (aged 19)	Al Ahly
7	2DF	Karim El Debes	(2003-06-03)3 June 2003 (aged 19)	Al Ahly
8	3MF	Ahmed Nader Hawash	(2003-02-14)14 February 2003 (aged 20)	ENPPI
9	4FW	Salah Basha	(2003-03-05)5 March 2003 (aged 19)	Giugliano
10	4FW	Ahmed Sherif (captain)	(2003-07-26)26 July 2003 (aged 19)	Pharco
11	4FW	Youssef Hassan	(2003-06-20)20 June 2003 (aged 19)	Zamalek
12	2DF	Eyad El Askalany	(2004-12-24)24 December 2004 (aged 18)	Ismaily
13	2DF	Abdelrahman Gouda	(2003-02-05)5 February 2003 (aged 20)	Pyramids
14	3MF	Maged Hany	(2003-04-01)1 April 2003 (aged 19)	Zamalek
15	3MF	Mohamed Fares	(2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 20)	Al Ittihad
16	1GK	Mostafa Makhlouf	(2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 20)	Al Ahly
17	3MF	Omar El Saiy		Ismaily
18	2DF	Mahmoud Morsy	(2003-03-13)13 March 2003 (aged 19)	Eastern Company
19	3MF	Mohamed Hamdy	(2003-02-26)26 February 2003 (aged 19)	ENPPI
20	3MF	Ahmed Esho	(2003-03-03)3 March 2003 (aged 19)	Zamalek
21	2DF	Rafaat Khalil	(2004-02-03)3 February 2004 (aged 19)	Al Ahly
22	2DF	Khaled Awad	(2003-06-10)10 June 2003 (aged 19)	Tala'ea El Gaish
23	1GK	Karim Nabil	(2003-05-02)2 May 2003 (aged 19)	Sporting Alexandria
24	4FW	Bilal Mazhar	(2003-11-21)21 November 2003 (aged 19)	Panathinaikos
25	3MF	Youssef El Azab	(2003-07-08)8 July 2003 (aged 19)	Al Mokawloon Al Arab
26	2DF	Islam Abdallah	(2003-04-18)18 April 2003 (aged 19)	Al Ahly

Mozambique

Mozambique announced their squad of 23 players on 6 February 2023.[5][6][7]

Head coach: Dário Monteiro

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Fasistêncio João	(2003-06-09)9 June 2003 (aged 19)	Ferroviário de Nampula
2	2DF	Atílio Henriques	(2003-08-05)5 August 2003 (aged 19)	Associação Black Bulls
3	2DF	Edilson Nhabanga	(2004-10-07)7 October 2004 (aged 18)	Ferroviário de Maputo
4	2DF	Aylton Zerefos	(2003-04-24)24 April 2003 (aged 19)	Associação Black Bulls
5	2DF	António Langa	(2003-09-22)22 September 2003 (aged 19)	Costa do Sol
6	2DF	Calilo Traoré	(2004-07-25)25 July 2004 (aged 18)	Ferroviário de Nampula
7	3MF	Xamin Chalinda	(2003-02-25)25 February 2003 (aged 19)	Songo
8	3MF	Zé Zavala	(2003-10-14)14 October 2003 (aged 19)	Associação Black Bulls
9	4FW	Dénio Munhave	(2002-03-19)19 March 2002 (aged 20)	Ferroviário de Maputo
10	3MF	António Sumbane	(2004-01-29)29 January 2004 (aged 19)	Ferroviário de Maputo
11	3MF	Djwa Ramos	(2004-01-20)20 January 2004 (aged 19)	Torrent
12	1GK	Kimiss	(2004-05-08)8 May 2004 (aged 18)	Marítimo
13	3MF	Júlio Carrelo	(2003-01-08)8 January 2003 (aged 20)	Associação Black Bulls
14	3MF	Leonel Calção	(2003-03-18)18 March 2003 (aged 19)	Associação Black Bulls
15	3MF	Keyns Abdala (captain)	(2003-03-15)15 March 2003 (aged 19)	Liga Desportiva de Maputo
16	2DF	Cleyd	(2003-02-14)14 February 2003 (aged 20)	Associação Black Bulls
17	3MF	Edson Mucuana	(2003-12-12)12 December 2003 (aged 19)	Vilafranquense
18	4FW	Ángelo Cantolo	(2003-05-23)23 May 2003 (aged 19)	Chingale de Tete
19	2DF	Pene Simango	(2003-05-15)15 May 2003 (aged 19)	Liga Desportiva de Maputo
20	2DF	Ezequiel Machava	(2003-01-02)2 January 2003 (aged 20)	Ferroviário de Maputo
21	4FW	Chamito Alfândega	(2004-01-14)14 January 2004 (aged 19)	Têxtil do Púnguè
22	1GK	Ananias Tembe	(2003-12-13)13 December 2003 (aged 19)	Liga Desportiva de Maputo
23	2DF	Ivan Tropa	(2003-02-10)10 February 2003 (aged 20)	Textáfrica

Senegal

Senegal announced their squad of 26 players on 8 February 2023.[8][9][10]

Head coach: Malick Daf

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Alioune Niang	(2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 20)	Linguère
2	3MF	Mouhamed Guèye	(2003-11-16)16 November 2003 (aged 19)	US Gorée
3	3MF	Djibril Diarra	(2004-04-30)30 April 2004 (aged 18)	Génération Foot
4	3MF	Mamadou Lamine Camara	(2003-01-05)5 January 2003 (aged 20)	RS Berkane
5	3MF	Lamine Camara	(2004-01-01)1 January 2004 (aged 19)	Metz
6	2DF	Souleymane Basse	(2003-11-06)6 November 2003 (aged 19)	Génération Foot
7	4FW	Abdou Salam Ndoye	(2004-06-15)15 June 2004 (aged 18)	Espoirs de Guédiawaye
8	2DF	Amidou Diop	(2004-03-08)8 March 2004 (aged 18)	Génération Foot
9	4FW	Ibou Sané	(2005-03-28)28 March 2005 (aged 17)	Génération Foot
10	4FW	Samba Diallo (captain)	(2003-01-05)5 January 2003 (aged 20)	Dynamo Kyiv
11	3MF	Mamadou Gning	(2006-12-22)22 December 2006 (aged 16)	Espoirs de Guédiawaye
12	2DF	Babacar N'Diaye	(2004-10-25)25 October 2004 (aged 18)	AS Douanes
13	2DF	Seydou Sano	(2004-10-27)27 October 2004 (aged 18)	US Gorée
14	3MF	Libasse Ngom	(2003-12-04)4 December 2003 (aged 19)	Guédiawaye FC
15	3MF	Ibrahima Cissoko	(2003-04-18)18 April 2003 (aged 19)	US Gorée
16	1GK	Mamour N'diaye	(2005-10-22)22 October 2005 (aged 17)	Oslo FA
17	2DF	Sadibou Sané	(2004-06-10)10 June 2004 (aged 18)	Génération Foot
18	2DF	Mapenda Mbow	(2004-07-20)20 July 2004 (aged 18)	Espoirs de Guédiawaye
19	4FW	Pape Amadou Diallo	(2004-06-25)25 June 2004 (aged 18)	Metz
20	3MF	Pape Diop	(2003-09-04)4 September 2003 (aged 19)	Zulte Waregem
21	3MF	Ibrahima Seck	(2004-01-01)1 January 2004 (aged 19)	US Gorée
22	4FW	Mame Faye	(2005-07-12)12 July 2005 (aged 17)	AF Darou Salam
23	1GK	Landing Badji	(2003-09-21)21 September 2003 (aged 19)	AS Pikine
24	2DF	Mouhamed Guèye	(2003-10-15)15 October 2003 (aged 19)	Diambars
25	2DF	Mbaye N'diaye	(2003-03-21)21 March 2003 (aged 19)	Dakar Sacré-Cœur
26	4FW	Souleymane Faye	(2003-02-08)8 February 2003 (aged 20)	Talavera de la Reina

Nigeria

Nigeria announced their squad of 21 players on 10 February 2023, with midfielders Musa Usman and Shatima Umar alongside forwards Kingsley James and Ayuba Abubakar being added as reserve players.[11][12] On 14 February 2023, CAF confirmed the Nigeria's squad, with defender Michael Ologo being replaced by forward Ayuba Abubakar.[13][14]

Head coach: Ladan Bosso

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Nathaniel Nwosu	(2006-01-10)10 January 2006 (aged 17)	Water
2	2DF	Augustine Njoku	(2004-08-02)2 August 2004 (aged 18)	Abia Warriors
3	2DF	Solomon Agbalaka	(2003-11-09)9 November 2003 (aged 19)	Broad City
4	3MF	Daniel Daga	(2007-01-10)10 January 2007 (aged 16)	Dakkada
5	2DF	Abel Ogwuche	(2003-07-06)6 July 2003 (aged 19)	Trelleborgs FF
6	2DF	Daniel Bameyi (captain)	(2006-01-04)4 January 2006 (aged 17)	Yum Yum
7	4FW	Haliru Sarki	(2004-02-02)2 February 2004 (aged 19)	Mahanaim
8	3MF	Nicholas Jonathan	(2003-05-05)5 May 2003 (aged 19)	Somiben
9	4FW	Ahmed Abdullahi	(2004-06-19)19 June 2004 (aged 18)	Gent
10	3MF	Mohammed Aminu	(2004-07-11)11 July 2004 (aged 18)	Gombe United
11	4FW	Ibrahim Muhammad	(2004-02-03)3 February 2004 (aged 19)	Cartagena
12	2DF	Benjamin Fredrick	(2005-05-28)28 May 2005 (aged 17)	Nasarawa United
13	4FW	Emmanuel Uchegbu	(2005-02-05)5 February 2005 (aged 18)	Plateau United
14	3MF	Onuche Ogbelu	(2003-05-10)10 May 2003 (aged 19)	Nasarawa United
15	4FW	Jude Sunday	(2004-10-04)4 October 2004 (aged 18)	Real Sapphire
16	1GK	Saheed Akanbi	(2005-06-26)26 June 2005 (aged 17)	Adoration
17	4FW	Ayuba Abubakar	(2003-06-07)7 June 2003 (aged 19)	Nasarawa United
18	3MF	Samson Lawal	(2004-04-25)25 April 2004 (aged 18)	Pro Success Football Academy
19	4FW	Olamilekan Adams	(2004-10-11)11 October 2004 (aged 18)	Remo Stars
20	3MF	Caleb Ochedikwu	(2005-09-02)2 September 2005 (aged 17)	Mavlon
21	1GK	Chijioke Aniagboso	(2004-04-15)15 April 2004 (aged 18)	Giant Brillars

Group B

Uganda

Uganda announced a provisional squad of 50 players on 20 January 2023.[15] The final squad of 25 players was announced on 11 February 2023.[16][17]

Head coach: Jackson Mayanja

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Shamulan Kamya	(2004-07-03)3 July 2004 (aged 18)	Bright Stars FC
2	2DF	Justine Opiro	(2003-12-28)28 December 2003 (aged 19)	URA SC
3	4FW	Alpha Ssali	(2003-12-29)29 December 2003 (aged 19)	Proline FC
4	2DF	Samson Kasozi	(2003-10-10)10 October 2003 (aged 19)	Simba FC
5	2DF	Rogers Torach	(2003-06-23)23 June 2003 (aged 19)	Vipers SC
6	2DF	Ronald Madoi	(2004-04-04)4 April 2004 (aged 18)	Wakiso Giants FC
7	3MF	Isma Mugulusi (captain)	(2003-10-10)10 October 2003 (aged 19)	Makedonikos
8	3MF	Titus Ssematimba	(2003-08-15)15 August 2003 (aged 19)	Wakiso Giants FC
9	4FW	Emmanuel Mukisa	(2003-12-24)24 December 2003 (aged 19)	Kataka FC
10	3MF	Travis Mutyaba	(2005-08-07)7 August 2005 (aged 17)	SC Villa
11	4FW	Issa Bugembe	(2004-08-10)10 August 2004 (aged 18)	Bright Stars FC
12	2DF	Ibrahim Juma	(2004-05-06)6 May 2004 (aged 18)	Leganés
13	3MF	Frank Katongole	(2005-12-08)8 December 2005 (aged 17)	St Mary's SS
14	4FW	John Paul Dembe	(2005-07-03)3 July 2005 (aged 17)	KCCA
15	3MF	Saidi Mayanja	(2003-08-12)12 August 2003 (aged 19)	KCCA
16	2DF	Umar Lutalo	(2003-12-15)15 December 2003 (aged 19)	SC Villa
17	2DF	Haruna Lukwago	(2004-11-06)6 November 2004 (aged 18)	KCCA
18	1GK	Abdu Magada	(2005-01-25)25 January 2005 (aged 18)	Gaddafi FC
19	1GK	Oyo Delton	(2003-11-24)24 November 2003 (aged 19)	SC Villa
20	3MF	Ivan Irinimbabazi	(2004-02-01)1 February 2004 (aged 19)	Bright Stars FC
21	4FW	Magogo Shafiq	(2004-03-15)15 March 2004 (aged 18)	Simba FC
22	3MF	Hakim Mutebi	(2006-01-06)6 January 2006 (aged 17)	SC Villa
23	2DF	Apollo Kakogwe	(2003-02-18)18 February 2003 (aged 20)	Wakiso Giants FC
24	4FW	Patrick Kakande	(2003-04-25)25 April 2003 (aged 19)	SC Villa
25	4FW	Rogers Mugisha	(2003-06-06)6 June 2003 (aged 19)	Simba FC

Central African Republic

Central African Republic announced their squad of 25 players on 3 February 2023.[18][19][20]

Head coach: Sébastien Ngato

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Mauril Abimala	(2004-01-07)7 January 2004 (aged 19)	ORB
2	2DF	Noah Ato-Zandanga	(2003-07-05)5 July 2003 (aged 19)	Santanyí
3	2DF	Stéphane Kaimba	(2004-11-16)16 November 2004 (aged 18)	DFC8
4	2DF	Veillance Gbamodo	(2004-05-16)16 May 2004 (aged 18)	EFC5
5	2DF	Léonce Namgbema	(2003-04-23)23 April 2003 (aged 19)	Red Star Bangui
6	3MF	Touré Mamfeina	(2004-11-20)20 November 2004 (aged 18)	TP USCA Bangui
7	4FW	Ronaldo Ze	(2006-07-17)17 July 2006 (aged 16)	AS Gbangré
8	3MF	Chadrack Djendo	(2003-12-15)15 December 2003 (aged 19)	DFC8
9	4FW	Le Miséricordieu Ayoumbi	(2003-02-06)6 February 2003 (aged 20)	TP USCA Bangui
10	4FW	Boris Gbenou	(2004-01-31)31 January 2004 (aged 19)	African Academy Élites
11	4FW	Moustapha Djimet	(2003-06-12)12 June 2003 (aged 19)	Red Star Bangui
12	2DF	Fanuel Koyakogue	(2003-11-28)28 November 2003 (aged 19)	AS Tempête Mocaf
13	3MF	Messie Bangavoulou	(2004-12-25)25 December 2004 (aged 18)	Abidjan City
14	4FW	Ephraim Alangakou	(2003-05-27)27 May 2003 (aged 19)	Anges de Fatima
15	2DF	Rufus Betto	(2003-08-04)4 August 2003 (aged 19)	AS Tempête Mocaf
16	1GK	Jordelain Ndoumbe	(2006-08-13)13 August 2006 (aged 16)	Réal Foot Academy de Douala
17	4FW	Juvénal Pouguy	(2004-01-04)4 January 2004 (aged 19)	Red Star Bangui
18	3MF	Christin Banam-Ngonzo	(2003-05-01)1 May 2003 (aged 19)	ACB Ineu
19	3MF	Angelo Galabazi (captain)	(2003-09-25)25 September 2003 (aged 19)	DFC8
20	3MF	Roméo Ouagolé	(2003-11-06)6 November 2003 (aged 19)	AS Gbangré
21	4FW	Dieudonné Bondade	(2004-04-25)25 April 2004 (aged 18)	AS Tempête Mocaf
22	1GK	Regis Konamna	(2004-09-10)10 September 2004 (aged 18)	EFC5
23	4FW	Tony Biakolo	(2006-08-27)27 August 2006 (aged 16)	Toulouse
24	4FW	Alban Goyema	(2004-11-01)1 November 2004 (aged 18)	US Bitam
25	3MF	Wisdom Sogbodjo	(2003-12-30)30 December 2003 (aged 19)	RC3

South Sudan

South Sudan announced a provisional squad of 51 players on 16 January 2023.[21][22] The final squad of 26 players was announced on 7 February 2023.[23][24][25]

Head coach: Peter James

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Dario Sallah	(2004-06-26)26 June 2004 (aged 18)	Nyakuron FC
2	2DF	Emmanuel Loboka	(2004-12-22)22 December 2004 (aged 18)	Simba FC
3	2DF	Bul James Anyang	(2004-11-11)11 November 2004 (aged 18)	Al-Malakia
4	2DF	Sarfino Lado	(2003-03-04)4 March 2003 (aged 19)	Al Merreikh Juba
5	2DF	Tutyian Juoch	(2005-04-02)2 April 2005 (aged 17)	Simba FC
6	2DF	Daniel John	(2007-08-25)25 August 2007 (aged 15)	Nairobi United
7	3MF	Tito Mayor	(2004-10-22)22 October 2004 (aged 18)	Simba FC
8	3MF	Kenyi Wani	(2004-03-26)26 March 2004 (aged 18)	Al-Malakia
9	4FW	Agumemboki Abishai	(2004-06-06)6 June 2004 (aged 18)	Amarat United FC
10	3MF	Lumumba Brown	(2005-11-15)15 November 2005 (aged 17)	Calvary FC
11	3MF	Silver Mabok	(2005-10-10)10 October 2005 (aged 17)	Al-Hilal Juba
12	3MF	Joseph Jele	(2004-07-07)7 July 2004 (aged 18)	Munuki FC
13	2DF	Mabior Achiek	(2003-12-29)29 December 2003 (aged 19)	Super Star FC
14	4FW	Ebon Wajo	(2004-03-23)23 March 2004 (aged 18)	Jamus FC
15	3MF	Mading Kau Nak	(2006-08-07)7 August 2006 (aged 16)	Citizen FC
16	1GK	Mayen Thon Aojok	(2003-02-15)15 February 2003 (aged 20)	Western United
17	3MF	Jacob Koal	(2004-04-26)26 April 2004 (aged 18)	Sofapaka
18	3MF	Thomas Feni	(2004-12-20)20 December 2004 (aged 18)	Amarat United FC
19	3MF	Kennedy Martin	(2004-07-03)3 July 2004 (aged 18)	Mission FC
20	4FW	Peter Aparer	(2006-02-05)5 February 2006 (aged 17)	KCCA
21	3MF	Ochaya Otim	(2004-11-11)11 November 2004 (aged 18)	Simba FC
22	2DF	George Rugi	(2005-01-03)3 January 2005 (aged 18)	Citizen FC
23	1GK	Godwill Sabio	(2004-07-23)23 July 2004 (aged 18)	Kator FC
24	2DF	Atiki Abiaza	(2004-10-25)25 October 2004 (aged 18)	Amarat United FC
25	3MF	Guet Duoth	(2006-03-31)31 March 2006 (aged 16)	Brooke House Academy
26	4FW	Paul America	(2004-07-15)15 July 2004 (aged 18)	Rainbow FC

Congo

Congo announced their squad of 26 players on 9 February 2023.[26][27]

Head coach: Marie Joseph Madienguela

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Christophe Wamba	(2004-09-16)16 September 2004 (aged 18)	FC Racine
2	4FW	Eddy Moutou	(2003-09-21)21 September 2003 (aged 19)	AC Léopards
3	2DF	Jacques Ndecket-Bowamba	(2003-09-16)16 September 2003 (aged 19)	AS Otohô
4	2DF	Belfegor Manouana	(2003-10-30)30 October 2003 (aged 19)	Patronage Sainte-Anne
5	3MF	Dieu-Le-Veut Ebengue	(2005-04-03)3 April 2005 (aged 17)	Patronage Sainte-Anne
6	3MF	Julio Ngandziami	(2004-07-02)2 July 2004 (aged 18)	AS Otohô
7	3MF	Exauce Nzaou	(2003-02-09)9 February 2003 (aged 20)	JS Talangaï
8	4FW	Josna Loulendo	(2004-01-15)15 January 2004 (aged 19)	Étoile du Congo
9	4FW	Déo Bassinga	(2005-08-11)11 August 2005 (aged 17)	Diables Noirs
10	4FW	Prince Soussou	(2003-05-25)25 May 2003 (aged 19)	Diables Noirs
11	4FW	Yedidya Oniangue	(2004-03-16)16 March 2004 (aged 18)	Columbiers
12	2DF	Claude Ngongara	(2004-11-25)25 November 2004 (aged 18)	Diables Noirs
13	2DF	Samba Sarr	(2004-07-17)17 July 2004 (aged 18)	TP Mokanda
14	3MF	Jospin Loemba	(2004-08-04)4 August 2004 (aged 18)	AS Otohô
15	4FW	Guy-Cesar Nguesso	(2003-12-23)23 December 2003 (aged 19)	Metz
16	1GK	Sayra Makoundou	(2004-01-25)25 January 2004 (aged 19)	Vita Club Mokanda
17	2DF	Arnauvy Mombouli	(2004-05-04)4 May 2004 (aged 18)	Inter Club
18	3MF	Davarel Diambomba	(2003-09-10)10 September 2003 (aged 19)	FC Nathaly's
19	3MF	Gédéon Nongo	(2007-12-27)27 December 2007 (aged 15)	CARA Brazzaville
20	3MF	Hergie Mossala	(2003-03-06)6 March 2003 (aged 19)	Étoile du Congo
21	4FW	Durma Maniongui	(2005-02-04)4 February 2005 (aged 18)	JS Talangaï
22	2DF	Djigo Saïkou	(2004-11-20)20 November 2004 (aged 18)	AC Léopards
23	1GK	Ruben Malonga	(2004-04-05)5 April 2004 (aged 18)	AS BNG
24	2DF	Roussel Ngoulou	(2003-08-16)16 August 2003 (aged 19)	Étoile du Congo
25	2DF	Isaac Odzeba		Vita Club Mokanda
26	3MF	Bonheur Ndeke	(2005-06-26)26 June 2005 (aged 17)	Metz

Group C

Gambia

The Gambia announced their final squad of 25 players on 9 February 2023.[28][29]

Head coach: Abdoulie Bojang

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Pa Ebou Dampha	(2003-03-29)29 March 2003 (aged 19)	Waa Banjul
2	2DF	Ba Lamin Sowe	(2003-12-01)1 December 2003 (aged 19)	Tenerife
3	2DF	Sainey Sanyang	(2003-04-18)18 April 2003 (aged 19)	Hawks
4	2DF	Alagie Saine (captain)	(2003-01-20)20 January 2003 (aged 20)	Horsens
5	2DF	Dembo Saidykhan	(2004-01-20)20 January 2004 (aged 19)	Steve Biko
6	3MF	Mahmudu Bajo	(2004-08-15)15 August 2004 (aged 18)	Granada
7	3MF	Bailo Bah	(2003-03-04)4 March 2003 (aged 19)	Hawks
8	4FW	Salifu Colley	(2003-10-13)13 October 2003 (aged 19)	Real de Banjul
9	4FW	Mansour Mbye	(2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 20)	Banjul United
10	3MF	Kajally Drammeh	(2003-10-10)10 October 2003 (aged 19)	Cape Town City
11	4FW	Ismaila Manneh	(2004-02-02)2 February 2004 (aged 19)	Steve Biko
12	3MF	Momodou Salieu Jallow	(2004-01-09)9 January 2004 (aged 19)	Waa Banjul
13	3MF	Haruna Rasid Njie	(2005-09-23)23 September 2005 (aged 17)	Gunjur United
14	3MF	Muhammed Sawaneh	(2003-12-30)30 December 2003 (aged 19)	Teungueth
15	2DF	Moses Jarju	(2003-10-05)5 October 2003 (aged 19)	Fortune
16	2DF	Bakary Jawara	(2003-04-02)2 April 2003 (aged 19)	Fortune
17	3MF	Alieu Gibba	(2004-01-06)6 January 2004 (aged 19)	Real de Banjul
18	1GK	Ebrima Jaiteh	(2004-12-19)19 December 2004 (aged 18)	TMT FA
19	4FW	Ebrima Singhateh	(2003-09-10)10 September 2003 (aged 19)	Slavia Prague
20	4FW	Adama Bojang	(2004-05-28)28 May 2004 (aged 18)	Steve Biko
21	4FW	Mamin Sanyang	(2003-02-06)6 February 2003 (aged 20)	Bayern Munich II
22	1GK	Youkasseh Sanyang	(2004-01-06)6 January 2004 (aged 19)	Steve Biko
23	3MF	Muhammed Jobe	(2004-05-26)26 May 2004 (aged 18)	Real de Banjul
24	2DF	Mamadou Bah	(2003-12-05)5 December 2003 (aged 19)	Team Rhino
25	4FW	Modou Lamin Marong	(2005-11-27)27 November 2005 (aged 17)	Interclube

Tunisia

Tunisia announced their final squad of 26 players on 8 February 2023.[30][31][32][33]

Head coach: Adel Sellimi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Amenallah Memmiche	(2004-04-20)20 April 2004 (aged 18)	Espérance de Tunis
2	2DF	Mahmoud Ghorbel	(2003-12-31)31 December 2003 (aged 19)	Club Sfaxien
3	2DF	Zinedine Sassi	(2003-08-04)4 August 2003 (aged 19)	Espérance de Tunis
4	2DF	Makrem Sghaier	(2004-04-13)13 April 2004 (aged 18)	Club Africain
5	2DF	Mohamed Amine Kechiche	(2003-01-12)12 January 2003 (aged 20)	Étoile du Sahel
6	3MF	Ghaith Ouahabi	(2003-05-02)2 May 2003 (aged 19)	Espérance de Tunis
7	4FW	Aziz Abid	(2003-04-03)3 April 2003 (aged 19)	Espérance de Tunis
8	3MF	Yassine Dridi	(2003-04-03)3 April 2003 (aged 19)	Club Africain
9	4FW	Youssef Snana	(2004-03-24)24 March 2004 (aged 18)	Club Africain
10	4FW	Adem Garreb	(2003-05-22)22 May 2003 (aged 19)	Club Africain
11	4FW	Hedi Jertila	(2003-05-29)29 May 2003 (aged 19)	Étoile du Sahel
12	2DF	Dhia Eddine Chihi	(2003-07-10)10 July 2003 (aged 19)	Club Africain
13	3MF	Mohamed Wael Derbali	(2003-06-18)18 June 2003 (aged 19)	Olympique Béja
14	2DF	Rayan Nasraoui	(2003-06-27)27 June 2003 (aged 19)	Nîmes
15	4FW	Baraket Hmidi	(2003-02-01)1 February 2003 (aged 20)	Club Sfaxien
16	1GK	Raed Gazzeh	(2003-10-17)17 October 2003 (aged 19)	Étoile du Sahel
17	3MF	Malek Mehri	(2003-10-21)21 October 2003 (aged 19)	Espérance de Tunis
18	4FW	Mohamed Dhaoui	(2003-05-14)14 May 2003 (aged 19)	Al Ahly
19	2DF	Ali Saoudi	(2003-12-20)20 December 2003 (aged 19)	Stade Tunisien
20	2DF	Fradj Ben Njima	(2004-01-23)23 January 2004 (aged 19)	Étoile du Sahel
21	4FW	Jibril Othman	(2004-04-26)26 April 2004 (aged 18)	Saint-Étienne
22	1GK	Mohamed Bechir Abbassi	(2003-01-04)4 January 2003 (aged 20)	Union de Ben Guerdane
23	3MF	Mohamed Adem Ouertani	(2003-02-20)20 February 2003 (aged 19)	Étoile du Sahel
24	2DF	Amenallah Majhed	(2003-07-18)18 July 2003 (aged 19)	Espérance de Tunis
25	3MF	Samy Chouchane	(2003-09-05)5 September 2003 (aged 19)	Brighton & Hove Albion
26	3MF	Chaïm El Djebali	(2004-02-07)7 February 2004 (aged 19)	Lyon

Benin

Benin announced a squad of 26 players on 24 January 2023,[34][35] which was later confirmed by CAF as Benin's final squad with a single change, defender René Akakpo being replaced by Sèwanou Winsavi.[36]

Head coach: Mattias Deguenon

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	David Agossa	(2003-05-13)13 May 2003 (aged 19)	Gendarmerie Nationale
2	2DF	Samson Gouakinnou	(2004-01-05)5 January 2004 (aged 19)	Dynamo Abomey
3	3MF	Femy Monladé	(2004-12-23)23 December 2004 (aged 18)	Takunin
4	2DF	Sèwanou Winsavi	(2003-08-24)24 August 2003 (aged 19)	Espoir
5	3MF	Maboumou Allassane	(2003-10-02)2 October 2003 (aged 19)	Coton
6	2DF	Tamimou Ouorou (captain)	(2003-05-03)3 May 2003 (aged 19)	ASPAC
7	4FW	Farid Edou	(2003-04-06)6 April 2003 (aged 19)	Dadjè FC
8	3MF	Dodo Dokou	(2004-05-04)4 May 2004 (aged 18)	Smouha
9	4FW	Olatoundji Tessilimi	(2004-11-02)2 November 2004 (aged 18)	Ayema FC
10	3MF	Rodolfo Aloko	(2006-12-26)26 December 2006 (aged 16)	Dynamo Abomey
11	2DF	Bachirou Attivi	(2003-12-19)19 December 2003 (aged 19)	Eternel
12	2DF	Rabiou Sankamao	(2003-10-12)12 October 2003 (aged 19)	ASPAC
13	2DF	Kader Malik	(2003-06-25)25 June 2003 (aged 19)	Damissa
14	3MF	Samadou Attidjikou	(2004-02-02)2 February 2004 (aged 19)	Bani Gansè
15	3MF	Imourane Hassane	(2003-04-08)8 April 2003 (aged 19)	Loto-Popo
16	1GK	Rahman Karim	(2005-08-13)13 August 2005 (aged 17)	Dadjè FC
17	2DF	Morile Dossou-Dognon	(2003-02-25)25 February 2003 (aged 19)	ASVO FC
18	4FW	Zoulkanéri Seibou		Loto-Popo
19	4FW	Djalilou Ibrahim	(2003-03-19)19 March 2003 (aged 19)	USS Kraké
20	4FW	Samidou Bawa		Dragons de l'Ouémé
21	1GK	Salas Fossou	(2005-05-05)5 May 2005 (aged 17)	Ayema FC
22	4FW	Rivaldo Alitonou	(2003-05-15)15 May 2003 (aged 19)	Coton
23	3MF	Malick Tongui	(2003-12-29)29 December 2003 (aged 19)	LYS FC Sassandra
24	4FW	Stéphane Vignigbe	(2003-02-15)15 February 2003 (aged 20)	ASVO FC
25	2DF	Rachid Moumini	(2004-10-27)27 October 2004 (aged 18)	Ayema FC
26	2DF	Cyrille Aloya	(2003-12-18)18 December 2003 (aged 19)	Dragons de l'Ouémé

Zambia

Zambia announced a squad of 25 players on 1 February 2023,[37][38][39] which was later confirmed by CAF as Zambia's final squad.[40] However, on 18 February 2023, the Football Association of Zambia announced a final list reduced to 21 players with midfielder Joseph Sabobo Banda being withdrawn due to injury and defender Luckson Tembo, midfielder Moses Mulenga and forward Henry Mbuti being ruled out.[41][42][43]

Head coach: Chisi Mbewe

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Levison Banda	(2005-03-06)6 March 2005 (aged 17)	ZESCO United
2	2DF	Lombe Mutale	(2004-03-28)28 March 2004 (aged 18)	Power Dynamos
3	2DF	Amon Chulu	(2005-05-01)1 May 2005 (aged 17)	Nkana
4	2DF	Happy Nsiku	(2005-03-01)1 March 2005 (aged 17)	Red Arrows
5	2DF	Onesmus Chipango	(2004-11-04)4 November 2004 (aged 18)	Shamuel Soccer Academy
6	3MF	Dominic Kanda (captain)	(2004-11-30)30 November 2004 (aged 18)	Shamuel Soccer Academy
8	3MF	Ian Sindaye	(2004-05-23)23 May 2004 (aged 18)	Roan United
9	4FW	Rickson Ng'ambi	(2004-12-20)20 December 2004 (aged 18)	MUZA
10	3MF	Songa Chipyoka	(2004-09-28)28 September 2004 (aged 18)	ZESCO United
12	4FW	Kingstone Mutandwa	(2003-01-05)5 January 2003 (aged 20)	Atletico Lusaka
13	3MF	Lasmond Phiri	(2004-04-18)18 April 2004 (aged 18)	Blaze FC Academy
14	3MF	Charles Mumba	(2004-04-17)17 April 2004 (aged 18)	Atletico Lusaka
15	2DF	Mathews Banda	(2005-08-06)6 August 2005 (aged 17)	Kafue Celtic
16	1GK	Jeban Tembo	(2003-01-31)31 January 2003 (aged 20)	Kafue Celtic
17	3MF	Julius Kumwenda	(2004-10-22)22 October 2004 (aged 18)	Atletico Lusaka
18	3MF	Emmanuel Mukosha	(2003-08-03)3 August 2003 (aged 19)	Green Eagles
19	2DF	Gift Mphande	(2003-02-12)12 February 2003 (aged 20)	Atletico Lusaka
20	4FW	Derrick Bulaya	(2003-03-08)8 March 2003 (aged 19)	Green Eagles
22	1GK	Eric Makungu	(2005-06-21)21 June 2005 (aged 17)	Shamuel Soccer Academy
24	3MF	Peter Chikola	(2003-01-24)24 January 2003 (aged 20)	Gorica
25	4FW	Richard Ngoma	(2004-07-29)29 July 2004 (aged 18)	Maccabi Netanya

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